Steelworkers have continued their fight to save the industry, as a Unite delegation from steel communities across the UK travelled to London last night (February 29) to attend an opposition day…Read more…
Iranian workers struggle for justice
Maziyar Gilaninejhad of the Union of the Metalworkers and Mechanics of Iran (UMMI) talks about the challenges and struggles of Iranian workers, and the likely effects of the nuclear deal on the…Read more…
Our pensions are still leaving many behind
The respected Pensions Policy Institute is today publishing a report, sponsored by the TUC and others, looking at those groups who remain under-pensioned. It shows that despite the remarkable success of automatic enrolment in bringing around six million more people into workplace pensions, those…Read more…
This is education as the practice of freedom
Colleagues,
I have used the title of this post before, but am drawing on it again to write up some reflections following a particularly lively, thought-provoking weekend with the 2015 cohort of students of the BA in international labour and trade unio…Read more…
Next meeting: Monday 7 March at 7pm, Craft Beer Company
Next meeting:
Monday 7 March at 7pm, Craft Beer Company
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UNISON welcomes the decision by Ofsted to bring back early years inspection.
UNISON, the union that represents early years inspectors, has welcomed Ofsted’s decision today (Tuesday) to bring the service back in house from April 2017. Early years inspection was previously…Read more…
Cymru / Wales launches manifesto for public services
Union manifesto for May’s election says a Welsh government must work hard to protect our services
The article Cymru / Wales launches manifesto for public services first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
How ISDS undermines the global march to democracy
I’m halfway through an event about the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) at Wilton Park, the FCO’s conference centre, and it’s the usual stimulating mix of stakeholders (a handful of business and union representatives), senior civil servants from various…Read more…
Safety representatives – still all to play for
As the Trade Union Bill continues its passage through the House of Lords it is worth reminding ourselves about the potential implications for health and safety. As Frances O’Grady said in Hazards…Read more…
Violence at Work: Unison Community Conference 2016
The UNISON community conference started on Saturday afternoon after the close of the seminar. I spoke in favour of this motion below.
“Conference, President, John Gray, one of your elected Community ＮＥＣ members and proud to be a health and safety rep. Moving motion 2 “Violence at Work” on behalf…Read more…
Working for free
Workers in the UK are being cheated of more than £30bn in unpaid labour over the course of a year, a new TUC analysis has found. More than five million people worked an average of 7.7 hours…Read more…
‘Never ending’ jobs fight
UNITElive caught up with a delegation of steelworkers on their way to attend an opposition day debate on the future of steel tonight (February 29) in Parliament. We spoke to Jason Bartlett…Read more…
Wales farm workers pay result
Farm workers in Wales celebrated on Friday (February 26) as they received a six per cent pay rise, after the Welsh government signed off on an historic Order enabling it to set its own minimum rates….Read more…
Real jobs not just cream teas
The fate of the Shepton Mallet Cider Mill, which faces closure at the end of the summer with the loss of 120 jobs, is symptomatic of a wider problem facing the West Country – how to create decent,…Read more…
UNISON comments on BBC story on high number of vacant posts in the NHS
Commenting on the BBC story on the high number of vacant posts in the NHS, UNISON Head of Health Christina McAnea said: “Cutting vital nursing jobs in a bid to save money is a false economy. As a…Read more…
Yorkshire ambulance paramedics win pay rise
Agreement reached on regrading to reflect paramedics’ skills as UNISON prepared for industrial action ballot
The article Yorkshire ambulance paramedics win pay rise first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Neath Port Talbot becomes latest Welsh council to agree to pay fees
Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues
The article Neath Port Talbot becomes latest Welsh council to agree to pay fees first appeared…Read more…
UNISON Scotland joins day of action against Trade Union Bill
Facility time, overwork and workplace stress among the big themes as unions engage with employers
The article UNISON Scotland joins day of action against Trade Union Bill first appeared on the…Read more…
Unions challenge Assembly Members to unlock Wales’ potential
UNISON, UCU and NUS unite to launch Don’t cut me out campaign for funding of post-16 education
The article Unions challenge Assembly Members to unlock Wales’ potential first appeared on the…Read more…
Discussion on the European Union:
What Stand to Take on the European Union In the context of the Referendum as to whether Britain should remain in or leave the European Union, we are reprinting the following which originally appeared…Read more…