North-East council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
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North-East council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
The article Hartlepool signs up for ethical care first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON launches a survey report into the impact of housing costs on London’s public service workers
The article Rising housing costs forcing public service workers out of London, says UNISON first…Read more…
If the Bolsheviks had never seized power a century ago this month, probably the most famous Georgian of the twentieth century would have been Irakli Tsereteli. Tsereteli was one of the leading…Read more…
Jane Slater has been elected unopposed to the North West female seat
The article Local government ballot result first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
(post from Labourlist on Saturday by my ward Councillor Seyi Akiwowo)Earlier this year I received a wave of hateful online abuse and harassment after a video of me speaking at the European Parliament went viral. On one hand, the online world is merely …Read more…
After the Budget failed to deliver for public service workers’ pay, the fight moves on
The article The campaign for your pay rise continues first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
NHS Trust is the first to sign UNISON’s new apprenticeships charter
The article A new dawn for apprentices first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The branch is now seeking nominations for its activists. For Convenor positions the closing date for receipt of nominations at the branch office is 9 am Friday 22 December 2017. For stewards and health and safety reps it is … Continue reading →Read more…
Protests are planned across the UK plus a lobby of MPs at Westminster. The Blacklist Support Group is urging supporters to publicise the events and where possible to attend. Bring your banners and…Read more…
Day 2 of conference started for me with a UNISON delegation meeting at 9.30 which was confusing since we did not know the order of business for the day. So we agreed to meet up again at lunchtime by which we expected that any controvers…Read more…
Today was the first day of the London Labour Party conference (and a National Labour campaign day following the budget #BetterOffWithLabour).
I was an UNISON delegate and missed most of the morning session due to other commitments but arrived just as …Read more…
Tomorrow is the inaugural meeting of the Local Campaign Forum for the Labour Party in Brighton and Hove.
This is where we will move forward the campaign for a socialist Council for Brighton and Hove, and continue the debate about what we want from Lab…Read more…
So, Labour is back in the game of public ownership. Various targets are now talked about for potential nationalisation, or something like it, including rail, the Royal Mail and utility companies. One of the interesting things about Labour’s discussion …Read more…
I set out our immediate reaction to the UK Budget in Briefing 91 on Wednesday. In the light of day, the numbers are if anything slightly worse, although a real terms revenue cut of £199m, remains the…Read more…
/ WHO WE AREFounded by Cllr Seyi Akiwowo, we are a organisation working to reduce online violence against women and girls (OVAWG) and online hate speech through advocacy, campaigning and training workshops.// WHAT WE BELIEVEWhen we look back on th…Read more…
Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust will today (Friday) become the first organisation in the country to sign up to UNISON’s apprenticeship charter. The charter ensures that apprenticeships…Read more…
Recently it was my pleasure to visit Lister Community School in Newham, East London and speak with support staff there. Like UNISON members across the country, they are having to do more with less…Read more…
(I will be chairing this meeting again. London UNISON LGPS will also be meeting on Monday 11 December in order to attend the public meeting of London CIV at London Councils building. We will have pre-meeting at venue nearby beforehand. Details to follo…Read more…
The budget was another opportunity for Philip Hammond and Theresa May to show they had understood the anger caused by their government, and a nation’s fear of what impact their attacks are having on…Read more…
A few famous faces showed up at UNISON head office recently, for an event on behalf of anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card.
The article It’s all kicking off – footballers on…Read more…