Unite, which is supporting 65 core participants at the Grenfell Inquiry has written to Benita Mehra, who was appointed as an expert adviser to the inquiry by the prime minister shortly before…Read more…
‘Perfect storm’
In an update on Wednesday’s (January 22) story, politicians and industry experts have weighed in on the latest news that JLR is to axe 500 jobs at its Halewood plant in Merseyside. Labour MP…Read more…
Police branches welcome new maternity support
Chief constables in Norfolk and Suffolk agree to increase maternity support leave by a third
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Library workers: have you experienced abuse at work?
“I’ve also had customers hurl racist abuse at me and others have refused to be served by me.”
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‘We keep fighting’
On Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27) this year, we also mark the 25th anniversary of the Bosnian genocide which is the largest incidence of mass murder in Europe since the Second World War. …Read more…
Come and Meet Keir Starmer in Stratford Monday 27 January 6.30pm
Keir will be at the historic Old Town Hall in Stratford on Monday 27 January 2020. Arrive at 6.30pm for 6.45pm start.
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New NHS community response teams show the need for social care investment, says UNISON
Solving problems caused by care underfunding
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‘Bad faith’ pay talks
Unite has accused the Ministry of Defence of acting with bad faith during pay negotiations. The MoD had tabled a pay offer of 11.5 per cent over three years to all civilian staff. While the…Read more…
Welcome ‘first step’ for grieving parents
Unite has called on the government to extend bereavement leave to those who have lost a close relative or suffered a miscarriage following the announcement today (January 23) that grieving parents…Read more…
Unity over Division
Unite campaigns to challenge the rise of the far-right
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‘It’s our responsibility to kick racism out of our society’
Show Racism the Red Card launches this year’s schools competition at UNISON Centre
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Patel’s terrorism plans mean more resources needed for probation
UNISON warns that money will need to be provided in this year’s budget and spending review
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Why the Georgian Experiment matters to Russia today
This is the speech I gave in Moscow on 16 January 2020 to mark the publication of The Experiment: Georgia’s Forgotten Revolution 1918-1921 in Russian. First of all, I would like to thank the…Read more…
Busy Labour Movement Day
This morning (Wednesday) started off with a 9am tour and presentation at Anchor House in Canning Town with Councillor colleagues. Anchor House is a former Seaman’s mission which is now is a charity that specialises in supporting single homeless adults….Read more…
Local government employers accused of creating “unnecessary” pay delay
The three unions representing council workers have today (Wednesday) expressed disappointment at the local government employers’ failure to make them a pay offer – more than six months after they…Read more…
‘Profits before people’
Members of Unite employed at Gatwick Airport are moving towards industrial action, following the overwhelming rejection of Gatwick Airport Limited’s (GAL) pay offer. Following pay negotiations…Read more…
‘Significantly improved’ offer
Unite shop stewards have agreed to suspend all-out strike action, due to start on Friday (January 24), after the bread and flour firm Hovis made a new pay offer. Ahead of the strike that has…Read more…
‘Fresh blow to car industry’
Unite has described the announcement that there will further job losses at JLR’s Halewood plant in Merseyside as a ‘fresh blow to the car industry’. Unite understands that the redundancies are…Read more…
Joe
An old geezer down our boozer He says his name is Joe. The numbers on his arm explain A life of pain and woe. Someone said he was German – Or he might have been a Pole Who as a child saw the…Read more…
Care workers win in Bath
Care and health workers have been told that their roles will be returning to Bath and North East Somerset Council
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