Almost a thousand easyJet ground staff and baggage handlers at Gatwick airport employed by DHL have negotiated a pay boost worth on average 7.5 per cent over two years. The workers will also…Read more…
Hidden lifelines
In Carer’s Week 2018 we speak to Unite regional officer Joanne Galazka Joanne Galazka had to grow up quick. At nine she became a carer for her mother, Freda, who developed severe post-natal…Read more…
Evelyn Beckley: ‘a shining example of hard-working NHS support staff’
UNISON member wins award for ‘operational services excellence’ at NHS England Windrush Awards to mark 70th anniversary of NHS
The article Evelyn Beckley: ‘a shining example of hard-working NHS…Read more…
Job cuts: ‘Too deep and too fast’
Unite warned Rolls-Royce against cutting ‘too deep and too fast’ after the engineering firm today (June 14) announced that it was planning to cut several thousand largely managerial and…Read more…
Green For Grenfell
“Lighting up the Old Stratford Town Hall & East Ham Town Hall at @NewhamLondon to mark our respects to the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy one year on. And our enduring condolences to their loved ones. #greenforgrenfell”
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What would Dads like for Fathers’ Day this year? How about proper paternity pay?
TUC analysis published ahead of Fathers’ Day reveals that one in four dads who had a child in the last 12 months didn’t qualify for statutory paternity pay.Read more…
Young workers are in desperate need of a voice at work
Across the country there are a disproportionate number of young people out of work. The average young worker is only £42 a week better off than young workers were 20 years ago. Bath Farhat talks…Read more…
Magpie Project
I spent some time this morning at the Magpie Project in Forest Gate talking to families using the centre & volunteers. I was so impressed. A fantastic respite & haven for mums and children living in temporary accommodation in and around Newham …Read more…
Chantal Mouffe on centrism and right-wing populism
This is from On The Political, published in 2005:In a context where the dominant discourse proclaims there is no alternative to the current neo-liberal form of globalisation and that we should accept its dictats, it is not surprising that a growing num…Read more…
Unions and public policy
Just a few links to some recent bits and pieces related to rebuilding unions. I am hopeful that the public policy discussion is moving on from simply observing that the decline in union density is correlated with rising inequality (and related issues),…Read more…
Unions organising the modern workforce
My Twitter timeline has been full of messages of support and praise for Unite’s historic recognition deal with Ryanair this week, from those celebrating that they can finally fly with the low-price…Read more…
Insecure work and low pay pain continue
British workers are set for more wage pain as figures published on Tuesday (June 12) showed earnings growth slowed in the three months to April. The data from the Office of National Statistics…Read more…
UNISON vows to highlight crucial value of social care
New report published in run-up to government green paper
The article UNISON vows to highlight crucial value of social care first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Another snippet on Inmarsat takeover and hedge funds
Just to keep this updated, there are a lot of regulatory disclosures being fired out by Inmarsat now. So I’m just keeping track of the hedge fund related ones.
Marshall Wace, which is very active on the short side in the UK, now has a 2.38% long posit…Read more…
Seeing the (low inflation) wood for the (mixed message) trees in the latest inflation figures
The Withdrawal Bill is a chance for the prime minister to show she's serious about protecting workers’ rights
In today’s discussion of the EU Withdrawal Bill, the Commons will debate Lords Amendment No 4, on providing better protections for workers’ rights.Read more…
“What it’s like to be on the receiving end of a violent attack…” Lynn’s Story and UNISON Charter on Violence at Work
Yesterday there was a Parliamentary launch of the UNISON Violence at work Charter for the 3rd Sector. There was a number of MPs and employers who turned up to support the launch. The contribution by UNISON Member, Lynn Gillespie, at this event about he…Read more…
What are the barriers to improving union recognition in the workplace?
By Sarah Veale, Institute of Employment Rights
12 June 2018
Legislation giving workers the right to have their union recognised by their employer exists but is weak and little used.
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Time to stop the violence plaguing workers in the community sector
MPs join UNISON members and employers at parliamentary launch of union’s Violence at Work charter
The article Time to stop the violence plaguing workers in the community sector first appeared on the…Read more…
Regulating supply chains – reclaiming our rights
12 June 2018
By Aristea Koukidaki, The University of Manchester
The structuring of contemporary production methods, often complex and global in scope, creates an environment that is conducive to…Read more…