Hyndburn council and Welsh government are latest bodies to oppose attack on rights of their workers
The article Opposition to Trade Union Bill continues first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Big lottery robbery
Young people’s mental health interventions, women’s refuge projects and food banks could come under threat as the government may well look to cut £320m from the Big Lottery Fund. The services that…Read more…
Making work better – the key to the productivity puzzle
Politicians and policy makers talk a lot about the UK’s poor productivity record, with output per hour still below pre-crisis levels and well behind France, Germany and the USA. Narrowing the productivity gap with our competitors is worth a staggering £21,000 per year for every household in the UK….Read more…
Rights under attack
The Conservatives’ authoritarian trade union Bill will make England’s workers the least protected not only in Europe but also within the British Isles, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey warned…Read more…
Hidebound by ideology
George Orwell once noted, “Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” It perfectly sums up…Read more…
Campaigning to end violence against women and girls
25 November is UN day to eliminate violence against woman and girls
The article Campaigning to end violence against women and girls first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Campaigning to end violence against women and girls
25 November is UN day to eliminate violence against woman and girls
The article Campaigning to end violence against women and girls first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Politicians put school support staff in spotlight
Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign
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Politicians put school support staff in spotlight
Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign
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UNISON joins alliance to defend affordable housing
Housing and Planning Bill will lead to social cleansing, claims campaign group
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UNISON joins alliance to defend affordable housing
Housing and Planning Bill will lead to social cleansing, claims campaign group
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NEC by-election
Nominations open on 1 December for by elections to the NEC higher education general and Northern region male seats
The article NEC by-election first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
NEC by-election
Nominations open on 1 December for by elections to the NEC higher education general and Northern region male seats
The article NEC by-election first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
No Racism: Refugees Welcome Here
The St Andrew’s Day Anti-Racism March and Rally this year has the theme ‘No Racism: Refugees Welcome Here.’ The rally will take place on Sat 28th Nov, Assemble 10:30am Glasgow Green. Below is a…Read more…
Police cuts threaten neighbourhood policing at time of heightened terrorist threat, says UNISON
Nearly a third (30 per cent) of police community support officers (PCSOs) in England have been cut since 2010, says UNISON today (Monday). UNISON warns that the government’s determination to rid the…Read more…
Korea’s broken promises sound alarm over OECD membership & trade agreements
South Korea is often held up as the poster boy for international development. A poverty-stricken country after the war with the North, and ruled by a military dictatorship from 1961 to 1987, it is…Read more…
Junior Doctors’ Ballot:
Junior Doctors Determined to Fight against Imposition of Contract On Thursday November 18, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced that the junior doctors have voted by 98% (27,741) for full…Read more…
Sunday Night Live – 5.00pm, 29th November: The NHS – in a state of perpetual upheaval and crisis? Where now for the Health Service
“Whether they have billions to invest or need to dramatically cut budgets, few British governments have resisted imposing their own blueprint for reform on the NHS, with the consequence that in the past two decades health service staff have had to endu…Read more…
How incredible that any trade unionist believes anything in “The Sun”?
It is amazing that a small number of trade union activists have chosen to “believe” and publicise a report from the “Sun on Sunday” that UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, had given it an “exclusive interview” attacking the Labour Leader, Je…Read more…
Korean government steps up attacks on trade unions
Korean President Park Geun-hye is cracking down on dissent, introducing harsh new labour laws, and arresting trade union leaders.Read more…