Unite members working in Thurrock council’s waste collection service have agreed to end the current threat of strike action; but tensions remain in the service and the threat of strikes could be…Read more…
Under the microscope
The poor work practices of global logistics giant XPO, which has a large presence in the UK, came under the spotlight at a press conference in Paris today (April 16). Unite national officer…Read more…
TGI Fridays demo
Dozens came out to protest TGI Fridays’ unfair tipping practices and unpaid trial shifts in a demo organised by Unite on Friday (April 13) outside the restaurant chain’s Covent Garden…Read more…
‘Pull every lever we can’
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) confirmed today (April 16) that it would be axing 1,000 contract jobs at the carmaker’s plant in Solihull, where the Range Rover and the Land Rover Discover SUV are produced….Read more…
Government must cease its threats to the Windrush generation
Commenting on the news today (Monday) that the Prime Minister is to meet Commonwealth leaders later this week to discuss the immigration problems of individuals who came to Britain as part of the…Read more…
Don’t pit workers against workers
Gibraltar’s chief minister has praised Unite’s role in helping him develop constructive relationships with Spanish political parties over the Rock’s post-Brexit future. Speaking at Unite’s…Read more…
Government is failing to protect health service staff from violence at work
‘Zero tolerance should mean zero tolerance’, health delegates are told
The article Government is failing to protect health service staff from violence at work first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Universities members vote to accept proposals on USS pension scheme
Higher education service group executive calls off industrial action ballot following vote
The article Universities members vote to accept proposals on USS pension scheme first appeared on the…Read more…
‘The greatest fight in the long and illustrious history of our NHS’
Campaigning is the key to building on the legacy of the NHS’s first 70 years, says Dave Prentis
The article ‘The greatest fight in the long and illustrious history of our NHS’ first…Read more…
Better pensions coverage won’t be sustained unless we sort out the pensions system
IThe big increase in private pension coverage is very welcome, but we need to improve the adequacy of pensions and the quality of provision as well.
The impact of auto-enrolment on pension coverage…Read more…
70 years of the NHS, 25 years of UNISON
Dave Prentis opens UNISON’s annual health conference
The article 70 years of the NHS, 25 years of UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
NHS pay consultation launched at health conference
Members urged to discover what the offer means for them – and to vote by 5 June
The article NHS pay consultation launched at health conference first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
NHS trusts are spending millions outsourcing staff to private companies, says UNISON
An FOI request reveals the amount spent by NHS trusts on consultants
The article NHS trusts are spending millions outsourcing staff to private companies, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON Labour Link Greater London Region supporting its members standing for public office
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I declare that am a Labour Councillor candidate (and Chair of the UNISON London Regional Labour Li…Read more…
New face of Trade Union revival:
The new face of trade unions: meet the young workers fighting back against exploitation Karin Goodwin The Sunday Herald (Scotland) The new face of trade unions: meet the young workers fighting back…Read more…
UNISON’s “Goodbye and thanks” to Rodney Bickerstaff
On Thursday I went to a packed out memorial in the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster to celebrate the life of our former UNISON General Secretary, Rodney Bickerstaff. The meeting was compered by UNISON National officer for Equalities, Gloria Mills,…Read more…
Cambridge Analytica and “Micro-Targeting”.
The Crisis of Representative Democracy The Cambridge Analytica Affair Underscores the Need for Democratic Renewal Revelations about data analysis company Cambridge Analytica have been constantly in…Read more…
Jaguar Land Rover to shed 1,000 contract staff
Jaguar Land Rover says it will not be renewing the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers at two factories. The UK’s biggest carmaker, owned by India’s Tata Motors, blamed “continuing…Read more…
What is Happening in France?
British workers are looking on with great internationalist interest as to what is going on in France with French workers engaged in their mammoth struggles for social justice and rights these days….Read more…
Condemn the Government’s Warmongering!
The peoples’ interests demand an anti-war government The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, used the occasion of the Lord Mayor of London’s Easter Banquet, normally used to set out the…Read more…