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A Manifesto for all Londoners – Sadiq Khan our Future London Mayor
On Wednesday Sadiq launched his manifesto for all Londoners
“London is the greatest city in the world. But we are at a crossroads.
Our city gave me the opportunity to go from the council estate where I grew up helping to run a busines…Read more…
Harold Wilson – why my Dad was right about him
“There’s nowt wrong with Harold Wilson” is the only thing I remember my late Dad saying about politics. I recall that many other family members didn’t share this sentiment, but it was a view he stuck…Read more…
Women workers & the EU referendum
Frances O’Grady addressed the TUC Women’s Conference in London on Wednesday 9 March. Here is an edited version of the section of her speech that focused on the EU referendum, and the…Read more…
“Sick Children Need Safe Doctors” – Striking Junior Doctors outside Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel
Picture this morning from outside the Royal London Hospital in East London. Striking Junior Doctors were collecting signatures for their petition and “honks” of support from passing motorists. A well organised and well supported protest.
Check out #Ju…Read more…
Does Feminism need an upgrade? Sunday Night Live 20 March
“Women, intersectionality and the politics of gender equality todayAs celebrations for International Women’s Day 2016 come to an end, evoking struggles of the past, challenges of today and a renewed push for gender parity as women continue to lag behind men in economic participation and…Read more…
Save the BBC: Help show the Alternative
The union campaign to save the BBC is gathering pace as the Corporation’s charter renewal draws closer.Read more…
“Guten tag, pet!” Reforming the Posted Workers Directive
On Tuesday (8 March) the European Commission announced a long-waited revision of the twenty year-old Posted Workers Directive, which regulates the entitlements of workers sent by their employer to another EU country on a short-term project. Think of the characters in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet – they…Read more…
Train operating companies must be laughing all the way to the bank
A recent report by the Office for Road and Rail Regulation (ORR, 2014-15) shows that our privatised railways are still heavily dependent on taxpayers subsidies, while private train companies continue to pay out millions in shareholder dividends. In 2014-15, the government contributed £3.5bn to the…Read more…
Half of Welsh councils to pay school support staff registration
UNISON urges remaining Welsh councils to follow suit and back their school support staff
The article Half of Welsh councils to pay school support staff registration first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Starved of funds
Unite Scotland has responded with scorn and concern to the latest finance figures which show there’s been close to £1.5 bn worth of cuts to local government since 2011. According to official…Read more…
Don’t kill affordable homes
Unite will join housing campaigners this Sunday (March 13) in opposing the government’s Housing and Planning Bill which, if passed, will annihilate affordable housing in the UK. Demonstrators…Read more…
Make NHS accountable
Unite members together with other campaigners will hand in a mass petition to the department of health tomorrow (March 11) supporting a parliamentary Bill restoring public accountability to the NHS….Read more…
Home ownership amongst the young is falling: urgent action needed
Bank Underground (the Bank of England blog, which is well worth subscribing to) today featured a fascinating piece about transactions in the housing market. Whilst the blog is rich in detail, and I would urge anyone interested to take a read, what stru…Read more…
Action for Children unions suspend pay strike for talks
The strike over pay due to take place tomorrow (Wednesday) at the charity Action for Children, by members of Unite and UNISON, has been suspended. This is to allow talks to continue with the…Read more…
Not for the status quo
Last night (March 9) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey addressed an audience at the German Embassy in London on why he will be voting to stay in the EU. You can read his full speech below. …Read more…
Vote for hope and solidarity
A vote to remain in the EU must be seen as a vote for a return to its original mission of solidarity and hope. It must not be taken as a thumbs up for the finance-first status quo which has brought…Read more…
#AskClimateQ online debate #Holyrood2016 18 April
Ask the climate question – Stop Climate Chaos Scotland’s online debate with political parties
Monday 18th April 2016, 7pm – 8.30pm
With elections in Scotland this May, use your voice to call on political parties to turn climate ambition into climate action.
Join us online from anywhere in Scotland on Monday 18th April at 7pm.
For many years now, all parties in the Scottish Parliament haveRead more…
National Express Shareholders Call for Review of Workplace Rights
News of a shareholder resolution filed at National Express calling for a review of workplace rights in its US school bus business Durham. This is the second shareholder resolution backed by unions at a UK PLC this AGM. I don’t think there have been two…Read more…
NHS Junior Doctors Strike – 9 & 10 March
Picture from a lively lobby outside Kings Cross station today by around 20 NHS junior doctors out on strike over Government attempts to impose a dangerous contract that is not safe for patients nor for doctors.
The 48 hour strike continues tomorrow as…Read more…