The House of Commons Health Committee publishes a report on the nursing workforce
The article The government must turn back the tide on NHS nursing shortages, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
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The House of Commons Health Committee publishes a report on the nursing workforce
The article The government must turn back the tide on NHS nursing shortages, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
UK sick pay for self-employed and jobless people is "manifestly inadequate", according to the European committee on social rights.Read more…
While GDP growth at the end of the year is up to 0.5% on a rising global tide, this has been a bad year.Read more…
I am due to speak at this seminar about work done in promoting more creative and sustainable use of local government pension funds in the session “Leveraging Local Finance”
“Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Andrew Gwynn…Read more…
Hundreds of Unite members will come together in central Manchester this Friday (January 26) in a joint demonstration. Workers on three separate disputes in Manchester (Manchester…Read more…
Failed outsourcing firm Carillion continued making huge pay outs to its shareholders even as the hole in its pension fund grew in the seven years before the company went bust, it has been revealed….Read more…
The decision by the Post Office to quit offering mortgages in its high street Crown Offices is another ‘nail in the coffin’ of its public service remit, Unite said today (January 25). Unite,…Read more…
Tory politicians and Britain’s business elite have been linked to a sleazy charity dinner where female hostesses ordered to wear revealing outfits and black underwear were allegedly sexually…Read more…
Holocaust Memorial Day helps us to remember the atrocities against minority groups including disabled people
The article Holocaust Memorial Day and the story of disabled people first appeared on the…Read more…
There are tentative signs that the long-running shift from conventional employment to self-employment is beginning to reverse.Read more…
Custom House ward will hold the 2nd West Ham ward Labour Party trigger (out of 10) on the Newham Labour Mayor on 7.30pm Tuesday 30 January in Ascension Church, Baxter Rd, London, E16 3HJ.
I will repeat below my comments about the West Ham CLP wa…Read more…
A “Reinstate Ian Allinson – Stop victimisation of union reps” statement has been launched to put pressure on Fujitsu over my dismissal and build solidarity for the wider Fujitsu dispute.
I’ve copied the text of the statement below. The statement with …Read more…
Workers at a Japanese firm based in Wigton, Cumbria are delighted to have accepted an extra £1000 a year on their annual salary following talks between the unions and management. Following…Read more…
Workers at an engineering company in Bolton have secured a major boost to their basic pay after taking a stand. The win means workers’ basic pay will increase on average by £3,500. Earlier…Read more…
Minutes of the Annual General Meetings February 2017 – 13 February 2017 and 22 February 2017 Annual Report 2017 – a comprehensive report detailing the work of the branch for 2017 – 2017 Branch expenses policy – Branch Expenses…Read more…
The latest edition of Black Action is now available. Features in the Spring 2018 issue include: Nelson Mandela Award Inspirational Quotes Managing Stress In The Workplace There For You Croyde Bay Holiday Resort Regional New Rounds Ups A very informativ…Read more…
The latest edition of Black Action is now available. Features in the Spring 2018 issue include: Nelson Mandela Award Inspirational Quotes Managing Stress In The Workplace There For You Croyde Bay Holiday Resort Regional New Rounds Ups A very informativ…Read more…
I bought this book when it first came out and when I began reading it, for some reason it didn’t grab me and I put it aside. Having just read it now, years later, I…Read more…
With the failure of Carillion, another corporate collapse leaves thousands of workers with uncertain futures and many may face reduced pensions.Read more…
A really powerful video from the Labour Party on the true crisis in the NHS. Please watch, weep and share.Read more…