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Invisible suffering
Unite EC member Joyce Still spoke on behalf of Unite at the final day of the Labour party conference today (September 30) on the pressing need for mental health service provision. …Read more…
Justice for all
Unite delegate Niamh O’Brady on Wednesday (September 30) spoke on justice at Labour Party conference. Unite represents members who work across the whole range of advice and legal…Read more…
Break the cycle of war
Unite delegate Ivan Monckton spoke on behalf of the union at the Labour party conference on Wednesday (September 30) proposing an emergency motion on Syria. “It is likely that very soon…Read more…
Creating better jobs starting with those who care for others
If we are to create better jobs in Scotland we need to recognise and take action on job security, worker control, appropriate demand, fair pay and opportunities for training and development.
I was…Read more…
UNISON lobby for pay justice for school and council workers
Cymru Wales members gather at local government meeting
The article UNISON lobby for pay justice for school and council workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Lobby of Library Committee – 12 October – please support
TUC issues guide to help reps deal with cancer in the workplace
Guidance helps reps to support colleaguesRead more…
Teamsters tell Whole Foods: Black Lives Matter
Although Whole Foods caters to the “socially conscious” consumer, it relies on prison labour to make a profit.Read more…
Convenors Constituency Newsletter October 2015
(You never know what ripples a visit by a branch convenor could make in your workplace!) Com-Unison is the first in what will hopefully be a bi-monthly or quarterly newsletter from convenors. However, it’s success largely depends upon members contacting us with a … Continue reading…Read more…
Another Fidelity – Conservative Party link
I’ve blogged a lot previously about the many links that exist between the asset manager Fidelity and the Conservative Party. I’ve just discovered a new one that provides a bit more insight into how significant the relationship is.
The Leader’s Group i…Read more…
Now We Are The Builders! New Centre Left political blog
Check out this new Labour Supporting blog “Now We Are The Builders”. It aims to be “A Centre-Left blog, a space for discussion and comment. Thoughts and reflections from within the Labour movement.- all views are the contributors own”.
It welcomes g…Read more…
Not an April Fool: Tories to launch their own trade union movement
Trade union leaders dismiss Conservative plans as a pre-conference gimmickRead more…
Carlsberg workers begin industrial action over pay
Unite members start overtime ban and begin work-to-ruleRead more…
Burnham pledges to take on anti-trade union cops
UCATT welcomes shadow home secretary’s commitment to investigate blacklistingRead more…
“Hardly a cause for euphoria” – TUC on minimum wage rise
Frances O’Grady says it is hard to celebrate when low-income families will see rise wiped out by cuts to tax creditsRead more…
Union fights £3.5m cuts to Barnsley Hospital
GMB says reduction in beds and wards will put lives at riskRead more…
Newham Crew at Labour Party Conference 2015 #Lab15
Picture from the traditional Conference social for members of West Ham and East Ham Labour Party members on Monday evening.
While I have no doubt this picture will now reappear in various Newham based blogs with helpful captions and comments I am sure…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn’s Leader’s speech to Labour Conference #Lab15
Despite being a delegate (and in theory having a reserved seat) there was still a massive queue for us to get in for the “Leader’s speech”.
The atmosphere in the hall itself was one of anticipation and a genuine curiosity about what Jeremy would say a…Read more…
Living Wage roadmap needed, Unite tells forum
Unite proposes measures to ensure Living Wage becomes new Minimum WageRead more…