All we can do now that the ballot for the Labour leadership has closed is cross our fingers until Saturday and hope that Jeremy Corbyn can trump an amazing summer by taking the movement to transform Labour forward into a challenging autumn as our Leader.
UNISON members now find ourselves, however,…Read more…
UNISON comment on EU court ruling on travel time to work
Commenting on the ruling at the European Court of Justice today (Thursday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This case rightly demonstrates that mobile workers must be paid for all their…Read more…
Democracy threatened
Unite is calling on the government to end what it calls a “shocking attack on democracy” because of Tory changes to voter registration. Rushed changes Figures suggest two million people…Read more…
Education Bill will silence parents, UNISON warns
Bill would remove requirement to consult parents before forcing schools to become academies
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New education authority launched in Northern Ireland
Authority responsible for education, youth and library services
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Welsh schools cannot survive without support staff
UNISON calling for support and training for those in vital school role
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UNISON calls for review of school support staff contracts that can cut pay by 20%
UNISON’s survey of councillors and local government officers attending the Local Government Association’s 2015 annual conference showed that 82% of respondents agreed it was divisive and unfair…Read more…
Celebrate the stars in our schools
On 27 November make sure school support staff get the attention they deserve
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Scrap the Trade Union bill
Unite, has today (September 10) urged the government to abandon its Trade Union bill, warning that the legislation heralds a new era of divisive industrial relations ill-befitting a modern economy….Read more…
Former BIS secretary Vince Cable attacks ‘vindictive’ trade union bill
Former Business Secretary Vince Cable has today branded the government’s Trade Union Bill as “vindictive” and a threat to “civil liberties”. Speaking to the BBC Vince Cable warned that the Trade Union Bill would worsen industrial relations and make disputes harder to resolve: “I think…Read more…
“We want to live in peace. And tents” Bedouin booted off land they’ve lived on for generations
USi editor Tim Lezard reports from the Negev DesertRead more…
PCS slams PCSO jobs slash plans
Union says cutting police community support officers will damage the link between London’s communities and the MetRead more…
Power to the people – Battersea to pay London Living Wage after UCATT campaign
Union says paying LW is a moral issueRead more…
Legal and General workers ballot for strike over jobs
Unite members angry after insurance giant announces 1,700 jobs at riskRead more…
Even Tories think attacking us is a waste of time …
TUC poll shows 69% of Conservative voters think unions having to to give two weeks’ notice if they intend to carry a banner during a strike is a “bad use of police time”Read more…
The Beaumont Tree – When they used a stake through the heart to deal with outlaws (a time before drone strikes)
While out walking this No 23 pathfinder 8.5 mile walk in Bedfordshire during the August Bank Holiday weekend, I came across this plaque on a public footpath, which crossed a minor country road(click on photo to bring up details).
This is&nb…Read more…
Sports Direct, unions, capitalism and client relations
Sports Direct had its annual general meeting today. Coverage of the AGM has been dominated by criticism of the company’s governance, its remuneration policy and its employment practices. A quick google shows how much criticisms of employment practices …Read more…
“We leave no members behind”
“We leave no members behind”
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Twice as many €-millionaire bankers in UK as the rest of Europe put together. Doing what for the rest of us?
(I missed this data release on Monday, but today the FT remind us of the results with a chart on their front page.) In 2013 the UK has 2,086 high-earning bankers (defined as earning more than one million euros a year, £850,000), according to a new report published by the European Bankers…Read more…
Boost for building workers
Firms that want to build in Liverpool will have to sign-up to a six-point charter designed to ensure that workers receive the minimum employment conditions. Unite, Ucatt and the GMB drew up…Read more…