Union wins praise from Welsh government minister for identifying concerns at Betsi Cadwaladr hospitals
The article Health minister praises UNISON listening campaign first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Why CETA has implications for Scottish Water
The CETA trade agreement could lock in water privatisation in England and have implications for Scottish Water.
The Council of Canadians has warned that if the Canada-European Union Comprehensive…Read more…
FE members vote for action on pay
Industrial action ballot sees 2-1 vote for strike and 4-1 for other action in English further education colleges
The article FE members vote for action on pay first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Boost for steel
The hard-pressed UK steel industry gained a much-needed fillip as Sheffield Forgemasters received a £30 million support package from three of the country’s leading manufacturers. Unite today…Read more…
GDP, Inflation and Optimism Bias
January contains a number of key dates: New Year’s Day is obviously a big one, blue Monday – the day which some deeply dubious psychology has identified as the most depressing of the year; and it heralds the first release of the fourth quarter and thus calendar year GDP figures for the previous…Read more…
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland
Consolidating Monopoly Right The focus of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is holding its annual meeting January 20-23 in Davos, Switzerland, centres on the monopolies and the powerful private…Read more…
Cider support
Unite is committed to providing every support for workers at the Shepton Mallet Cider after a mass meeting today (January 29) over the planned closure of the historic factory. The union, which…Read more…
Clarity call
Unite is calling on the Prime Minister to clarify the UK government’s long-term plan for the oil and gas sector amid rising workforce fears of a ‘race to the bottom’ across the UK Continental Shelf….Read more…
Clarity call
Unite is calling on the Prime Minister to clarify the UK government’s long-term plan for the oil and gas sector amid rising workforce fears of a ‘race to the bottom’ across the UK Continental Shelf….Read more…
Barnet UNISON respond to CUTS to Adult Social Services
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The ugly game
Len McCluskey is spearheading the fight against the exploitation of migrant workers building Qatar’s football World Cup showpiece in 2022. The Unite general secretary has secretly visited the…Read more…
‘Human tragedy’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey shares his thoughts after going undercover with The Mirror in a Qatar labour camp, where they find labourers working to get the city ready for the 2022 World Cup…Read more…
The Trade Union Bill 2015: history repeats itself?
29 January 2016
By Adrian Williamson QC, Keating Chambers
The Conservatives argue that their Trade Union Bill is a necessary response to current union abuses. In truth, the Bill is reminiscent of…Read more…
Councils still insisting on 15 minute homecare visits
UNISON has revealed today that 74% of local authorities in England are still limiting homecare visits for their elderly, ill and disabled residents to just 15 minutes.
The article Councils still…Read more…
Unified Pay Update – Please read
Dear Colleagues
Barnet Council issued the following statement yesterday Thursday 28 January 2016:
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Capita Pension letter sent out in error
Women farm workers in South Africa win equal pay, defeat zero hours
Women workers organised by radical South African union CSAAWU win gender equality and permanent jobs.Read more…
Three quarters of councils still insisting on 15 minute homecare visits for elderly and disabled people, reveals UNISON report
Three quarters (74 per cent) of local authorities in England are still limiting homecare visits for their elderly, ill and disabled residents to just 15 minutes, says UNISON in a report published…Read more…
Newham United Against Austerity: Launch event Saturday 30 January 2pm Stratford with John McDonnell MP
This was in the “Newham Recorder” letters page this week.
“Dear Editor
I am writing to invite Newham Residents to the inaugural meeting of a new campaigning organisation for our Borough, “Newham United Against Austerity”.
We have a special guest speaker for our launch, John McDonnell…Read more…
Agency theory versus "shareholders are owners"
Here is Eugene Fama an early paper on agency theory:
ownership of capital should not be confused with owner- ship of the firm. Each factor in a firm is owned by somebody. The firm is just the set of contracts covering the way inputs are joined to …Read more…