I am at the TUC Congress in Manchester as part of the UNISON delegation which started at 4pm
today. This is the 150th anniversary of the 1st ever Congress which was also held in Manchester which is why we are back to celebrate. Then only 34 dele…Read more…
If Mrs May's Brexit deal isn't good enough, we'll demand a popular vote
When trade unionists do a deal, we go back to members to get their approval. So if the PM’s Brexit deal fails workers, that’s what we’ll doRead more…
UK third bottom of the global investment league
The government must match the level of public investment in other nations to help rebuild Britain for the 21st centuryRead more…
Home ownership now little more than a pipe dream for public sector workers
Owning a home has become virtually impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research published today (Sunday)
The article Home ownership now little more than a pipe…Read more…
NEC Celebrating 25 years in UNISON: NDC 2018
Picture of the UNISON National Executive Council at this year’s National Delegate Conference. All of us (including the General Secretary) are elected via secret ballot by rank and file UNISON members from all parts of the union.
We are wearing g…Read more…
Forest Gate North September Canvass & Street Surgery
Summer is now over and the never ending cycle of political campaigning and street surgeries continues. I missed a canvass session on Wednesday evening in my home ward but went out with local Councillors Rachel Tripp and Anamul Islam this morning (Sasha…Read more…
Striking to Survive: Workers’ Resistance to Factory Relocations in China
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies for the delay between the last post and this; there was an odd global occurrence, whereby Blogger blogs had been taken over by some unknown source, and it took Google some time to resolve this.
Anyway, all is back to normal…Read more…
Congress 2018 – Celebrating 150 years of standing up for workers
The best way to mark the TUC’s 150th birthday is by making our movement fit for the next 150 yearsRead more…
In Memory of 13 West Ham Heroes killed by Enemy Action 7 September 1940
“Memorial at LBN Abbey Road Depot, to those killed on one of the first attacks on the 7th September, 1940, known as `Black Saturday`. This was the start of the `Blitz`, although not the first bombs to fall on West Ham, Beckton Road was bombed on the 31…Read more…
Counting the cost of debt
Problem debt is costing the economy at least £900m a year according to a report by an official watchdog, which said the government has “insufficient” understanding of people’s struggles with the…Read more…
Ending the taboo
Campaigners celebrated in 2016 when Parliament first voted to end VAT on sanitary products – the so-called ‘tampon tax’. But two years later, women across the UK are still waiting for action –…Read more…
NHS England right not to make flu jab compulsory
While it makes sense for staff to be encouraged to get the flu jab, no-one should feel that they have no option but to have it
The article NHS England right not to make flu jab compulsory first…Read more…
Review: Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer, by Roy Peter Clark
Roy Peter Clark has been teaching writing to journalists and others (including schoolchildren) for several decades — and now he has taught me. I’ve read a number of writing books over…Read more…
Pay deal win
Crane workers at the Liebherr Sunderland Works have overwhelmingly accepted a new improved pay offer today (September 6), Unite has announced. The new offer that was overwhelmingly accepted by…Read more…
Wearing red
Show Racism the Red Card launched it’s annual Wear Red Day event, to be held on October 19, at Unite the Union headquarters last night (September 5), where union members and former and current…Read more…
Fighting the football hijackers
They say charity begins at home – and in many ways too so do society’s worst ills – like racism. That’s why Show Racism the Red Card, an anti-racist education group, takes its message of…Read more…
‘This beautiful game of ours’
Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC), an anti-racism educational organisation which Unite has long supported, will be holding its fourth annual Wear Red Day on October 19. Last night (September 5) the…Read more…
‘New approach clamour cannot be ignored’
Britain’s economy needs radical reform – including raising the minimum wage and greater trade union powers – to address stagnating living standards and rising inequality, a major new report has…Read more…
UNISON spells out settled status for its EU members
The union introduces new guidance documents and web pages dedicated to Brexit
The article UNISON spells out settled status for its EU members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Employer pension contributions plummet by two thirds since 2011
New figures suggest many employers are paying the legal minimum into their pension schemesRead more…