The holiday season is upon us, and unfortunately, some of our brothers and sisters are going without paychecks because of attacks from huge corporate companies. This includes United Steelworkers and…Read more…
RSTES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2014 – SOUTH WEST TRAINS
TO ALL BRANCHES WITH SOUTH WEST TRAINS MEMBERS Dear Colleagues, RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS SERVICE 2014- SOUTH WEST TRAINS At a further meeting with the company it made a final offer as follows:-&…Read more…
Rates of Pay & Conditions Service 2014 -South West Trains
TO ALL BRANCHES WITH SOUTH WEST TRAINS MEMBERS Dear Colleagues, RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS SERVICE 2014- SOUTH WEST TRAINS At a further meeting…Read more…
An early Xmas present for the Tories
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October 2014 Pay Talks Update
To advise that your negotiators met with the company on the 18th December 2014 to discuss the October 2014 pay review.
The company made a revised offer as below:
Option 1
Year 1 – an…Read more…
October 2014 Pay Talks Update
To advise that your negotiators met with the company on the 18th December 2014 to discuss the October 2014 pay review.
The company made a revised offer as below:
Option 1
Year 1 – an increase of 2.1% with a minimum increase of £450.00
Year 2 – An increase based on RPI (for August 2015…Read more…
Winter Fuel Grant 2014 From There For You
There For You have launched their Winter Fuel Grant application for winter 2014/2015. There is one application per household and the maximum grant is £40. There is a limited amount of funds available for the grant and once exhausted no … Continue reading →Read more…
A quarter of a million jobseekers approaching their second Christmas in a row on the dole
Silver bells ringing through the city are as sure a sign as any—Christmas is nearly upon us yet again. For some of us, it is a time of delightful food, visits with family, and colourful packages nestled ‘neath the tree. Yet, for too many of our neighbours, it is stark reminder of just how…Read more…
Safety inspections are not optional – Governments should respect international law and protect workers (so should employers)
Hat tip TUC Risks. We need to stop our Government (and employers) ignoring international law and make them take responsibility for the safety of their workers. UK Employees who work for anti-trade union employers such as Ealing based Catalyst Hou…Read more…
No More Pinochets In Latin America – No To Coup Plotters in Venezuela! A VSC Emergency Appeal
The recent decisions of the U.S Senate, Congress and elements of the Obama Administration to indicate support for fresh sanctions against Venezuela, have shown why the VSC urgently need your…Read more…
Not letting A&E be a casualty
IT’S some years now since I was taken ill at the end of a day at work, and when the symptoms persisted after I got home, knowing my GP’s surgery would be shut, I rang NHS Direct. The…Read more…
A Christmas Carol by the High Court
Scene:
Any solicitor’s office in the country (except the Strand).
Solicitor:
So, Ms Peasant you have been sacked because you are pregnant and you have come in for a free interview. Typical of your sort if I may say so.
Client:
It’s so unfair. I want to bring a claim. …Read more…
Worried about paying your winter fuel bill? UNISON is “there for you”
I am very proud of “There for you” (UNISON welfare) and the work it does for our members who are in financial hardship but we should never forget that often this hardship is caused by low pay, insecure employment and our rip off financial service…Read more…
What Manchester says today, England says tomorow (Best wishes for 2015)
Colleagues,
A strange title indeed for the last posted item of 2014, but I had to nip into the offices of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) yesterday as the organisation is on the move to a new base adjacent to the hotel it bought a couple…Read more…
Decent Jobs Week: one to watch, two to do
Millions of people in the UK are trapped in low-paid, insecure work. Right now, Decent Jobs Week (15-21 December) is coming to the end of 7 days of shining a light on our growing jobs crisis. If…Read more…
What workers read in 1909
The discovery of a time capsule left in the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh by joiners in 1909 has thrown a fascinating insight into where the workers of the day got their news….Read more…
Cllr Peter Brayshaw
I was saddened to hear yesterday of the sudden death of Camden Councillor, Peter Brayshaw. Peter was Chair of Camden Pension Fund and a keen member of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF). I had spoken to him only a few weeks ago at thi…Read more…
Christmas message from Mike Kirby, UNISON Scottish secretary
2014 was a significant year and we should be rightly proud of the role UNISON played in the independence referendum. We led the debate for a fairer and just Scotland. Thank you to UNISON members, activists, staff and supporters for the way you conducted yourselves throughout. We showed, once again, the importance of trade unions in shaping the country we live in
Public services remain a keyRead more…
RIPA – amendments are not enough, UK government needs to change the law
The NUJ rejects the new draft code of practice for the UK Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), which allows the police and other authorities to access journalists’ communications without…Read more…
A national curriculum should help children flourish
By Michael J. Reiss A school curriculum is not an end in itself, but a vehicle to realise further purposes. You would think, therefore, that those who devise a national curriculum would start by…Read more…