http://www.iansunitesite.org.uk/2015/07/unite-rules-conference-day-one.html?m=1
Diligent readers of this blog (Sid and Doris Blogger) will know that its author has an almost unhealthy interest in the UNISON Rule Book.I have therefore read with interest the post at the link above, from the blog of…Read more…
I love redistribution
You know you’re a nerd when you’ve got a favourite statistic but you only know you’re a geek when you can’t stop telling people about it. I’ve really got to write about The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income, even though it came out last week. I was away on the 29th (I…
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We need a budget that helps, not hinders, our lowest-paid workers
This budget will only help the rich get richer and the poor even poorerRead more…
5 essential climate objectives for the Budget
The government must use its first Budget to reassure UK citizens it will do enough to ensure the UK plays its part in limiting the global rise in temperature to less than 2 degrees. However reports suggest that unprotected government departments that lead on green business and the UK’s response to…Read more…
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One Morning in London
Written at the time by Scotland NEC member Jane Carolan at UNISON HQ close by three of the bombings on 7 July 2005, we publish again as a 7/7 tribute.
Thursday 7th July started as another UNISON day. The weather had turned from summer to dreich overnight and few of us in London on union business were prepared for it. I was chairing the Service Group Liaison Committee and knew that it was goingRead more…
Manufacturing’s lost decade – time to boost green infrastructure
Latest official figures show UK manufacturing output is five per cent below its pre-recession peak. As The Telegraph said today, “Britain is on course for ‘lost decade’ of manufacturing after output disappoints.” The TUC estimates that in the three months to May 2015, production and…Read more…
Leafletting SECC Glasgow tonight 7 July in support of UNISON member Robert O’Donnell #standwithrab
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Cabin crew gear up for strike vote
Unite has urged easyJet bosses (July 6) to get around the table for proactive pay talks, as about 2,000 of their cabin crew gear up for a strike ballot later this month. easyJet management…Read more…
8 July strike on – picket line details
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Unite Rules Conference – day one
Most of the contentious business was crammed into day one.It started lively, with conference decisively supporting my move to reject the Executive Council’s undemocratic Standing Orders. Despite knowing in advance that the challenge was coming the lead…Read more…
ACAS Early Conciliation and Trade Union Organising
http://m.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2056
Above is a link to the page on the website of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) where research papers are published. The most recent reviews the first year of (compulsory) “early co…Read more…
How to end poverty – trying the wrong way first
This week two announcements will be designed to set the government’s course for the next five years. It looks as though the definition of poverty and how it can be eliminated will be at the heart of this undertaking. On Saturday the TUC and the Child Poverty Action Group published a new report…Read more…
Tube strike on track after two unions reject bosses’ new offer
Tomorrow’s Tube strike is set to go ahead after two rail unions, ASLEF and TSSA, rejected London Underground’s offer with the third, RMT, recommending its executive this morning to do the same. Talks…Read more…
NUJ attacks BBC bosses for waving white flag over “shabby” licence fee deal
Union says cave-in will further weaken the BBC’s ability to survive as a public service broadcaster of worldwide reputeRead more…
“Our radios don’t work” – firefighters issue warning over terror attacks
Union says government cuts have impaired members’ ability to respond to incidentsRead more…
Greece after the referendum
I was pleased to be able to sponsor and speak at the Greece Solidarity Campaign/Jubilee Debt Campaign rally in solidarity with Greece at Congress House last night. Here’s what I said: Greece is…Read more…
ET fees are a huge victory for bad bosses, says TUC
ACAS research suggests fees are a major deterrent for individuals taking their claims to employment tribunalsRead more…
What has commissioning meant for workers?
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Safety commitment questioned
Today, Monday July 6 marks the tragic anniversary of the Piper Alpha oil rig explosion which claimed the lives of 167 workers and devastated a community. It happened 27 years ago in 1988. The…Read more…