This morning at the Paris climate change conference the UN has released a further draft text, which as we had feared places references to Just Transition of the workforce and the ILO principle of decent work in the relegation zone. It seems clear from …Read more…
The Drinking Man’s Diet
Off message Friday Fun but if Carling did diets would this probably be the best diet in the world…. ? Picture on right of its author, Robert Cameron, who first published his book in 1964 and is seen here in a “recent” photo aged 93.
“The Drinking Man’s Diet is a fad diet that was made famous…Read more…
Two closure-threatened NI care homes bought
Northern Ireland regional secretary Patricia McKeown says announcement that two of seven Four Seasons homes have beeb bought by local companies comes as a source of relief to the residents and the…Read more…
UNISON calls on the government to also scrap ET fees following the end of the criminal courts charge
Commenting on the Secretary of State for Justice’s decision to scrap the criminal courts charge, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “ Removing the criminal courts charge is right. I now call…Read more…
For UNISON – stand aside Dave!
The ballot has closed in the election for General Secretary in which I have been proud to have supported John Burgess. John proposed a radical and credible platform based upon a creditable record of effective leadership.
I didn’t back Roger Bannister (an old friend whom I have backed in the past),…Read more…
Cuts by a new name
After months of criticism from all sides, Chancellor George Osborne finally caved in on tax credits in his autumn statement last week, pledging to reverse cuts that would see Britain’s poorest…Read more…
Save ‘jewels in the crown’
Unite Community members in Huddersfield have vowed to “keep fighting for properly funded public libraries” after Kirklees Council pushed through major cuts in the service. In…Read more…
UNISON is to ballot workers in Further Education colleges in row over pay
UNISON is to ballot further education (FE) workers in England in a row over pay, the union says today (Friday). The ballot – which will open in the New Year – is in response to the national…Read more…
UNISON says workers must be protected in climate change talks through ‘Just Transition’ agreement
UNISON has today (Friday) taken to the international stage to make the case that workers whose jobs are affected by climate change must have protection that is legally binding in the final agreement….Read more…
UNISON warns of risk to community policing as cuts bite in Suffolk
Cuts over the last few years mean that community policy in Suffolk is in danger, warns UNISON, launching campaign to defend the service
The article UNISON warns of risk to community policing as cuts…Read more…
Opportunities to serve UNISON members in the Greater London Region
https://www.unison.org.uk/about/jobs/2015/11/greater-london-region-regional-organisers-x-3/
Three vacancies for positions as UNISON Regional Organisers in the Greater London Region may seem increasingly attractive this week to committed and experienced…Read more…
#COP21: UN accused of washing its hands of labour and human rights in Paris Treaty
The ITUC joined a block of five leading human rights bodies here at a press conference at COP21, in a call to the UN to put peoples’ rights back into the draft Paris Treaty on climate change. The rights organisations have brought together their networks from around the world to support the…Read more…
EU must back Just Transition in Paris Treaty, not drop it
As trade unionist from across the world gather together at the COP21 climate change talks in Paris, we are all too aware of the various attempts being made to downplay the rights of workers in any prospective agreement. It is clear from the outset that…Read more…
Public safety under threat
The shake-up and closure of public health laboratories in England have triggered concerns over security, public safety and expense by Unite. The government recently announced its £350…Read more…
Investigate private equity firms call
The secretive machinations of private equity firms need to be investigated, after Northamptonshire luxury boat builder, Fairline Boats went into administration, with the prospect of more than 460…Read more…
“You don’t look disabled”
To mark international day of disabled people on 3 December, the TUC has published guidance for trade union representatives and disabled workers under the title “You don’t look disabled”. The individual case studies it presents show why it is needed. Much of the population assumes that disabled…Read more…
‘Shifting the goal posts’
Over 200 Arriva bus drivers in the Medway towns, Kent will be on strike tomorrow (December 4) and Monday (December 7) over the introduction of unachievable timetables, which Unite has warned is…Read more…
Fighting for the future of nursing
Hundreds of student nurses have protested against proposed cuts to bursaries
The article Fighting for the future of nursing first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Gathering storm
George Osborne boasts his economic miracle has left us basking in economic sunshine which will only get warmer. But in the real world, the economic storms are building. Last week George…Read more…
The world’s best steel
Representatives for thousands of car workers at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are calling for an urgent meeting with Cyrus Mistry, the chairman of the carmaker’s parent company, to seek assurances over the…Read more…