Unite Community activists today (May 24) took part in a national day of action to stop Universal Credit (UC). In the video below, UNITElive speaks to members outside Parliament about why they took…Read more…
Agreement in principle for UCU to gain recognition in Coventry:
Victory for protesters in Coventry University ‘sham union’ dispute A mass meeting of Coventry University staff holding #covunishame banners. UCU Demo. 17.018.009.cov.jm3 THERE was victory…Read more…
UNISON on changes at NHS England and NHS Improvement
Changes to regional structures should provide the opportunity for the various parts of the NHS to get back to closer working
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UNISON responds to IFS report on NHS funding
Any future financial settlement for the NHS must factor in the costs of having a fairly rewarded and growing workforce
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UNISON on Lord Carter’s report into productivity in the NHS
Understaffed teams with limited resources has had a terrible impact on staff well-being
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Review: Flight from the USSR, by Dato Turashvili
This books tells the tragic story of a group of young Georgian men (and one woman) who chose to hijack a Soviet airliner in November 1983 in an attempt to escape to the West. As…Read more…
More funding isn't just good for the NHS – it's good for the economy
Today’s IFS and Health Foundation report into NHS funding is welcome, but the government must go furtherRead more…
Northern TUC supports RMT members striking to keep safety critical guards on the Northern Rail
Today I joined RMT at Arriva Rail North on their 19th day of industrial action. They have shown extraordinary resilience and determination in the fight for rail safetyRead more…
Care Quality Commission give umpteenth NHS pressures warning, says UNISON
Inadequate funding means services and staff are stretched to the limit
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VIOLENT CRIME: Labour MP Lyn Brown gives a moving speech in parliament
Intelligent and passionate speech by Lyn on the recent violent deaths of 9 young men (and children) in West Ham.
Is it really no coincidence that 65% of Newham children are brought up in poverty while living in one of the richest cities in the world? …Read more…
Luton Airport strike back on
Baggage handlers at Luton Airport have voted to reject a new pay offer from their employer Menzies Aviation which workers say fails to recognise their hard work and the rising cost of living. …Read more…
‘Hostile environment’
When the new benefits sanctions regime was first introduced in 2012, prime minister David Cameron’s Conservative government proudly declared it was ending the so-called “something for nothing…Read more…
Bring back in-house call
Last week (May 17) the National Audit Office (NAO) confirmed what Unite has long been saying – that outsourcing public services can have disastrous results. In a scathing report, the NAO…Read more…
Industry pay figures offer little encouragement – except for City fatcats
The latest wage figures were cause for mild optimism, but let’s not get carried awayRead more…
GDPR and health and safety representatives
Some employers are using new data regulations to stop union health and safety representatives getting information they are legally entitled toRead more…
Inflation measures aren't boring: they matter
The way government and other organisations choose to measure inflation is costing us allRead more…
Isle of Wight, ‘Keep Our Studio School’ campaign
Teachers’ union add their support to ‘Keep Our Studio School’ campaign On the deadline to object to the Department for Education about the planned closure of the Isle of Wight Studio School the…Read more…
ACAS: Religion or belief discrimination: ten myths
Myth: I can’t be accused of discriminating against someone with the same religion as me.Fact: If you treat someone unfairly because of their religion it would be discrimination, whether or not you were the same faith.Myth: A phi…Read more…
Jobs ‘car crash’?
The environment secretary Michael Gove’s ambition to phase out the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 risks being a ‘car crash’ for jobs and skills, unless it is part of an industrial strategy…Read more…
‘Wage robbery’
Unite has accused Caroline Dinenage MP and the Ministry of Defence of ‘washing their hands’ of low paid workers who have had their working week’s stolen by their employer ESS, part of the…Read more…