The Scottish Budget is debated at Stage 3 in parliament tomorrow. While there is plenty of pain for all public services, it is local government that is bearing the brunt of austerity in…Read more…
UNISON Scotland’s next Green Network meeting is this Saturday, Glasgow
Reminder for all UNISON members interested in climate change!
Come to our next Green Network meeting in Glasgow – this Saturday, 27 February.
Guest speaker Ric Lander, from Friends of the Earth Scotland, will be speaking mainly on pensions disinvestment campaigns, but will be referring also to fracking and other important policy areas.
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TTIP: ‘Real and serious threat’
The government has repeatedly dismissed fears that an EU-US trade deal, currently being negotiated in secret, would threaten the National Health Service. Critics have long warned that clauses…Read more…
Bill’s tip dipping
Bill’s restaurant is the latest chain to be accused of keeping tips left for waiting staff by customers. Bill’s is one of the fastest growing restaurant chains. It has 67 restaurants…Read more…
After just one primary, Bernie Sanders is the most successful socialist politician in the US in 80 years
As someone who enjoys political history and playing around with numbers, here are the vote totals for democratic socialist candidates for US president since 1900, when Eugene Debs first ran. In 1924,…Read more…
Help us inspire members in a time of crisis
U magazine wants to highlight how the union helps members’ wellbeing
The article Help us inspire members in a time of crisis first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Legal Update: Holiday Pay.
Circular No NP/ 70 /16To All Branches, Regional Offices & Regional CouncilsOur Ref: L/2/201623rd January 2016 Dear Colleagues,Legal Update: Holiday Pay. Further to…Read more…
Apology from Jon Rogers
UNISON has been asked to publish an apology agreed by Jon Rogers, arising from written comments that Mr Rogers made about UNISON’s general secretary, Dave Prentis, in connection with the recent…Read more…
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TTIP deal poses ‘real and serious risk’ to NHS, says leading QC
Guardian Unite union set to present law expert’s advice to government, who they believe have kept Britain in the dark over deal’s potential impact on health service Nurses demonstrate against…Read more…
Tata Steel: deal in the offing?
As private equity firm Greybull Capital may be set to take control of Tata Steel’s Long Products division in Scunthorpe in April as part of a £400m deal to rescue the operation, steel unions have…Read more…
A ‘hidden history’
“Who hates the miners? Thatcher. Who else? The police, the public and the tabloid press,” says the character of legendary campaigner, Mark Ashton, to fellow activist Mike Jackson, during a Gay Pride…Read more…
Open Plus/Staff less Libraries – Danish Union response
Statement from Tine Jorgensen, Chair of the Danish Union of Librarians
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Open + /Unstaffed Libraries – But it is very Different in Denmark
Open + /Unstaffed Libraries – It’s Different in Denmark
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Swaziland’s feudal dictatorship blocks public sector pay protests
If you think the Tory attempts to prevent unions opposing cuts in the public sector through the Trade Union Bill are bad, spare a thought for the public sector unions in Swaziland, sub-Saharan…Read more…
#TUBill will limit the amount of paid time off for public sector reps
A new report from the TUC on the benefits of paid time off for union reps provides evidence that the Government’s attack on facility time in the public sector is wrong-headed. The proposals in the. This is the culmination of a campaign waged by the political right against workplace representation…Read more…
UNISON victory on holiday pay – implications for branches
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Today’s news about the positive result secured by UNISON in the case of Lock -v- British Gas may have positive implications beyond the case of those like Mr Lock, a salesman, who earned commission (which was not, but…Read more…
Iran: what does ending sanctions mean for workers?
Iran is returning to the international community, as the nuclear weapons programme is ended and sanctions are being abandoned. Throughout the diplomatic standoff, unions globally and here in the UK…Read more…
UNISON secures holiday pay ruling for workers earning commission at Employment Appeal Tribunal
Case: British Gas Trading Limited v Mr Z J Lock & Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills UNISON has today (Monday 22 February) successfully defended an appeal at the Employment…Read more…
Victory for the Airbus 8: to strike is not a crime!
Earlier this month, thousands of trade unionists marched in Madrid, Spain under the slogan “to strike is not a crime” to show solidarity with eight trade union activists on trial for…Read more…