UNISON has been asked to publish an apology agreed by Jon Rogers, arising from written comments that Mr Rogers made about UNISON’s general secretary, Dave Prentis, in connection with the recent…Read more…
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TTIP deal poses ‘real and serious risk’ to NHS, says leading QC
Guardian Unite union set to present law expert’s advice to government, who they believe have kept Britain in the dark over deal’s potential impact on health service Nurses demonstrate against…Read more…
Tata Steel: deal in the offing?
As private equity firm Greybull Capital may be set to take control of Tata Steel’s Long Products division in Scunthorpe in April as part of a £400m deal to rescue the operation, steel unions have…Read more…
A ‘hidden history’
“Who hates the miners? Thatcher. Who else? The police, the public and the tabloid press,” says the character of legendary campaigner, Mark Ashton, to fellow activist Mike Jackson, during a Gay Pride…Read more…
Open Plus/Staff less Libraries – Danish Union response
Statement from Tine Jorgensen, Chair of the Danish Union of Librarians
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Open + /Unstaffed Libraries – But it is very Different in Denmark
Open + /Unstaffed Libraries – It’s Different in Denmark
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Swaziland’s feudal dictatorship blocks public sector pay protests
If you think the Tory attempts to prevent unions opposing cuts in the public sector through the Trade Union Bill are bad, spare a thought for the public sector unions in Swaziland, sub-Saharan…Read more…
#TUBill will limit the amount of paid time off for public sector reps
A new report from the TUC on the benefits of paid time off for union reps provides evidence that the Government’s attack on facility time in the public sector is wrong-headed. The proposals in the. This is the culmination of a campaign waged by the political right against workplace representation…Read more…
UNISON victory on holiday pay – implications for branches
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Today’s news about the positive result secured by UNISON in the case of Lock -v- British Gas may have positive implications beyond the case of those like Mr Lock, a salesman, who earned commission (which was not, but…Read more…
Iran: what does ending sanctions mean for workers?
Iran is returning to the international community, as the nuclear weapons programme is ended and sanctions are being abandoned. Throughout the diplomatic standoff, unions globally and here in the UK…Read more…
UNISON secures holiday pay ruling for workers earning commission at Employment Appeal Tribunal
Case: British Gas Trading Limited v Mr Z J Lock & Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills UNISON has today (Monday 22 February) successfully defended an appeal at the Employment…Read more…
Victory for the Airbus 8: to strike is not a crime!
Earlier this month, thousands of trade unionists marched in Madrid, Spain under the slogan “to strike is not a crime” to show solidarity with eight trade union activists on trial for…Read more…
Public sector exit payment caps will penalise low earners unless the govt listens today
22 February 2016
By Michelle Singleton, UNISON Policy Unit
The Enterprise Bill, now on its Second Reading in the House of Commons and under debate today, legislates to cap exit payments to public…Read more…
UK and US union pension funds fear for Pearson PLC business plans
Serious concerns about the performance of Pearson PLC, the world’s biggest education publisher, have prompted a trans-Atlantic alliance of pension funds – which includes UNISON’s staff pension fund –…Read more…
UNISON Housing Association Branch AGM Monday 22 Feb 2016 at House of Commons
Please attend if at all possible. Sadiq is passionate about Housing and this should be a really “interesting” meeting (with social afterwards). Read more…
Newham Council Budget 2016/2017 – my comments
Councillors were asked to submit questions and comments on the proposed Newham Council budget for consideration by the Mayor at the Cabinet meeting last Thursday. I was unable to attend this public meeting since it was at 5pm and I had a work commitmen…Read more…
EU referendum campaign begins: let’s put workers first
This morning an edited version of this piece was in the Sunday Mirror, with the alternative point of view put by Michael Gove MP. His remark that “membership of the EU prevents us being able to…Read more…
Resistance as Greek bailout demands pension reforms
Posted on February 18, 2016 by C Greece Solidarity Campaign January and February have seen an angry mass campaign of protests, demonstrations and strikes across Greece against the raft of measures…Read more…
The Trade Union Bill, Plan A and Plan B
Wednesday’s meeting of UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) received positive reports of the lobbying being done by our Union in the House of Lords (and Commons) to try to limit the damage the Trade Union Bill may do to our movement.
Whilst reports of the work of UNISON officials received by…Read more…