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
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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…
Secure our industry and futures
Steelworkers will descend on Parliament tomorrow (October 28) to lobby their MPs to save our steel industry. The workers from steel communities in Teesside, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, the West…Read more…
Norfolk County Council abandons £50m worth of cuts
A £50m raft of possible cuts to services across Norfolk, including mass closures of libraries and fire stations, have been abandoned. But millions of pounds of cuts and savings, including some which…Read more…
Norfolk County Council abandons £50m worth of cuts
A £50m raft of possible cuts to services across Norfolk, including mass closures of libraries and fire stations, have been abandoned. But millions of pounds of cuts and savings, including some which…Read more…
Not just a steel crisis
The government is significantly under-estimating a potentially devastating fall out in the West Midlands from the steel crisis, according to the West Midlands Economic Forum. It warns that the…Read more…
A principled stand
The government was forced to back down on tax credit cuts last night (October 27), after the House of Lords’ historic vote in favour of two motions that will halt the cuts until there is a plan to…Read more…
UNISON member wins prestigious teaching assistant award
UNISON member Kathy Harwood has been named Teaching Assistant of the Year for her dedication to helping children with a variety of health problems
The article UNISON member wins prestigious teaching…Read more…
Time for common sense, not spot-fines nonsense.
The requirement of parents to ensure that their children attend school “regularly” is nothing new: it isn’t a Blair-era piece of government control, it dates back to the 1944 Education Act. This was…Read more…
The Trade Union Bill and my job: Sean’s story
My name is Sean Keown and I work as a Pharmacy Technician. My job involves dispensing and checking medicines, counselling patients, and updating computer systems related to the issue of patient…Read more…
The Trade Union Bill: Roger’s story
Roger is 70 years old and has been retired from Sheffield City Council as an administrator since 1997
The article The Trade Union Bill: Roger’s story first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
‘Where were the black kids then?’
To celebrate Black History Month this week on UNITElive, every day we meet a Unite member who tells us of their own experiences. Today we meet Tracey Liburd Tracey Liburd will never forget…Read more…
Weak Paris treaty will mean “job losses and development crisis”
Trade union demands for the principles of a just transition and decent work have made it into the last draft of the Paris climate change treaty before the final round of talks begin in earnest on 30 November. But there’s still a huge gap between national pledges to cut their carbon emissions and…Read more…
Caledonia Investments update
Just keeping this one warm. As it stands, the Electoral Commission register of donations continues to list two donations from Caledonia Investments PLC worth £4000 in the financial year to 31 March 2015. As previously noted these were not disclosed in the company’s annual report and were not…Read more…
Lords tax credits vote is an important first step
The vote on tax credits is a tremendous win for ordinary people struggling to get by on low pay – but it’s only a beginning
The article Lords tax credits vote is an important first step first…Read more…