22 February 2016
By Michelle Singleton, UNISON Policy Unit
The Enterprise Bill, now on its Second Reading in the House of Commons and under debate today, legislates to cap exit payments to public…Read more…
UK and US union pension funds fear for Pearson PLC business plans
Serious concerns about the performance of Pearson PLC, the world’s biggest education publisher, have prompted a trans-Atlantic alliance of pension funds – which includes UNISON’s staff pension fund –…Read more…
UNISON Housing Association Branch AGM Monday 22 Feb 2016 at House of Commons
Please attend if at all possible. Sadiq is passionate about Housing and this should be a really “interesting” meeting (with social afterwards). Read more…
Newham Council Budget 2016/2017 – my comments
Councillors were asked to submit questions and comments on the proposed Newham Council budget for consideration by the Mayor at the Cabinet meeting last Thursday. I was unable to attend this public meeting since it was at 5pm and I had a work commitmen…Read more…
EU referendum campaign begins: let’s put workers first
This morning an edited version of this piece was in the Sunday Mirror, with the alternative point of view put by Michael Gove MP. His remark that “membership of the EU prevents us being able to…Read more…
Resistance as Greek bailout demands pension reforms
Posted on February 18, 2016 by C Greece Solidarity Campaign January and February have seen an angry mass campaign of protests, demonstrations and strikes across Greece against the raft of measures…Read more…
The Trade Union Bill, Plan A and Plan B
Wednesday’s meeting of UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) received positive reports of the lobbying being done by our Union in the House of Lords (and Commons) to try to limit the damage the Trade Union Bill may do to our movement.
Whilst reports of the work of UNISON officials received by…Read more…
Where does the Chancellor now stand, as calls for public spending and ending reliance on monetary policy grow ever louder?
Prompted in part by the OECD’s latest warnings, more and more commentators are now arguing for expansionary policies. They argue that with the monetary policy near exhausted, governments need to step up and spend. The OECD set matters in motion. In their latest economic report (here; chief…Read more…
Aslef says Get Out of EU gravy train
Morning Star TRAIN drivers have become the latest group of workers to swing behind a vote against EU membership, the Morning Star can reveal today. Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to scrap…Read more…
Workers have had to struggle to make headway while the EU Social agenda and the 48-hour working time directive stands idly by.
Two major employers on the Isle of Wight attempted to impose anti-social “productivity” packages on workers in recent years and the workers and their unions still had to invoke their…Read more…
Action For Children – “Well run charties do not treat their staff with contempt”
UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentice, attacks the Charity “Action For Children” after 73.5% of members vote for strike action.
Believe me, for Charity workers to vote this way must mean that they are being treated with complete and utter disdain b…Read more…
General Secretary ERS Election Report 2015
Some positive news yesterday on the UNISON website about the return by the independent Election Reform Society on the recent General Secretary Election :- In response this statement by UNISON lay president Wendy Nichols“UNISON has now received the final report from the Electoral…Read more…
EU Rail Directive [91/440/EC] :
First Railway Directive From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The First Railway Directive 91/440/EC (with amendments, also called the “First Railway Package”) is European Union Directive…Read more…
PCS:: HMRC abandon workers’ right to be accompanied at meetings with managers over redeployment:
Employer rips up the right to be accompanied at 1:1s 18 February 2016 PCS calls on members to register protest. HMRC set to face mountain of appeals. HMRC have announced that they are issuing…Read more…
Cameron’s EU Deal… What’s So Special?
Well, BBC Breakfast this morning has wall to wall coverage of the UK’s Special Status in the EU. Cameron has triumphantly marched back from Brussels telling us he has secured a deal that lets us stay…Read more…
I never cease to be impressed by the great work our local reps do
One of the greatest pleasures is spending time with UNISON members in their branches and talking to them about their struggles and their successes.
The article I never cease to be impressed by the…Read more…
Blacklisting exposes Trade Union Bill’s folly
Britain’s blacklisting scandal, which saw thousands of construction union reps victimised or denied work for raising safety concerns, provides ‘clear proof’ of the dangers posed by the government’s…Read more…
Waterloo Branch Meeting
UNISON Greater London Housing Association AGM 2016: Branch Secretary’s report.
My UNISON branch AGM is 6pm Monday 22 February at the House of Commons, Committee room 19.
We are the guests of Sadiq Khan MP, Labour Candidate for London Mayor, who is our keynote speaker. This is my report to the AGM as the branch secretary.
“2015…Read more…
HSBC HQ stays in London, but workers force change globally
Victory for 250,000 HSBC workers has helped to create an alliance within UNI to address global concerns and grievances.Read more…