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Live reports from delegation to Palestine – please support the boycott policy
Fourth report from a delegation to Palestine and Israel by Sam Macartney, UNISON Scotland International Chair: Day 5:Â Went to Hebron and was not surprised by the number of Israeli solders surrounding this city.
A few hundred Israeli settlers have live in Hebron since 1982. There have always been some issues but this has increased dramatically over the last 20 years. Ever since Israel’sRead more…
Hundreds of Co Durham teaching assistants protest at pay cut plans
County council’s plans could see vital school staff lose £1,000 to £5,000 a year
The article Hundreds of Co Durham teaching assistants protest at pay cut plans first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
‘Light it up blue’
Big-hearted Unite members working for Rolls Royce in Derby have forked out £2,000 to light up their plant in blue to raise aware of autism which affects 700,000 people in the UK. Global icons…Read more…
Rebalanced economy hopes dashed
The makers appear to be marching away from the UK, as the latest figures on manufacturing, productivity and trade reveal any nascent economic recovery to be nothing more than a mirage. …Read more…
Driver Only Operation (DOO) and Keep the Guard on the Train Campaign
To All Branches, Regional Offices & Regional Councils Circular No IR/99/16 Our Ref: BR2/0146 Dear…Read more…
National Support
It’s perhaps the most famous horserace of all with six hundred million people watching live on TV – the world stops for the Grand National. This year however punters in Northern Ireland…Read more…
Employment is at record levels – so what’s the problem?
The employment rate at 74.1 per cent is at record levels, and the unemployment rate at 5.1 per cent has returned to pre-recession levels. These are strong employment figures, yet while the numbers are healthy there are still concerns about the quality …Read more…
Vote for investment in public services, Scots urged
UNISON Scotland launches manifesto for 5 May Scottish Parliament poll: Public services and the good society
The article Vote for investment in public services, Scots urged first appeared on the…Read more…
NUJ courses for freelancers
Brighton branch freelance members may be interested in attending either or both of the NUJ freelancing business one-day training courses coming up soon in London. They are:
Getting Started As A…Read more…
Devastating cuts
Spending cuts for Labour councils are more than five times higher than for Tory councils, new Labour Party research has revealed. By the end of Parliament Labour held local authorities will…Read more…
HS2-TUC partnership: A major opportunity for workers, industry and passengers alike
No one person, organisation or body is more critical to the success of HS2 than the workforce that will build it. And that’s why everyone involved in HS2 has a responsibility to that workforce and must be committed to upholding the highest standards in every aspect of employment.
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Nothing to hide?
After three days of evasion David Cameron has been forced to admit that he benefited from a tax-free offshore trust his father set up. The revelation, coming after days of partial responses to…Read more…
Council’s proposals to slash teaching assistants’ pay are disgraceful
When Durham councillors meet next week, they should think again about this senseless cut. And those councils currently considering similar action should do likewise. For our the sake of our…Read more…
Live reports from delegation to Palestine – illegal settlements, demolition and displacement
Fourth report from a delegation to Palestine and Israel by Sam Macartney, UNISON Scotland International Chair: Day 4 Jerusalem: Two scheduled meetings for today and a chance to see the illegal settlements which the Israeli government are helping to build and saying their not.
Furniture tossed on the street
UN you need to see a good optician. Illegal settlements spring up in East Jerusalem atRead more…
Big is not always better. Merger between L&Q, Hyde and East Thames Housing Associations
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Clinical trials of promising Cuban monoclonal antibody expanded
Registered in Cuba to treat head, neck, brain (in children and adults), esophageal and more recently, pancreatic tumors, with encouraging results, the humanized monoclonal antibody, nimotuzumab, is…Read more…
Government confirms future financial pain for healthcare students, says UNISON
The government’s health bursaries consultation launched today (Thursday) will saddle nursing students with huge debts of up to £50,000, says UNISON. UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “This…Read more…
The public need to understand how the productivity fallacy supports spending cuts
It is difficult for the public to appreciate how fundamental a specific interpretation of ‘productivity’ is to supporting the government’s fiscal policy. It is even more difficult to comprehend that this interpretation is primarily a policy-based or ideological judgement, based on the thinnest…Read more…
Print is not dead: Bristol NUJ supports journalists’ fringe meeting
Print Is Not Dead Fringe Event at National Union of Journalists Delegate Meeting, supported by Bristol Branch NUJ A brief look at how independent hyperlocal and local publishers can thrive in…Read more…