Nominations for the 2019 Eric Roberts Award are open now – and need to be submitted by 28 December
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Nominations for the 2019 Eric Roberts Award are open now – and need to be submitted by 28 December
The article The search is on for UNISON’s top young campaigners first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
The crisis in care can no longer be ignored
The article Pay staff fairly to solve the crisis in care, says new report first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Xmas will start on 7 December!
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A quick plug for Are chief executives overpaid? by Deborah Hargreaves, formerly of the High Pay Centre. Spoiler alert: the answer is YES.
The book is a quick run through what top pay looks like, why it has changed and grown, some of the attempts …Read more…
Hat tip John Healey MP Shadow Secretary of State for Housing. This is one of the reasons why we have 105 street homeless living rough in Newham as well as 5,100 homeless families living in temporary accommodation and 28,000 on our waiting list. T…Read more…
Donations and messages of support have poured in for Cammell Laird shipyard workers who began 10 weeks of strike action today (November 23).
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The university drops its plan after magnificent branch campaign, including 100% backing for industrial action
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The recently revitalised Brighton and Sussex branch is going from strength to strength – which is just as well in these troubled times.
Our next meeting is on Thursday, November 29, and there is…Read more…
School support staff are true stars in our schools
The article Cuts to school support staff could leave vulnerable children at risk first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Top video from Chester at CY Film production on Newham activists and the “Stand up to Racism” march last Saturday. Apologies for muddling date of London Blitz. It was over 70 years not 60.Read more…
Reduce carbon emissions and create thousands of jobs
The article Government must give bold hydrogen scheme the go-ahead, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
On UN Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we’re clear that employers and the government need to do much more to tackle violence against women at workRead more…
Unite has branded Theresa May’s Brexit promises as “worthless” following the publication of a joint document on Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union.
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From December, people coming from outside Europe to work in public services and the wider economy will have to pay £400 a year for the duration of their work visa, per person and in advance, for…Read more…
Another excellent housing “myth buster” by Red Brick (Website of the Labour Housing Group) “home ownership is now easily the most subsidised tenure, much more so than social housing, with private renting receiving the least help”.
“It often seems that…Read more…
Money is getting tight – but what do the figures say about how much, or more accurately how little, our wages have kept pace with the costs we have to pay each week?
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For October 2018, members in the West Midlands region received £104,164.30 in compensation payments for Personal Injury claims. There were no pay-outs for members of this branch this time but it always pays to be a Unison member. AdvertisementsRead more…
Picture collage from yesterday’s evening demo and rally in Westminster against cuts in school funding. Despite the rain, it was a cheerful, noisy and well attended event. Newham Labour Group met up with local activists beforehand at Stratford Station (…Read more…
There’s always a danger that a) if pension funds delegate voting rights to asset managers and b) if they appoint multiple asset managers then they may end up voting different ways on the same stock.
Googling around for something completely different t…Read more…
Communication practitioner wins teaching and learning support staff category at the National Association for Special Educational Needs’ annual awards
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