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Ballot starts today but I have not received anything yet except this email below from the Party. Will post next in support of Angela.
Dear John,
The ballot for the Leadership and Deputy Leadership elections as well as the NEC elections and…Read more…
Unite, which represents workers at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is seeking urgent answers following the announcement that the organisation is planning to sell its construction…Read more…
Looking for a job in support of a progressive cause? CLASS (Centre for Labour & Social Studies), whose offices are based at Unite’s headquarters in Holborn in London, is seeking a highly…Read more…
This is the diary of Counte Folke Bernadotte, the United Nations Mediator sent to manage the truce between Israeli and Arab forces during the War of Independence and also to make progress toward a…Read more…
Union Energy will stop being a UNISON Living endorsed offer for members on Sunday 8 March
The article Union Energy – important announcement first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Last Wednesday (February 19) UniteLive highlighted the government’s new ‘points-based’ immigration system. Now, we investigate further with a series of features about what these new…Read more…
Gathering of All Union Members Thursday 27th Feb @ 2pm Cenotaph Stoke City Council This is prior to the Full Council meeting Once again your unions invite you to make your feelings clear and your voices heard to the elected … Continue reading …Read more…
Off message but I think a lovely picture from a run (more truthfully a very slow jog) on Saturday morning around Wanstead flats and Jubilee Pond (managed as part of Epping Forest by the City of London).
When I first moved to Forest Gate, the pond was …Read more…
“Affordable rent is a new funding model, which involves three main changes: housing providers can charge higher rents for affordable … MoreRead more…
AFG: Reverse your immoral decision to make UNISON Convenor Peter Moorhead redundant and stop victimising your employees who are members of trade unions. SIGN PETITION HERE
Why is this important?
I’m Peter Moorhead, I have worked for social care provi…Read more…
1/ We need a leader from the left with the personal attributes of integrity, professionalism and leadership. If you think character doesn’t matter, you weren’t on the doorstep…
2/ Keir is firmly on the left – albeit a different left than the Corbyn/…Read more…
It’s LGBT History Month, so there’s no better time to explore UNISON’s contribution to the struggle for equality
The article A union that keeps making LGBT+ history first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Commenting on reports that the UK’s largest housing association Clarion is to hike employee pension contributions to 22.9 per cent a year, Unite regional officer Matt Freeman said today, (February…Read more…
Unite announced the suspension of two separate strikes on Friday (February 21) to allow for further talks. Lifeguards at Blackburn and Darwen leisure centres have suspended strike action this…Read more…
Negotiating with management can be a scary prospect. Asking for ‘more’ or ‘better’ is a vital part of trade union activity but it often makes people feel awkward or as if they are making trouble. …Read more…
UNISON has launched a Housing manifesto. Over 1 million people are waiting on the housing list in England alone. While only 6500 social rented homes were built in 2017/18.
Do the maths.
60% of the housing budget goes on supporting home ownership (and…Read more…
JOINT TRADE UNION UPDATE FOLLOWING CABINET MEETING The joint trade unions would like to thank the large numbers of members that were able to attend the protest. And a thank you for the messages of solidarity received by those who … Continue readi…Read more…
UNISON campaigning sees Middlesbrough council drop privatisation plan
The article Council cleaners celebrate after seeing off outsourcing threat first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…