Good evening and thanks for the inviation to speak this evening. Unite and the TUC has worked with all of the bodies who took part in the work of publishing the document A Trade Governance Model…Read more…
‘Gross betrayal’
Unite, the UK’s largest union representing defence and shipbuilding workers, backed today’s (May 11) demand by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for the three new Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels to be built…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
The four unions, including Unite, Unison, UCU and NEU, representing thousands of youth and community workers across England and Wales – in local government and the community, not for profit and…Read more…
‘Front runners’ for fair tips
As the TUC’s march in London approaches on Saturday (May 12), the stakes have never been higher – 3m people are stuck on zero hours contracts or another form of insecure work, workers have endured…Read more…
Tyre safety ‘blowout’
Unite is calling on the government to fully enforce new European Union regulations which will improve safety by placing import duties on inferior quality tyres being imported from China. Unite…Read more…
‘Stand up for a better deal’
Thousands of protestors, including Unite members from across the country will gather in London tomorrow (May 8) for a TUC rally calling for a “new deal for working people”. Set to be one of…Read more…
Higher ed employers make final offer
Service group executive meets on 23 May to consider offer of 2% or £425 a year
The article Higher ed employers make final offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Operating theatre staff celebrated with first national awareness day
An awareness day highlighting the contribution of operating department practitioners (ODPs) to patient care will take place on Monday (14 May), UNISON has announced. The first National ODP’s Day will…Read more…
A jailed trade union leader is on hunger strike in Iran. Help us to secure his release
The TUC is demanding the immediate release of Esmail Adbi, jailed by the Iranian regime for defending workers’ rights.Read more…
The suffragette spirit
A member of the world’s most famous feminist family, Helen Pankhurst talks about feminism, her hopes for her children, and what men can do to help the movement
The article The suffragette spirit…Read more…
‘It happens all the time’
Road workers face nearly 300 incidents of dangerous driving and abuse a week, according to new data from Highways England. Unite health and safety rep for Highways England, Lee Hughes, said…Read more…
UNISON comment on NHS staff handing patients’ data to the Home Office
Health staff will be relieved to know they no longer have to act as immigration officers on the wards.
The article UNISON comment on NHS staff handing patients’ data to the Home Office first…Read more…
Wigan hospital staff vote for strike over outsourcing plans
NHS trust’s plans to move jobs and workers to its own private company sees 89% vote for strike – in a 79% turn-out
The article Wigan hospital staff vote for strike over outsourcing plans first…Read more…
Know Your Newham Politicians
“A short documentary introducing the new Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz OBE and her councillors as they win their seats and highlighting their plans for Newham”.
Hat tip CV TV
I declare an interest and love that there is a video record of this histo…Read more…
The millions trapped in insecure work deserve a new deal
1 in 9 British workers are now stuck in precarious employment. Working people urgently need fair pay, decent rights and a voice at workRead more…
Exec pay, again
Two bits in the FT caught my eye recently, and I think both are indicative of why executive pay will continue to cause fuel the public’s belief that corporate boards are making out like bandits and there needs to radical action to tackle it.
First is …Read more…
West Ham CLP fundraiser with Richard Burton MP Thursday 10 May
Post-election CLP fundraiser/social Thursday 10th May 2018Dear JohnMany, many thanks to all the West Ham CLP members who came out to get all sixty of our Labour councillors elected in Newham last Thursday as well as our Mayoral candidate Rokhsana …Read more…
‘Terrible human cost’
A million more kids from working families will be living in poverty this year than in 2010, shocking new analysis shows. Research from the TUC, conducted by Landman Economics, estimates that…Read more…
‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’
Unite warned that a plan by East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust to outsource 250 direct employees and transfer 850 Serco staff into a new wholly owned subsidiary company, was a ‘wolf in…Read more…
‘Pay justice’
Low paid NHS workers employed by Serco at Barts NHS Trust staged a protest at the Trust’s board meeting today (May 9) to demand that Barts and Serco fund a pay rise which mirrors the pay deal being…Read more…