It’s an open secret – most recently brought to public attention after allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein – that sexual harassment is common in workplaces around the world. …Read more…
‘Families will go hungry’
“Small businesses are the backbone of the UK,” prime minister Theresa May said just over a year ago. But she failed to reveal just how broken this backbone would be under government plans for…Read more…
Give councils and schools the cash to fund a decent pay rise and protect services
The government needs to recognise the importance of the jobs council and school workers do
The article Give councils and schools the cash to fund a decent pay rise and protect services first…Read more…
Is David Davis trying to bring a 'no deal' Brexit back from the dead?
The last minute late night deal done on Friday to keep negotiations over Brexit going was widely assumed to have put the final nail in the coffin of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, but is David Davis…Read more…
London UNISON Regional Finance Convenor Nomination Request
John Gray Standing for: Regional Finance Convenor
Nominations close this Thursday 14 December 2017 5pm
I am currently the Regional Finance Convenor, and firmly believe that strong management of our member’s money is the foundation to organising campaigns that deliver for our members. In the best…Read more…
#McStrike shows us that collective bargaining is a fundamental human right
War on Want is determined to support McDonald’s workers as they defend their rights. All of those who believe in freedom should do the same.Read more…
UNISON Housing Associations Labour Link AGM 2017 – Keynote speaker John Healey MP
Many thanks to John Healey, Labour Member of Parliament for Wentworth and Dearne in South Yorkshire and Shadow Secretary of State for Housing and Planning, for being our keynote speaker at the event, which took place in the House of Commons.
It was to…Read more…
Labour Party Sexual Harassment Policy
“The Labour Party has a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and will take all complaints of this nature extremely seriously.
Should you experience any behaviour that you feel amounts to sexual harassment either towards yourself or another mem…Read more…
‘Scrooge’ boss about-face?
Unite has welcomed the decision of the management at the 3M factory in Newtown Aycliffe, County Durham, to reverse their previous pronouncement and allow workers to enjoy a Christmas holiday. …Read more…
‘Pay justice’ now call
Trade unions Unite and GMB have tabled a pay claim on behalf of local government craftworkers, which is seeking a downpayment on ‘pay justice’ for members. The workers who are covered by the…Read more…
Save Bombardier jobs
A Unite delegation representing Northern Ireland Bombardier workers will be in Montreal and Washington D.C. next week for a whirlwind lobbying push to safeguard UK jobs ahead of the US department of…Read more…
Fair pay now
Members of Unite working in local government joined with the pay pinch Grinch to deliver a Christmas card to HM Treasury urging chancellor Philip Hammond to show some Christmas spirit and fund a…Read more…
Mass protest at Tory outrage result
Provocative plans to hold a Tory party celebration at the National Coal Mining Museum have been cancelled following a mass outcry. Shameless Dewsbury County Conservative Association planned to…Read more…
West Ham Ward Councillor Report 7 December 2017
Councillor Report to Ward 7 December 2017 WEST HAM WARD LABOUR PARTY
tel: 0203 373 2615 or email John.Gray@newham.gov.uk
This is my bi-monthly written report. In October both I and my fellow ward member, John Whitworth, attended and passed …Read more…
‘Dancing on our grave’
Unite Live caught up with Chris Peace and John Dunn from the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC). Here they express their disgust at the news that shameless Tories are planning to hold a party…Read more…
GE job slash threat
Unite warned General Electric (GE) of cutting ‘too far, too fast’ and demanded guarantees on ‘no compulsory’ redundancies after the firm announced restructuring plans which put the future of 1,100…Read more…
Never forget
A candle light vigil will be held at St George’s Hall tomorrow (December 8) to remember a Liverpool hospital worker employed by ISS who tragically died this time last year, and to continue the…Read more…
‘Refuse and revoke’
When Transport for London (TfL) ruled it would not renew Uber’s operating licence in the capital in September, the decision shocked many – not least of which the tech firm itself, which first…Read more…
‘Pay pinch’ Grinch demo
Members of Unite working in local government will be joined by the Christmas pay pinch Grinch tomorrow (December 8) to hand in a giant Christmas card to HM Treasury urging the chancellor Philip…Read more…
MoD ‘cost-cutting scandal’
The cost-cutting ‘scandal’ for employees working at Ministry of Defence (MoD) establishments in the south of England has been compounded by the awarding of a new contract to ESS. The low paid…Read more…