Here in Paris there is a sense of disbelief that David Cameron has scrapped a £1 billion green infrastructure investment in the shape of the UK’s programme for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Projects at White Rose, Yorkshire, and Peterhead, Scotland, were set to be the star turn at a major event…Read more…
‘Who’s going to keep the lights on?’
As UniteLive reported today (December 1), the government’s decision to axe public health spending has created a false economy – short-term savings now will mean ballooning expenditures in the…Read more…
Cloaked in silence
Northamptonshire luxury boat builders, Fairline Boats has not paid its pension contributions for the 468-strong workforce for three months, Unite claimed today (December 1), as the fate of the…Read more…
Worrying news of electoral malpractice – let’s hope this is addressed appropriately!
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UNISON reaction to DCC Neil Richardson’s statement to Scottish Parliament
UNISON is calling on DCC Neil Richardson to meet with them to discuss his plans for further job cuts after his words at the Justice Committee of 1st December, wherein he stated it would be wrong of him to say there won’t be further reduction in staff.
George McIrvine, UNISON Police Staff Scotland branch secretary said: ”They have no real strategy as to how they are going to achieve this yearsRead more…
People’s Assembly Scotland calls for ‘widespread social movement’ against council cuts
The People’s Assembly Scotland is calling for a widespread campaign to back councillors who abandon ‘austerity denial’, urging them to show ‘political leadership’ in defending local services from Scottish and UK government cuts.
The campaign group, to which UNISON Scotland is affiliated, has issued a pack for unions and community groups with a statement of principles, advice on street stallsRead more…
Honouring Ellen
Unite helped organise a unique domestic violence commemorative event on Sunday November 29 and will now assist with establishing a website that will honour domestic violence victims and provide…Read more…
Misguided move
As people live longer, chronic, life-long conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes become more prevalent, causing healthcare costs to spiral out of control. Chancellor…Read more…
World AIDS Day – December 1
What is World AIDS Day?World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AI…Read more…
Redbridge Mayor’s Appeal – Fund raising meal Tuesday 1 December 2015
This is very last minute but tomorrow (Tuesday 1st December 2015) at the Adana Turkish Resturant in Ilford there will be a fund raising meal for the Mayor’s Appeal. Read more…
#COP21: what the climate talks could mean for UK workers
This is it – 20 years of negotiations, millions of marchers across the globe*, and hundreds of thousands of campaigns, petitions, and protests have culminated in a deafening message at the 21st UN Climate Summit: there is no planet B. All of mankind has a stake in these negotiations – and in…Read more…
Seven-day NHS won’t come cheap
UNISON supports a seven-day NHS but warns government is trying to do this on the cheap
The article Seven-day NHS won’t come cheap first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
ICT should focus on providing better services not cuts, says UNISON report
Date: Monday 30 November
2015
A UNISON Scotland report Disconnected,
published today, 30 November 2015, claims that ICT services should focus
on better services. The report highlights that ICT systems are all too
often seen as a way of providing cheaper rather than improved public
services.
This UNISON report is qualitative research ofRead more…
£4000-a-year pay cut
Repairs and maintenance to homes managed by Thirteen, the largest group of housing associations in the north east, could be delayed and postponed in the run-up to Christmas as it becomes embroiled in…Read more…
Take us seriously Mr Cameron
Dear David Cameron, As a 14 year old in state education, I’m often surrounded by a wide diversity of young people all from an array of different backgrounds both financially and culturally….Read more…
Humanity
Packing up her school books Laughing with her friend It only took a moment For her school days to come to an end “We’re only kids in school” Her voice was pained but clear Bodies charred and…Read more…
A vital vote
This week Labour MPs are likely to have to cast what will be one of the most important parliamentary votes of their career when the Prime Minister brings his proposal for Britain to join the bombing…Read more…
United Utilities pensions closure plan rejected
Unions at North West utilities firm consider next steps after rejecting plans to close final salary scheme to all staff
The article United Utilities pensions closure plan rejected first appeared on…Read more…
TTIP: A threat to the food on your plate
UNISON and War on Want have launch a new film highlighting the threat to our food posed by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The article TTIP: A threat to the food on your plate…Read more…
Which unions are the most influential in social media in 2015?
Every November I look at how influential the TUC-affiliated unions are in social media (see results for 2012, 2013 and 2014). Specifically, I look at Twitter, which due to its open nature is the only…Read more…