While the poorest are put through the mincing machine of council tax arrears, the Tories want to keep tax loopholes for the wealthy. Three million of the poorest people in England have been…Read more…
Trade unions and the failure of the “Millennium Challenge”
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/1999/sep/14/tuc.uk3
Sixteen years ago, in anticipation of the introduction of statutory union recognition by the then New Labour Government, then TUC General Secretary, John Monks, set the movement his “millennium challenge” to increase membership by a million…Read more…
Strikers take negotiating table to Glasgow City Council
Seventy striking council workers took their own “negotiating table” to the front doors of the city chambers on Thursday. The council’s homeless caseworkers have been on indefinite strike action for over a week in pursuit of a regarding of their posts. However senior officials and the council’s political leaders have refused to meet the strikers trade union representatives in an effort to resolveRead more…
UNISON NEC Elections 2015: Regional, Service Group & Black members recommendations
Regional SeatsEast Midlands Region
Female seat – Nicole Berrisford
Male seat – Chris Tansley
Greater London Region
Female seats – Margaret Greer, Kim Silver
Male seat – Mike Davey
North West Region
General seat – Pat McDonagh
Female seats – Tracy Delaney, Michelle England
Male seat – Tony…Read more…
Saving Our Safety Net Fact of the Week: local government cuts are hitting the poorest areas hardest
Back in 2010, the Spending Review announced that funding for local authorities, fire and police services would be cut by more than a quarter by April 2015. The same day, Eric Pickles wrote to local authority leaders, promising them Local finance reform…Read more…
Vote for London Health Candidates: UNISON NEC elections 2015
London Ambulance Service member, Eric Roberts, and Lewisham hospital nurse, Mike Davey, are standing as London health candidates on behalf of the forces of light and reason against the evil ones. Read more…
Charlotte Monro reinstated – a victory for UNISON
http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/Charlotte-Monro-reinstated-/
Delegates who will soon gather in Liverpool for UNISON Health Conference will be able to celebrate an important victory for UNISON in the health service; the reinstatement of victimised whistleblower, Charlotte Monro.
UNISON fully…Read more…
National Seats: UNISON NEC Elections 2015
These are the candidates who are standing in UNISON National seats who I would support (including myself of course!)
Check out UNISON NEC Elections blog and Facebook page for more details. Read more…
UNISON and the future of civil service trade unionism (not)
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Sham consultation
A public consultation on train service cuts in Northern Ireland has been called a sham by Unite, with Translink providing only 12 days for the public to respond, well below the typical 12 week…Read more…
Market competition is stifling vital innovation in our NHS
It is increasingly clear that any government coming into power after the next election will be faced with unprecedented challenges across the NHS. The legacy of five years of government-imposed austerity and top down restructuring is a growing financia…Read more…
End non-dom status call
Ed Miliband and Ed Balls launched their policy on scrapping ‘non dom’ tax status (April 8) to ensure that super-wealthy individuals can no longer avoid paying tax in the UK. There has been…Read more…
Shared Parental Leave: baby steps towards more flexible childcare
Shared parental leave rules designed to help new parents and adopters balance work and caring responsibilities came into effect on Sunday (5 April). But how much difference will they really make?…Read more…
Secrecy, Blacklists and Whistleblowing
THE FIGHT FOR THE NHS
Charlotte Munro, public service whistleblower reinstated. Nice to win sometimes.
MORE questions have been raised than are being answered in the run-up to…Read more…
Unite New Zealand defeats Zero Hour contracts
Restaurant Brands – which owns the KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl’s Jr and Starbucks chains – has committed to end zero hour contracts by July this year in a new collective agreement negotiated with Unite…Read more…
Don’t let future be mean streets of my past
Lonely Planet/Mirrorpix It was in Bradford that I wounded my spirit in the Great Depression of almost 80 years ago. For me it is a city that contains both wonder and unimaginable…Read more…
Oil deal: jobs alert
As the announcement of a ‘mega merger’ between Royal Dutch Shell and exploration firm BG came yesterday (April 8), Unite has warned against crude cost cutting and job cuts. The merger might be…Read more…
Scottish airport strike continues despite boss’s press plea
Prospect members continue action until noon todayRead more…
eNEWS 9 April Russell Brand & Strike Update
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Barnet Council workers vote for more strike action
UNISON members meet today to decide strategy for combating outsourcingRead more…