June saw a number of highlights for the union and our members glisten in the early summer sunshine
The article UNISON is busting out all over – our monthly highlights first appeared on the…Read more…
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June saw a number of highlights for the union and our members glisten in the early summer sunshine
The article UNISON is busting out all over – our monthly highlights first appeared on the…Read more…
Teacher numbers at lowest since 2013, official figures show By Judith Burns BBC Teachers leaving the profession outnumber new recruits, the figures suggest The number of teachers working…Read more…
The European Union on March 21 announced plans to lower barriers for moving military equipment and troops across Europe. The 28-member EU has sought to better integrate defence capabilities and…Read more…
Broad Resistance to Trump’s Wholesale Attack on Human Rights of Refugees and Immigrants – Voice of Revolution – Emergency protest in New Orleans, Louisiana against visit by U.S….Read more…
Presentation to the International Scientific Forum: “Remembering the Georgian Democratic Republic 100 Years On: A Model for Europe” – Tbilisi – June 2018 There was a time when I would not have…Read more…
An excellent video that was played for the first time at UNISON Conference. We need to get this message out to the millions of workers who don’t understand what trade unions are about.Read more…
If you’ve spent any time trying to get pension funds to take account of labour issues, or any other social or environmental issue for that matter, at some stage you will have been on the receiving end of the need not to politicise investment decisions….Read more…
Off message. Drove back today after a lovely week’s holiday in Cornwall recovering from UNISON conference. I did of course develop the traditional post conference lurgy but it did not spoil the break.
Yesterday Gill and I had the best walk of the week…Read more…
Happy Birthday to our National Health Service, one of Labour’s finest achievements in government. A brilliant socialist concept that shows the benefits of collective action to tackle the challenges…Read more…
The trade unions within Tata Steel UK (Unite, Community and GMB) have welcomed the announcement that Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp will form a joint venture. The three unions recognise the industrial…Read more…
Today, Let Us All take a Stand, Speak Out in Defence of the Right to Health Care! Today, Let Us All take a Stand, Speak Out in Defence of the Right to Health Care! Today’s Celebration and…Read more…
COME JOIN US AT A BRAND NEW MARKET IN WEST HAM!
The next market is happening on the 8th of July between 11am-4pm in the Church Street Triangle, also known as Triangle Square, E15 3HX.
WE WILL BE SELLING:
– food – produce – cakes – handicraft -&nb…Read more…
29 June 2018
By John Hendy QC, IER Chair
The sole justification for the policies of austerity inflicted on most of the peoples of the world has been that there is a structural deficit in the…Read more…
It’s a quarter of a century since UNISON was born
The article Watch our film about our glorious members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Richard MurphyPosted on June 20 2018 Tax Research UK Blog I try very hard to be positive about the Labour Party’s economic policies, and I promise you, it is hard. Take this morning as an…Read more…
Hospitals in England need 74,000 more beds if the NHS is to catch up with healthcare systems in other wealthy European countries, new research shows. The TUC analysis, which found that England…Read more…
Unite welcomed a new ‘nuclear sector deal’ announced by the government on Thursday (June 28) that will see £200m invested in the industry. Business and energy secretary Greg Clark yesterday…Read more…
UNISON turns 25 this month, but the merger of COHSE, NALGO and NUPE wasn’t the only significant event from a quarter of a century ago. Here’s a sideways look at some of the highs and lows of the…Read more…
In the years ahead, we must continue to work together, united by a shared purpose to build that better union – not of a million members but millions of members. A union that always goes the extra…Read more…
With the NHS celebrating its 70th birthday, the debate continues to rage over the future funding and structure of the health service as NHS campaigners fight to contain the octopus-like tentacles of…Read more…