Reflections on Malcolm X’s Legacy – Isaac Saney – February 21, 2016 marks the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, who later took the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz…Read more…
Wholesale:
Introduction to Wholesale Trade A Sector at the Heart of the Economy – K.C. Adams – Wholesale trade occupies a unique position at the centre of the socialized economy, especially…Read more…
Unhelpful scaremongering?
This post originally appeared on the TES. I hope all the teachers reading this column had a relaxing half term, busy doing nothing, and certainly not ticking pupil progress data boxes. The…Read more…
Cider workers fight to save mill
Unite senior shop steward at Shepton Mallet Cider Mill, Stephen Faulkner (second left) leads Unite delegation on West Country job creation to Somerset MPs at House of Commons, today (February 23)….Read more…
Not listening
Unite Scotland says the Scottish Government is ‘not listening’ to local government workers, who will descend on the Scottish Parliament again tomorrow (February 24) in protest against a £600…Read more…
Top lawyer’s report for Unite the Union warns that the TTIP trade deal could pose a “serious risk” to the NHS
Cameron has the power to exclude the NHS from the trade deal – he must actRead more…
UNISON lobbying Scottish Parliament for fair funding for local services
Scotland’s largest trade union will lobby the Scottish Parliament on budget day (1pm, Wednesday 24 February 2016) to call for a fair funding settlement for local services.Local government has taken the brunt of cuts in Scotland. Scottish Government funding is down by 0.8%. Yet funding for local government is down by 4.5%. This is a £500m cut from local services this year. The cumulative costRead more…
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ETUC comment on UK deal
Commenting on the UK deal, Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation said “Cameron had succeeded in exempting the UK from important duties of EU…Read more…
We’re not quite there yet
Mark “Pasty” Turner was ‘a confused kid’ – but it didn’t stop him standing out from the crowd. At school he never saw the problem with wearing pink shirts – even if his classmates did. The…Read more…
Health workers keep the NHS afloat despite increasing pressures, says UNISON
Responding to the annual staff survey released today (Tuesday) by the NHS, UNISON says that health staff provide the sticking plaster that keeps the service together. The survey highlights the work…Read more…
‘Scrub the TU Bill’
East Midlands women speak out against unnecessary change in law ‘that can only harm relations between employers and workers’
The article ‘Scrub the TU Bill’ first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Zero Hours – Zero Solutions
23 February 2016
By Mark Freedland and Jermias Prassl, Oxford Human Rights Hub
Over the course of the past year, we have repeatedly highlighted the problems facing workers on so-called ‘zero-hours…Read more…
Budget Bill – Stage 3
The Scottish Budget is debated at Stage 3 in parliament tomorrow. While there is plenty of pain for all public services, it is local government that is bearing the brunt of austerity in…Read more…
UNISON Scotland’s next Green Network meeting is this Saturday, Glasgow
Reminder for all UNISON members interested in climate change!
Come to our next Green Network meeting in Glasgow – this Saturday, 27 February.
Guest speaker Ric Lander, from Friends of the Earth Scotland, will be speaking mainly on pensions disinvestment campaigns, but will be referring also to fracking and other important policy areas.
We will be discussing what is needed now following the UNRead more…
TTIP: ‘Real and serious threat’
The government has repeatedly dismissed fears that an EU-US trade deal, currently being negotiated in secret, would threaten the National Health Service. Critics have long warned that clauses…Read more…
Bill’s tip dipping
Bill’s restaurant is the latest chain to be accused of keeping tips left for waiting staff by customers. Bill’s is one of the fastest growing restaurant chains. It has 67 restaurants…Read more…
After just one primary, Bernie Sanders is the most successful socialist politician in the US in 80 years
As someone who enjoys political history and playing around with numbers, here are the vote totals for democratic socialist candidates for US president since 1900, when Eugene Debs first ran. In 1924,…Read more…
Help us inspire members in a time of crisis
U magazine wants to highlight how the union helps members’ wellbeing
The article Help us inspire members in a time of crisis first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Legal Update: Holiday Pay.
Circular No NP/ 70 /16To All Branches, Regional Offices & Regional CouncilsOur Ref: L/2/201623rd January 2016 Dear Colleagues,Legal Update: Holiday Pay. Further to…Read more…