Why I’ll be voting for that tomorrow and why I urge everyone else to do so as well.Read more…
Tories have cut 1,000 PCSOs a year since 2010
UNISON report says five more years of a Conservative government would sound the death knell of community policingRead more…
Tomorrow – Polling Day!
Collage from campaigning yesterday evening in East Village, Stratford led by Council candidate Charlene Mclean, ably assisted by Young Pioneer Esme.
This is the email Charlene has sent this morning to all West Ham Labour Party members as our CLP Chair…Read more…
“I don’t like Liverpudlians” – blacklisted worker wins tribunal
Unite says ET victory is a line in the sand in the battle against blacklistingRead more…
Five years of pain, very little gain – Vote Labour to avoid more of the same
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis “tells it as it is”.
After five years of pain there has been very little gain. If the Tories are re-elected on Thursday, there will be more years of painful cuts, hitting the the poorest areas the most.
So Vote L…Read more…
Qatar’s Inaction Replay
It’s a strange tactic to take the anniversary of a promise you didn’t keep to make exactly the same promise. One year ago, with great fanfare, Qatar’s government promised the world…Read more…
Inaction Replay: Qatar Reannounces Unkept Promise
It’s a strange tactic to take the anniversary of a promise you didn’t keep to make exactly the same promise. One year ago, with great fanfare, Qatar’s government promised the world…Read more…
Growing scourge of hunger
Food bank use in austerity Britain has skyrocketed under the coalition government – this is a fact widely reported in the media, as well as here on UniteLive. Full Fact, an organisation that…Read more…
The 2015 Election: Is this the end for Coalition Politics?
As we enter the last week of campaigning ahead of the election just about every opinion pollster and everyone following this election will be saying we are entering a new phase of coalition politics…Read more…
Ed is the real deal
You might be forgiven for thinking that celebrities would vote Conservative given that they are up there with the country’s top earners, paying the highest tax. However many celebrities from…Read more…
Stop diluting workers’ rights
“I really do believe in fairness and equality but you don’t get that by wishing for it,” says Jim Sheridan, who was first elected in 2001 and has lived locally for 35 years. “The closer the…Read more…
Total failure
Back in 2010, the ConDem government promised us the world. But did they deliver? To find out, we’ve drawn up a 10-point exam, which we’ve marked – the facts speak for themselves. So how…Read more…
UNISON react angrily to Scottish Government claims that they have maintained 1000 extra police officers
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Let’s get the vote out
This is the most important election for a generation. We all need to play our part in getting the vote out – especially among union membersRead more…
Rise in assaults and self-harm in prisons, new Ministry of Justice statistics reveal
New Ministry of Justice statistics reveal that in the year up to December 2014 incidents of self-harm and assaults in prisons have increased significantly, revealing a system under serious strain where safety standards have plummeted. Most astonishing …Read more…
9 May Save Barnet Libraries march – Full Monty or Last Leg?
Share: Facebook Twitter Google Plus LinkedIn The final leg of our Grand Tour of Barnet Libraries sets off this
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People’s Assembly Scotland: Greens top pledge against austerity followed by Labour then SNP
#GE2015 Most of Scotland’s election candidates who responded to the People’s Assembly Scotland’s petition against austerity have also signed up to it, pledging “to commit themselves to oppose all…Read more…
Bus drivers ballot for strike action over pay and working conditions
Unite members in Surrey dispute Abellio’s claim it does not make a profitRead more…
Probation staff morale plummets as result of “dangerous” coalition policies, says survey
Napo says morale is at an all time low for staff and this is likely to worsen as workloads soar and private providers make job cutsRead more…
Dundee lecturers back on strike
UCU members take action over job lossesRead more…