Congratulations to supporters of Keir for an unexpected but very welcome & clear victory by 82/62 votes. Angela lost out to Richard by 65/55. West Ham CLP nomination is next week. Read more…
Young Black member of the year – ‘I’m just trying to fight injustice’
Funmi Ayeni presented with inaugural award at conference in Bournemouth
The article Young Black member of the year – ‘I’m just trying to fight injustice’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
2020 Nelson Mandela Award presented to ‘pioneering’ woman
Yvonne Green honoured by Black members’ conference for going ‘above and beyond’
The article 2020 Nelson Mandela Award presented to ‘pioneering’ woman first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Our strength comes from you’, president tells conference
Josie Bird salutes UNISON’s Black members for their work in fighting back against increasing racism and intolerance
The article ‘Our strength comes from you’, president tells conference first…Read more…
‘Getting actively involved with UNISON … got me out of the abyss’
Delegates applauded Charmaine Blaze at the Black members’ conference today, when she movingly described how UNISON helped her secure a managerial role at NHS Scotland after years of being…Read more…
Automation And Closures Are Challenges – But Failure Does Not Have To Be Inevitable
By Sharon Graham, Executive Officer of Unite the Union. Morning Star, July 18th 2019 Sharon Graham explains how rebuilding the shop stewards’ movement will help develop meaningful industrial power…Read more…
Time To Say Goodbye
Bye, Bye EU (or hopefully its “au revoir”)Read more…
‘This is our time’, Prentis tells Black members
On ‘Brexit Day’ Dave Prentis spoke of the importance of protection for immigrants and justice for the Windrush generation
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Bromley libraries win
The eight-month dispute at Bromley libraries has been settled, following an agreement between Unite and the employer, Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), it was announced today (January 30). The…Read more…
‘Marvellous victory’
A dozen council tax benefit managers at Newham have hailed victory in their grading dispute, Unite said today (January 30). Unite said that its members would now receive ‘a very significant…Read more…
‘Deeply precarious situation’
Unite has demanded the UK government act now to support our automotive industry following a further 14 per cent fall in annual car production figures for 2019. The figures which were compiled…Read more…
What a start to the new decade!
In-sourcing, strike suspensions, maternity policy improvements and backing Keir Starmer for Labour leader – it’s been a busy month
The article What a start to the new decade! first appeared on the…Read more…
‘Last chance saloon’ for Harrods management
Members of Unite, employed as security guards and CCTV operators at the Harrods store in Knightsbridge have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay and unpaid work. The workers returned…Read more…
Unite: health staff welfare top priority
The welfare of health staff at Arrowe Park hospital, where those travelling from China are being quarantined because the coronavirus, needs to be a top priority, Unite said today (January 31). …Read more…
Unilever concerns
Serious questions need to be asked about Unilever’s future business strategy and its implications for jobs, following recent announcements by the consumer goods giant that it is considering dumping…Read more…
Trade really does matter – even at work
Unite executive officer Sharon Graham believes Unite’s strategy could be the starting point to develop stronger unions at work and safeguard jobs. She writes: The ‘cost of living…Read more…
Re-elected as UNISON Greater London Regional Council Officer
This morning I received notification that I had been re-elected unopposed as the UNISON Regional Finance Conveyor for Greater London Region.
UNISON is the biggest trade union in London (and the country) with some 130,000 members.
Also re-elected exis…Read more…
UNISON deal ends outsourcing at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Staff to benefit from improved, pay, pension and sickness allowances
The article UNISON deal ends outsourcing at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
West Ham All members CLP meeting for Leadership nominations – 1pm to 5pm on Saturday 8 February 2020
Dear West Ham CLP member
You may be aware we will be undergoing the leadership and deputy leadership election alongside there 3 other NEC Positions.
As per the party rules, candidates will need either 33 CLPs or 3 affiliated organisations to be on t…Read more…
‘The road to a Labour government’
“If you break it, you own it.” So says the sign in every Pottery Barn store in the USA. It is a penalty Labour’s second-referendum lobby would do well to recall. As a number of party members from…Read more…