From Orkney to Newcastle to the Isle of Wight: Actions against the May pro-war government The Stop the War Coalition reports: London protest at Parliament Square, Monday, April 16, 2018 “The…Read more…
War: The Debate over the Royal Prerogative
The Debate over the Royal Prerogative Bristol protest In the early hours of Saturday April 14, Britain joined forces with the missile attack on Syria and its capital Damascus led by the US and backed…Read more…
The Fight to Break the Government’s Pay Cap in the NHS:
The Fight to Break the Government’s Pay Cap in the NHS NHS in Crisis – national demonstration, February 3, 2018 The trade unions and staff associations that have members in the NHS are…Read more…
The Rights of Health Staff Cannot Be Separated from the Right of All to Healthcare.
NHS march on the Isle of Wight If the right to healthcare is to be guaranteed in society, then decision-making has to pass to the people who need these services, which includes the people who staff…Read more…
Protesting French rail workers defend their strikes
‘Privatisation is hell’: Protesting French rail workers defend their strikes Rail workers protesting in Paris on Thursday. Photo: AFP AFP/The Local From French Press…Read more…
Only 13 days until the local elections on 3rd May
Dear John
Only 13 days until the local elections on 3rd May 2018 and the weather is looking lovely!
Grab your sun cream and join us for a canvassing session in the next week to get our Labour candidates and our fantastic mayoral candidate R…Read more…
Court of Appeal pay victory for Nottingham City Council employees
Nottingham City Council was wrong to deny several hundred of its employees the right to incremental pay increases with effect from April 2011, says a judgment handed down at the Court of Appeal. The…Read more…
‘Children are the future’
Unite welcomed a new pledge from the Labour Party announced this week (April 19) that would establish an additional mandated health visit for babies 3-4 months – a time that experts say is critical…Read more…
Luton Airport strike ballot
Passengers using Luton Airport this summer could experience significant disruption as Unite announced a series of strike ballots over pay and zero hours’ contracts. Unite is balloting…Read more…
Van workers back deal
Vauxhall van workers have overwhelmingly backed a pay deal that secures investment in the Luton van plant and guarantees jobs for over a decade, Unite announced today (April 20). Just over 68…Read more…
‘We will not be ignored’
Workers at TGI Fridays Trafford Centre in Manchester and Haymarket in London are being balloted for strike action, as the second in a series of rolling strike ballot hits the American dining chain in…Read more…
The difference a Living Wage makes
One in five people working in the UK do not earn enough to live on – that’s about 5m people earning below the Living Wage, a rate calculated by an independent foundation to reflect the real cost of…Read more…
In Newham we are going to be a staggering £1337 worse off per household due to Tory cuts.
Check out this Tory cuts calculator to find out how your community has suffered (and due to suffer even more) from a decade of Tory cuts. Think about how much more housing or extra Police or healthcare,education and youth services could have been provi…Read more…
Nursery funding campaign goes to Westminster
Salford campaigners to the fore in launching national funding for nurseries campaign at Parliament on 25 April
The article Nursery funding campaign goes to Westminster first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
The Man And His Houses
Looks really interesting but will be knocking on doors next Thursday methinks! Read more…
Blog: A credit to their community
UNISON and our members need to be round the table and involved in the decisions about the future of public services in Northamptonshire. By ensuring that, we’ll achieve better outcomes for everyone –…Read more…
Labour’s housing plans give millions priced out of housing real hope, says UNISON
Thursday 19 April 2018 For immediate release Commenting on Labour’s plans to build a million ‘genuinely affordable’ properties over 10 years, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “It’s great…Read more…
‘Financially squeezed’
About 3,000 NHS workers at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn are facing swingeing hikes to their car parking charges that threaten to wipe out the proposed NHS pay rise. Unite said…Read more…
‘Ambitious plan’
Unite welcomed the Labour Party’s new housing policy review, which was launched today (April 19) by shadow housing secretary John Healy and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. The Housing for the…Read more…
Concrete maker row settled
The long running dispute at Essex concrete maker Tarmac Building Products Ltd has been resolved after a deal safeguarding against the creation of a two tier workforce was agreed. The…Read more…