Unite demanded Google take action to deal with “thousands” sexual harassment claims, as staff around the world staged walkouts over the company’s response to the issue. Thousands of Google…Read more…
Save care homes demo
Unite the union is spearheading a protest tomorrow (November 3) against the closure of Southampton city council’s two remaining residential care homes. The Labour-controlled city council wants…Read more…
‘Working for free’ row
Unite members, employed by the UK’s leading waste management provider, Veolia Environmental Services UK Ltd, at the Ditton Road site in Widnes, Cheshire are set to ballot for strike action following…Read more…
Fair share call
A majority of workers in the UK’s hotel industry are barely scraping together a living earning less than the real Living Wage. A new TUC report has found that a shocking six in 10 workers are…Read more…
Child Poverty in London
This is from a hard hitting report by the Child Poverty Action Group. 37% of children in London (700,000 kids) live in poverty. It is projected to rise 2019-2021 to 41.5%. What a shameful statistic for one of the richest cities in the world. 2/3rds of …Read more…
Fight to keep school bus
Leeds Unite Community activists have won another victory in their campaign to ensure the continued running of school transport for disabled children in the area. Leeds City Council (LCC) last year…Read more…
There must be no hiding place for bullies in the ambulance service
Unhappy, bullied and harassed ambulance employees are in no one’s interest
The article There must be no hiding place for bullies in the ambulance service first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Anger’ at shipyard closure news
The decision to close the Appledore shipyard with the loss of 199 jobs has been met with “anger and dismay” by Unite, who vowed to fight the move and protect members’ jobs. The devastating…Read more…
A great October
UNISON members win in the courts and through industrial action
The article A great October first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Improving online joining in unions – TUC workshop outcomes
This is a write up from a practical workshop we ran at the TUC on improving online joining processes in unions. We had 30 attendees with a broad range of staff functions including IT, comms,…Read more…
Union research shows support for Ryanair chairman even lower than reported
Union research shows support for Ryanair chairman even lower than reportedShareholder support for Ryanair chairman David Bonderman at the company’s recent AGM was even lower than reported, new research by trade union groups shows.29/10/2018The Internat…Read more…
Blog: Grovember – let’s grow our union
The bigger we are, the more we can do. Our size is an important part of our strength – and if we make big gains in November that means all UNISON members benefit.
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Grow, win and save during November with UNISON!
UNISON has turned November into Grovember with a union-wide recruitment and retention campaign. We’re welcoming new members to Britain’s biggest union – and thanking existing members – with exclusive…Read more…
I’m 21 and I’m a committed trade unionist
A blog from Kendal Bromley-Bewes
The article I’m 21 and I’m a committed trade unionist first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Time for a hero – meet Greenwich’s answer to Erin Brockovich
How a member from Greenwich turned Erin Borkovich and won a payout for 5,000 colleagues against all the odds
The article Time for a hero – meet Greenwich’s answer to Erin Brockovich…Read more…
UNISON wins legal pay out for 5,000 low-paid women in schools and nurseries in Greenwich
This is a victory for all low-paid women working in the public sector
The article UNISON wins legal pay out for 5,000 low-paid women in schools and nurseries in Greenwich first appeared on the…Read more…
‘Green light’ to bad bosses
Unite is extremely disappointed that the government has rejected recommendations to introduce a maximum working temperature. The Environmental Select Committee published a report in July…Read more…
‘Not just of kings and queens’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey will tonight be calling for the story of Peterloo to be taught in schools, in a speech at a special pre-screening of a new Mike Leigh film that dramatises the…Read more…
New strategy to tackle violence in the NHS welcome, says UNISON
No-one should be abused or attacked at work
The article New strategy to tackle violence in the NHS welcome, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Zero tolerance
Violence against NHS staff is a growing phenomenon that last year reached its peak – one in seven NHS workers reported being attacked. The latest shocking figures show that just over 15…Read more…