Disabled activists employers often don’t understand the issue and can ‘punish’ disabled workers.
The article Disabled members speak out over lack of proper disability leave first appeared on the…Read more…
All the union news that's fit to blog...
Disabled activists employers often don’t understand the issue and can ‘punish’ disabled workers.
The article Disabled members speak out over lack of proper disability leave first appeared on the…Read more…
Assistant general secretary addresses disabled members’ conference
The article Widening disability pay gap shows the struggle for equality is far from over first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Last week we set five tests for the government to prove that austerity was “over”. Today’s Budget failed them all.Read more…
Off message: Gill and I went for this fantastic 8 mile autumnal walk last Sunday in the Chilterns. The weather was incredibly warm and sunny for the time of year. Many trees were still remarkably green which I put down to the unusual hot summer we have…Read more…
Disabled members speak out about the importance of mental health care and the role that mental health first aid can play
The article Delegates voice the need for mental health first aiders first…Read more…
Emma Lewell-Buck highlights ‘cruelty’ of government policies toward disabled people
The article MP says we need to change how disability is reported first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Workers are often punished for disability-related absences, with more discretion needed from employers and managers
The article Conference hears how disabled workers face absence problems first…Read more…
Gordon McKay also urges members to use ‘Grovember’ to continue to make the union stronger
The article President hails ‘inspirational’ disabled members first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
“I’m at least the fourth generation of my family to be a Trade Unionist – back to the blacklisted docker and the miner on strike for the minimum wage in 1912.
Trade Unions are the core of the Labour Movement. I am so humbled by @unisontweets endorseme…Read more…
I think that the outlines of a future corporate governance model for the UK are increasingly clear. Whilst I’m a long-term, strong proponent of such a change, I think the range of voices in favour is a good indication that it is likely. In very broad t…Read more…
We all depend on Britain’s night workforce, so let’s ensure they have good rights and protections at workRead more…
Off message. There has been some spectacular dawns and sunsets this month. This is view from the Cabinet workstations on the 4th floor, Newham Council Dockside, E16 on 6.12pm, October 5 (Google stylised photo but it was stunning at the time) Read more…
‘The dedication to the cause of UNISON members has been incredible, and it’s been matched by the incredible strength shown by those taking action’.
The article Glasgow equal pay talks resume after…Read more…
26 October 2018
By Paul Scholey and Tony Rippon, Morrish Solicitors
Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2214
Following a recruitment agency’s Christmas party, to which all…Read more…
26 October 2018
By Paul Scholey and Tony Rippon, Morrish Solicitors
Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2214
Following a recruitment agency’s Christmas party, to which all…Read more…
Unite members at Cammell Laird will be balloted for industrial action over the bosses’ plans to slash the workforce by 40 per cent – despite having work for the next decade on the order books. …Read more…
Unite, the UK construction union, has warned that the announcement today (October 26) that Laing O’Rourke has been appointed as the managing contractor to complete the troubled Royal Liverpool…Read more…
When the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) in England was first abolished in 2013, the government at the time said scrapping it would cut ‘red tape’. But five years on, all that’s been cut is the…Read more…
Labour has called on the chancellor Philip Hammond to use next week’s budget to make good on the prime minister’s pledge to end austerity. In a speech to trade union and business…Read more…
Care staff are often too overworked to have time to take elderly people to the toilet, give them a wash or console those in distress, according to a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The…Read more…