One of the latest projects I’ve been involved with has recently gone live: Prospect, the professional’s union, has just launched their new website. I’ve been helping with the website’s new…Read more…
Activists feel stress of increasing workloads
UNISON to explore ways of supporting activists and reps in stressful situations
The article Activists feel stress of increasing workloads first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unison NDC 16 – On the Vote to Leave
UNISON Press release “Commenting on the news that the UK has voted to leave the EU, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said:
“The people have spoken, and they have made a clear call for change – and a different relationship with Europe.
“We will be working in the coming weeks and…Read more…
Conference agrees measures on supporting activists
Creative ideas for training, accreditation and mentoring all to the fore as delegates discuss helping reps
The article Conference agrees measures on supporting activists first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Trade unions must defend Corbyn
https://next.ft.com/content/a035f3d2-39c4-11e6-a780-b48ed7b6126f
It is no accident that Blairite MPs have chosen the house journal of the ruling class to seize the opportunity provided by the referendum result to try to destabilise the leadership o…Read more…
Responding to the EU Referendum – Len gets it wrong
After a campaign marked by racism, fear-mongering and lies from both the main campaigns, the result is now out – a vote to leave the EU. This isn’t the result Unite campaigned for, our union was clearly on the “Remain” side, though (thank goodness) it …Read more…
A country divided
In response to the vote by the people of the UK to leave the European Union yesterday (June 23), Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said, “Our country now faces profound change. The people…Read more…
UNISON’s response to the Referendum result – resist racism – defend Corbyn
Below I reproduce the statement issued promptly by UNISON in response to the result of the EU referendum (which is an all but unmitigated disaster for the working class).
Dave Prentis has elaborated upon this statement in addressing UNISON National Del…Read more…
UNISON vows to support young members bullied at work
‘Everyone has the right to work in a safe environment free of bullying and harassment’, delegates told
The article UNISON vows to support young members bullied at work first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Working people must not pay the price of leaving the EU
The result of the referendum is, of course, a disappointment for the TUC. We campaigned hard for Remain, because we believed that was the best option for working people’s jobs, wages and rights. But the British people have spoken – and they have voted to leave the EU. As the representatives of 6m…Read more…
UNISON statement on the EU referendum result
Over the coming weeks and months, all political leaders must think about how to address the issues that people in our communities care most about – falling incomes, insecure jobs, unaffordable…Read more…
A short post about government debt
This morning I was having a look at the Office for National Statistics’ new Population Estimates (as you do) when I came across a reference to a report they published at the end of last month, which I’m ashamed to say I missed at the time. UK Perspectives 2016: The UK in a European…Read more…
Union will fight government’s proposed ‘bill of rights’
Government plan to replace Human Rights Act is ‘the gravest threat to freedom in Britain since the Second World War’
The article Union will fight government’s proposed ‘bill of…Read more…
Injury to one — injury to all
Same-sex marriage became a hard-won reality two years ago –while it was an important milestone, the fight for LGBT rights is far from over. Homophobia still plays a pervasive and odious role…Read more…
Women’s Personal Protective Equipment: One size does not fit all
Today is National Women in Engineering Day, but for many women it will be another day of coping with ill-fitting and uncomfortable PPE. A new online survey run by Prospect tapped into a deep vein of frustration. Only 29% of the more than 3,000 respondents reported that the PPE they wear is designed…Read more…
Slim chance
New Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that bungling Chancellor George Osborne has overshot borrowing targets for 2015/2016 by £2.7bn and is on course to miss them again this year….Read more…
The Silence of the Goats
In thirteen years on UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) I have rarely been called upon to speak at our National Delegate Conference.
As an NEC member I may only attend Conference in that capacity and may not speak other than on a subject agreed …Read more…
UNISON will promote ‘public interest test’ to combat outsourcing
Union remains committed to stopping the march of privatisation of public services
The article UNISON will promote ‘public interest test’ to combat outsourcing first appeared on the…Read more…
Don’t forget to vote today
I believe that we can have that better Britain inside Europe, but however you vote today, remember to exercise your democratic right and vote. Because you can be sure that those who work to undermine…Read more…
Big browser is watching you
Photo by Jess Hurd
23 June 2016
By Michelle Stanistreet, General Secretary of the NUJ
The Investigatory Powers Bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords on Monday 27 June, contains a…Read more…