Authority makes commitment to ensure staff are treated with respect
The article Rotherham Council signs UNISON’s ethical care charter first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Integrity? Authority? Unity?
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Laura Parker: Why I’m backing Keir Starmer for Labour leader
This is a really positive endorsement from the Momentum’s national coordinator until 2019, and who had previously worked as private secretary to Jeremy Corbyn. This shows the breath of support for Keir and he is the one who is best placed to unite…Read more…
Allied Bakeries win
Allied Bakeries workers have voted to accept an improved pay offer and so called off planned industrial action, ending the threat of disruption to pancake supply ahead of Pancake Day. The result,…Read more…
Why the new points-based immigration system threatens everyone’s rights at work
Government plans for new restrictions on migrant workers will make it easier for bad bosses to undercut and exploit everyone who works.Read more…
Points-based immigration system slammed
Large labour shortages are predicted after the government unveiled its latest post-Brexit immigration plans which will bar both EU and non-EU migrant workers from securing visas for jobs paying less…Read more…
Review: Hitler’s Death: The Case Against Conspiracy, by Luke Daly-Groves
Adolf Hitler killed himself on 30 April 1945 in his bunker in Berlin. He did not escape to Argentina in a U-boat. He did not go into hiding in a monastery in Tibet. He was…Read more…
Immigration plans “spell disaster for care sector”, says UNISON
Ending the supply of workers will leave vulnerable with no support
The article Immigration plans “spell disaster for care sector”, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Answering big questions by starting small – Developing the WorkSmart prototype
The TUC’s WorkSmart project explores how unions could engage with young workers who have little awareness of us. Over the last two years we’ve developed an idea that could appeal to young workers….Read more…
‘Sinister in the extreme’
The BBC and press freedom have this year come under repeated attacks from an emboldened and increasingly authoritarian Tory government. In its most recent broadside against the BBC, a ‘senior…Read more…
Nevada: Bump in the road for Sanders?
Next Saturday (22 February) voters in Nevada will participate in caucuses to choose their 48 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Early voting has already begun. According to the latest…Read more…
Newham education chief slams government funding for ‘most vulnerable’ pupils
Hat tip Newham Recorder (NB Children in pic are not SEND) “The council chief responsible for education has slammed the government over how it funds education for the “most vulnerable”.
Newham Council is proposing to change how it allo…Read more…
How pension funds can invest responsibly
In the last few months, I have completed three projects on Responsible Investment (also known as Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)) in the pensions sector. One a broad policy paper and two…Read more…
HSBC jobs cull
Urgent talks have been called for with HSBC bosses to discuss the ‘serious implications’ for UK staff after the bank announced it will axe 35,000 jobs globally, Unite said today (February 18). …Read more…
‘Like a scene from the Godfather’
A number of councillors are waging an unprovoked vendetta against employees of Attleborough town council in the historic Norfolk market town, Unite said today (February 18). Unite, which…Read more…
Why working people won’t be celebrating over a decade of lost wages
Why has it taken the government twelve years to get wages back to pre-crisis levels?Read more…
Health Secretary must make real changes to tackle NHS violence
Commenting on the latest NHS Staff Survey published today (Tuesday), UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Violence and harassment have become the new normal for NHS staff, which…Read more…
Vote Murad Qureshi For GLA List (Last chance – Poll closes Wednesday at 12 noon)
Labour ballots close Wednesday – Please help me get back on the GLA & take the fight to the Tories
“Dear Member,
Reminder: Deadline to vote is 12 noon on Wednesday 19th February Murad Qureshi
Please make every effort to vote if you have…Read more…
Councils need some serious funding if they are to return to large-scale housebuilding
This is an article for Inside Housing magazine A week after the General Election Swindon Council leader David Renard wrote … MoreRead more…
Zero-hours contracts – ban them now
Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in jobs so insecure they’re unable to plan childcare or budget for groceries. Read more…