First published (edited) in the Morning Star April 2020: Legendary Scottish miner’s leader Michael McGahey famously and often reminded us that, “We are a movement not a monument”.
It was a quote…Read more…
Newham Heritage Month 1-30 June
Check out Newham Heritage Month website and the range of recordings, videos and photos available to download and virtual events to sign up for.
I have just listened to residents reminiscing about VE day; life in post war Newham for a bus co…Read more…
The very best of us
Dr Singer, a GP, had been chair of Doctors in Unite (DiU), formerly known as the Medical Practitioners’ Union (MPU). The union formed of mostly GPs celebrated its centenary in 2014.
The post The…Read more…
US unrest is a reminder to stand up to racism
We must be alert to the threat of discrimination
The article US unrest is a reminder to stand up to racism first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Blog: We must recommit ourselves to the fight against racism in all its forms
Honouring the memory of George Floyd – and so many others – demands that we recommit ourselves to the fight against racism in all its forms. And I promise, your union will continue to play a leading…Read more…
‘Disgraceful’ actions
There’s no doubt that local authority workers are finding life tough right now – with little or no recognition for putting their safety at risk in the war against the Covid-19 pandemic.
The post…Read more…
Help There for You be there for them
Our members are in need – and branches can help by making a donation
The article Help There for You be there for them first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Essex Way (and a Badger)
Off message. A glorious circular walk today, firstly along the Essex Way then self guided way back to starting point at Millers Green, Ongar. The weather was warm and sunny but with a lovely breeze.
On way back we saw a young badger running up a ditch…Read more…
Denis Goldberg: Making life better for people. Is that not what the revolution was about?
Tributes poured in across the world last month on the news of the death
of veteran anti-apartheid campaigner and honorary UNISON member Denis
Goldberg.
UNISON Scotland had a long friendship with…Read more…
Review: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy
OK, I’ll confess: I don’t get it. The illustrations are lovely. The message is nice. It might work as children’s book, but for adults? I’m not so sure. And yet the book is…Read more…
Review: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy
OK, I’ll confess: I don’t get it. The illustrations are lovely. The message is nice. It might work as children’s book, but for adults? I’m not so sure. And yet the book is…Read more…
Murdoch closes regional and local titles – Microsoft replaces journalists with robots.
The mantra that post Covid19 “the world will never be the same again” has been repeated a million times. This last week we saw the effects, not just of the virus pandemic but a move away…Read more…
Midnight Cowboy
Off message but “lock down” for me has meant more time for watching classic films on Netflix.
Last week I watched film noir thriller “Vertigo” directed by Hitchcock, which I think I have seen before but no idea when.
Tonight I watched “Midnight …Read more…
No return to austerity – cancel local authority debt
A campaign initiated by the Labour Campaign for Council Housing calls for the government to cancel local authority debt held … MoreRead more…
50th Anniversary of Equal Pay with Angela Rayner MP & Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Hat tip Labour Unions “The Equal Pay Act was fought for and won by women organising through their unions & a Labour Government taking action, but 50 years on we still don’t have equal pay. We shouldn’t have to wait another 50 years.That’s why women…Read more…
Chancellor announces changes to furlough scheme
Responding to the chancellor’s changes to the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) announced today, the leader of the country’s most influential union, Unite, said that he was pleased that unions…Read more…
When
Do you remember when
the phone plugged into the wall
had its own table in the hall?
The post When appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Each Friday on UniteLIVE, we bring you all the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the devastating crisis we’ve been thrust into, countless people have managed to…Read more…
Lighthouse Financial Advice During Coronavirus
Lighthouse Financial Advice is still offering financial advice to members. Telephone and webinars are available – Lighthouse – Financial Advice During CoronavirusRead more…
Now it is time to fight for jobs
People and markets make the decisions and what actually moves them must be our focus, otherwise we will be left bitterly disappointed. We must remember that tactics without strategy is often the…Read more…