Dangerous cost cutting has turned more than 80 military training grounds into “death traps” Unite has warned, after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) allowed ‘look out’ firing range wardens to be…Read more…
The government’s plans to axe the NHS bursary place our health service in jeopardy
We need to find a way to address the funding crisis facing students in the NHS – but not by plunging those same students into debt, and putting the future of our health service on the line.
The…Read more…
Someone on our side
Londoners will decide the future of their city in tomorrow’s (May 5) mayoral election. It’s set to be a contest between Labour MP for Tooting Sadiq Khan and Tory MP for Richmond Park and North…Read more…
Another report confirms #Brexit would cause massive uncertainty for working people
The House of Lords’ influential European Union Committee has produced another important report ahead of the EU referendum on 23 June. Following their earlier report in March calling for more attention to be paid to the interests of working people, today’s report emphasises the years of…Read more…
Hrvatski Zvučnici svugdje, pridružite se sindikatu!
OMG how cool is this? A little video about unions that I shot in my lunchbreak 7 years ago has just been remade by trade unionists in Croatia – in Croatian! This really surprised me as I know…Read more…
Greens present draft EU law on whistleblower protection as Deltour trial continues
The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament are presenting a draft for a new EU directive on whistleblower protection, in the face of the continued failure on the part of the European Commission…Read more…
“Remember the dead but fight for the Living”: Workers Memorial Day 2016
Please see attached photo and press release on behalf of UNISON Housing Associations Branch, Newham NUT, Newham United Against Austerity and West Ham Labour TULO.
Last Thursday 28 April Trade Unionists and Labour Party supporters gathered around the “Clasped Hands” statue in Three Mills Green,…Read more…
Brexit arguments on working time don’t add up
The main workplace rights to be targeted for supporters of Leaving the EU at next month’s referendum are around working time (although protection against discrimination, fairness for agency workers and health and safety are also in the frame.) Leave campaigners claim that the Working Time Directive…Read more…
Brexit is not the answer to the new generation of free trade agreements
By Adrian Weir The cat is out of the bag – the publication last week of the LSE report on the Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions within the Transatlantic Trade & Investment…Read more…
Manufacturing is essential to the UK’s economy — and it depends on EU membership
The Brexiters’ alternative is a zero-hours, low-skill, low-paid economy Economics professor Patrick Minford, who supports the Brexit campaign, said recently that ‘if we left the EU, it seems…Read more…
Tip top result
Business secretary Sajid Javid sided with Unite as the government published yesterday (May 1) a long-awaited report on tipping practices in restaurants and hotels. In what Unite officer for…Read more…
UNISON rep wins praise for work on stress
Health and safety rep Scott Donohoe praised after being awarded the STUC Frank Maguire award
The article UNISON rep wins praise for work on stress first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Ask your MP to speak up for student health professionals
Help save the NHS bursary for student nurses, midwives and other health professionals in England
The article Ask your MP to speak up for student health professionals first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Hardworking, dedicated school staff are being driven towards the exit door
Unless the government gets their act together, many of these invaluable public servants will leave their jobs – and their skills and talents will be lost to schools and children alike.
The article…Read more…
Millions have been wasted on failed baseline. It’s time to listen to ATL members
Last week, education secretary Nicky Morgan appeared before the Education Select Committee to defend some of the controversial proposals in the white paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere. She…Read more…
Lawyers confirm #Brexit would put your rights at work at risk
Today GQ Employment Law LLP has issued a report endorsing TUC concerns that Brexit could endanger rights at work. The ’boutique’ law firm suggests that weekly working time limits could well be under threat, along with overtime pay, and requirements to consult before mass…Read more…
Australia’s migration system wouldn’t work here either
When supporters of tougher immigration controls are asked what system they would introduce, they often point to Australia’s points-based system. I often get the feeling that this is as much an appeal to old Commonwealth ties as much as a rational answer to the question, with potentially…Read more…
As death returns to May Day protests, Turkey is sliding back into dictatorship
We – and colleagues in the Turkish trade union movement – have been writing about the struggles of the Turkish trade union movement on Stronger Unions for years. At one point, things were…Read more…
Schools face exodus of support staff over workload stress, says UNISON survey
More than half (52%) of school support staff across the UK have experienced stress, anxiety or depression as they struggle to cope with their workloads, according to a new survey published today…Read more…
World Press Freedom Day 2016
There must be no hiding place for those who attack journalists or undermine media freedom…Read more…