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Recently as Cabinet member for Housing Services I was called to answer questions by the Newham Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
This is a statutory committee of Newham Councillors whose role is to hold the Councils Executive members to account and mak…Read more…
UNISON urges members to fill in questionnaire to help gather evidence for parliamentary inquiry, ending on 6 September
The article Pension costs – are they transparent enough? first appeared on the…Read more…
Hundreds of thousands are still trapped in jobs that are so insecure they can’t plan childcare or budget for their weekly shopRead more…
Boris Johnson’s worse nightmare. This is a great piece of contemporary political art in Southend, Essex. Hat tip Colin Nickless. Read more…
I agree with UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, in this article published yesterday in the NewStatesman where he calls for the Labour Party to adopt the “full IHRA definition of anti-Semitism including all the examples”
As an experience…Read more…
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The government is carrying out a consultation on proposals to ‘remove barriers’ to longer private-sector tenancies in England
The article Have your say on private tenancies first appeared on the…Read more…
An emergency measure for local government crisis – suspend debt payments The virtual collapse of the council in Northampton is … MoreRead more…
Unite today (August 10) has confirmed that members working at Total’s Shetland Gas plant have accepted an improved pay offer. Following a consultative ballot, 65 per cent of Unite members on a 94 per…Read more…
The poor working and pay practices at Sports Direct should not be transferred to the House of Fraser now that Mike Ashley’s company has acquired the troubled High Street chain, Unite said today…Read more…
Some temporary agency workers have been found to be working for the NHS for more than a decade at a time, in the process wasting limited health service resources, new research has found. A…Read more…
People are suddenly finding that their Universal Credit payments either stop completely or fall dramatically simply because of the way they are paid. What’s more they can lose hundreds of…Read more…
“This looks fun! Forest Gate North are having a Great get Together Summer Social on Bank Holiday 27th Aug on Wansted Flats opposite Golden Fleece pub E12 5DB.
Bring Food and Drink. Lots of prizes and activities”
Hat Tip Andy Diagram. Read more…
Britain could only sustain itself on home-grown produce for seven months in the event of a Brexit that prevented food from easily being imported from the EU and abroad, according to new research….Read more…
Today’s feeble GDP figures still fall far short of long-term averages. After enduring the most dismal decade on record, workers deserve so much better.Read more…
I usually think that as a Labour Party activist it is a bit pointless for me to sign petitions calling for political opponents to resign over something they have said, no matter how stupid or offensive. However, Boris Johnson’s vile racism and islamoph…Read more…
Plans are stepping up for UNISON Scotland’s day of workplace action on climate change.
We’ve just sent branches a guide and ideas for activities to involve members and we look forward to hearing about plans as they develop.
Branches have been asked to complete an audit of their own practices on things like recycling and use of plastic and a survey on what their employers do on things likeRead more…
“My fear is, if we similarly enshrine this definition into law, outside groups will try and suppress – rather than … MoreRead more…
Like on the Employment Tribunal Fees case, we believe that we have a strong case, with both the facts and what’s right on our side.
The article Blog: Why we’re fighting on over sleep-in payments…Read more…
Unite held three hours of talks with Sainsbury’s management yesterday (August 8) when, Unite national officer for the food industry Joe Clarke said, the union “made robust representations…Read more…