The Unison Community seminar resumed on Saturday morning with workshops, followed by a panel debate headed by our lay President, Wendy Nichols, on “any questions about Unison”. There was questions about democratic processes, low turnout in union electi…Read more…
How come the TUC is misleading people over the EU and Workers’ Rights?
It is known that workers’ rights met their strongest opposition through the inception of Thatcherite neo-liberalism in the 1980’s. In Britain the challenge to workers’ organisation,…Read more…
Community activists set out plans to tackle common problems
Low pay and attacks on terms and conditions following on from underfunding mean ‘a broken system held together by compassion and dedication of exploited workforce’
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The next attack on the pensions and redundancy rights of all public sector workers
The Government is currently consulting on what they euphemistically refer to as “reforms” of “public sector exit payments” – in other words a wholesale attack upon the rights of public servants facing redundancy.You can read the complete consultation document online – and you should. What began as…Read more…
Marx and Engels:Anniversary of the Communist Manifesto
The Proletarian Front Appears in All Its Determination and Splendour! Anniversary of the Communist Manifesto: The Proletarian Front Appears in All Its Determination and Splendour! Read more…
UNISON calls for overhaul of the guarding of crime scenes
Vital evidence risks being destroyed because police forces are failing to properly train and protect the support staff who regularly guard crime scenes, says a UNISON report today (Saturday). The…Read more…
Violence isn’t part of the job, community delegates agree
Delegates declare its time to act as charity, care and housing workers experience assaults
The article Violence isn’t part of the job, community delegates agree first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Charity trustees need to be transparent, community conference declares
UNISON calls for protection for members and transparency from trustees in the wake of high-profile charity collapses
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‘Your role, your voice, has never been more valuable’
‘We need to work together,’ shadow minister Anna Turley tells union activist from community and voluntary sector
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The values I grew up with are the same as those at the heart of this great union
The values that I grew up with in Leeds are the values that are at the heart of our great union, driving the members, activists and staff who achieve so much. And they’re what I’m proud to fight for…Read more…
UNISON Community Seminar/Conference 2016
Today I was in Southport for the start of the 2016 Unison Community (Housing Associations and voluntary organisations) seminar and conference.
I have never been to Southport before and am really impressed. It is a beautiful resort and remi…Read more…
CAEF onTTIP:
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AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement on Volkswagen
Below is a statement from the AFL-CIO Executive Council on Volkswagen’s continuing refusal to bargain with UAW Local 42: The diesel emissions scandal at Volkswagen has called into question the…Read more…
Have you worked more hours than you’re paid for?
Each year more than five million people – including many dedicated public servants – work an average of almost eight hours a week in unpaid overtime, according to research published today by the TUC….Read more…
German Judges offer a damning opinion on the European Commission’s proposed Investment Court System (ICS),
26 February 2016
We are grateful to John Hendy QC who has brought to our attention this highly significant public statement by the German Judges on TTIP (and CETA). The statement offers a…Read more…
No to ‘poverty wages’
Unite local government members overwhelmingly reject ‘paltry’ pay offer in consultative ballot About 70,000 local government workers, members of Unite have overwhelmingly rejected the ‘paltry’…Read more…
Danger in the air
The dangers of the industrial chemical asbestos were first acknowledged in the early 1900s, but it wasn’t until nearly 100 years later – after relentless campaigning against corporate interests and…Read more…
UNISON’s battle to scrap employment tribunal fees set to continue
UNISON welcomes decision that means fight can continue against imposition of fees to take a case to tribunal
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‘Insidious’ move
If there were any remaining doubts that the Tory government is aiming to lock in its grip on power for generations, this week they were laid to rest. New details were published on Wednesday…Read more…
Brazil slave labour victims seek justice at Americas’ top rights court
Since 1995, around 50,000 people in Brazil have been freed from slave-like workRead more…