More than 1,400 women will benefit after settlement worth millions reached on claims
The article UNISON wins equal pay settlement for Fife women first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Pollitt – If War Should Come – DW August 1939
Harry PollittIf war should come
Daily Worker, Monday, August 28, 1939
“The
Communist Party, with the help of the sound core of the Labour movement
must now rouse people to bring about the…Read more…
Save our steel
Pictured are Unite steel members outside Parliament today (October 28) on their way to lobby their MPs on the plant closures and job losses. Stayed tuned to UNITElive for more updates. …Read more…
Trade Union Bill finishes Committee stage…
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Episode 12: ‘I’m sure something wrong has happened’
Sounds familiar? If you work in the hospitality industry you can join www.unitetheunion.org – if you earn less than the Living Wage (£9.15ph in London, £7.85 outside) for just £2.10 per week….Read more…
European Commission says still no action on worker health
This year the European Trade Union Institute published a paper on work-related cancers in the EU. It showed that 102,500 deaths take place each year because of exposure to carcinogens in the…Read more…
European Commission 2016 plan: lots for us to do, but a sting in the tail for Cameron
The European Commission publishes an annual plan (less pageant than a UK government’s Queen’s speech, and less focused on legislation) and the 2016 plan came out this week. Apart from the over-dramatic title (‘No time for business as usual’) there is some good, some bad, and…Read more…
Minister claims scrapping check-off will make unions more competitive
Labour MPs dismiss Tory claim, saying TU Bill will affect unions’ ability to organise in the workplaceRead more…
Steelworkers lobby MPs over their future
Members of Community and Unite travel from North East to Parliament to attend opposition day debateRead more…
FBU calls special conference to debate Labour re-affiliation
Union to recommend “Yes” voteRead more…
TUC warns TU Bill could increase workplace deaths
TUC responds to Health and Safety Executive figures that show increase in people killed at workRead more…
Unions hold social security conference
PCS and Unite Community host London event to support those adminstering benefitsRead more…
Using agency workers to break strikes will threaten safety
I have already written about the effect that the Trade Union Bill will have on health and safety by restricting the right to strike and limiting the amount of time off that trade union health and…Read more…
Using agency workers to break strikes will threaten safety
I have already written about the effect that the Trade Union Bill will have on health and safety by restricting the right to strike and limiting the amount of time off that trade union health and…Read more…
PepsiSqueeze: PepsiCo violates the rights of warehouse workers in India
Colleagues, Can I please ask for your support for this important international campaign against Pepsi. Global snack and beverage giant PepsiCo is violating the rights of a courageous group of workers in West Bengal, India who formed a trade…Read more…
UNISON wins £ multi-million compensation for 1400 women in Fife Council
Date: Wednesday 28 October 2015
UNISON has reached a multi million pound settlement with Fife Council for over 1400, mainly low paid women UNISON members, for their equal pay claims.
UNISON members will now be properly recompensed for historic discriminatory pay practices within Fife Council. It is a deal worth £millions and will include compensation for members back pay in some cases toRead more…
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders’ work-in solidarity rally London
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders’ (UCS) work-in solidarity rally Trafalgar Square, London
Hillingdon Trades Council bannerRead more…
By Election – Boleyn Ward, Newham Council
A Council By election has been called for Thursday 3 December 2015 in Boleyn Ward, Newham following the very sad and unexpected death of my colleague, Councillor Charity Fiberesima.
It is a “Women only” short list (the other 2 Councillors…Read more…
Time for a national ‘Dignity at Work’ policy- with teeth ! End workplace bullying.
As every caseworker will tell you, many of our colleagues are treated appallingly in their workplace. It is sad to note that there are bullying managers in many schools (often themselves…Read more…
Opposing the Trade Union Bill in Parliament – guest blog Ian Murray MP
Ian Murray MP, Labour Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, along with Stephen Doughty MP, outline the Labour Group’s opposition to the Trade Union Bill in the UK Parliament, and the…Read more…