Caterers move to ballot after employers refuse to honour agreementRead more…
It’s official: Tories are robbing the poor
TUC research shows that the poorest working households will lose on average £460 a year by 2020Read more…
Pulling the plug – unions ballot for strike action at water companies
Members of GMB, Unite and UNISON angry over pensionsRead more…
FBU member wins £100k compo over dead pig injury
Firefighter injures shoulder shifting pigs out of a lorryRead more…
Cuba: Healthcare accomplishments
Healthcare services for the population are guaranteed and continue to develop The accomplishments of Cuba’s healthcare system are the result of a political commitment, social participation and joint…Read more…
Cameron Government Increasingly Isolated for its Approach to Refugee Crisis:
Britain and Other Big Powers Must Accept Responsibility for Global Refugee Crisis which They Themselves Have Created The Cameron government appears to be increasingly isolated for its approach to the…Read more…
Communists form guerrilla group in Lebanon to fight back against ISIS:
RT Lebanese Communist Party members are taking up the fight against Islamic State and al-Nusra Front in the regions of the country affected by unrest in Syria by forming an ad hoc guerrilla group….Read more…
Theresa May’s Attempts to Dehumanise the Most Vulnerable
As the refugee crisis was building from crisis to crisis, Theresa May, the Home Secretary, signed an agreement towards the end of August on behalf of the British government with the government of…Read more…
The “Entity” coming to a workplace near you!
Civil Rights and the Trade Union Bill
I’ve written a piece on the Tories’ new Trade Union Bill and opposition to it, which has been published here.Read more…
“Future of Trade Unions and the Labour Party”
Last Thursday I was asked to speak to Shacklewell Labour Branch, Hackney North CLP on trade unions and the party by my blogging comrade, Dave Osler.
There was a little bit of a mix up with the room booking in the local community centre and we e…Read more…
The Last Ice Sulpture?
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Those who support incumbent candidate (Dave Prentis) for a fourth term as UNISON General Secretary because he is a “safe pair of hands” can reflect on the “safe” way in which Dave …Read more…
National Demonstration: Refugees
National Demonstration, London: 12 September – Refugees Welcome Here Refugees Welcome Here: Day of Action National Demonstration 12 September Assemble Marble Arch 12 Noon March to Downing Street…Read more…
The idea of becoming ‘master of its financial destiny’ by becoming a ‘Super Council’, is Pie in the Sky; Neo-Liberal Devolution is no Solution.
The idea is that, if the Isle of Wight Council becomes part of a ‘Super Council’ for the South, it could secure a deal to make the new authority master of its own financial destiny….Read more…
Responsible investment in infrastructure
DCT Gdansk is a new deepwater port development in Poland. It is majority owned by Macquarie’s Global Infrastructure Fund II, with several Australian superannuation funds amongst the investors, along with another infrastructure manager/adviser Whitehelm…Read more…
Daily Mail Free Zone
“Spotted On a Train to Norwich” Hat tip The Poke.
I take the train to Norwich for work on quite a regular basis and look forward to sitting in this coach.
Hopefully it is a Sun free zone as well?
Teachers’ Pay for a Teacher’s Day
One of the first campaigns I organised when I became a Division Secretary was to fight East Sussex County Council’s unilateral decision to close their “Supply Pool” arrangements. Although we gained…Read more…
Welcome Back
A big welcome back to colleagues who returned to school this week after the summer break. It’s always great to see the young people again, but every September, we face new challenges and threats to…Read more…
Pay – doing nothing is not an option
On Thursday a national pay summit was held at UNISON head office with representatives in attendance from all regions and service groups. Co-chaired by President Wendy Nichols and NEC Policy Chair…Read more…
UNISON on latest workforce stats showing women in UK universities mostly in low-paid jobs
Unison has condemned the latest workforce statistics published by Universities UK that show that women make up 54 per cent of the total higher education workforce, but despite this 63 per cent of…Read more…