Last week delegates from each of Unite’s industrial sectors met in Brighton for their National Sector Conferences. This report covers the plenary, shared between several sectors, and the conference for my own sector – Graphical, Paper, Media & IT.
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Speech to Unite Manufacturing Delegates, Unite Sector Conferences, November 15th, 2017.
Speech to Unite Manufacturing Sector Conference – 15th November 2017 The Challenge of Brexit Conference we meet at a time when manufacturing is being damaged by the Brexit chaos created by a…Read more…
Tax cut for rich means billions lost to Exchequer
Cutting the income tax for people earning more than £1m per year has deprived the Exchequer of more than £8.6bn over the past five years, according to new analysis by UNISON published today (Sunday)….Read more…
Petition To Newham Council: Affordable Housing levels at former Ford Motor Showroom in Plaistow Road.
This petition is being supported by West Ham Labour Party ward. It is really positive that the branch is leading a campaign by local residents to ensure that regeneration projects comply at least with our own Borough targets for social housing.
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‘If you want to be heard, speak in UNISON’
Assistant general secretary stresses the importance of unions
The article ‘If you want to be heard, speak in UNISON’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Book Review: Short Cuts: Life expectancy
Short Cuts Danny Dorling The first English Life Table was based on data collected around the census year of 1841 and gave female life expectancy as 42 and male as 40. By the sixth table, in 1891,…Read more…
LGBT conference opens in Brighton
Vice-president opens LGBT conference with thanks to delegates for all they’ve achieved
The article LGBT conference opens in Brighton first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
West Ham Labour – campaigning update 17th November 2017
Dear Member
I hope you can help out and enjoy these political and social events. Don’t worry if you have never been knocking on doors for Labour. We will explain things and support you at every stage.
Labour in power: what can Labour councils do?Have your say in Newham Labour’s Campaign for…Read more…
West Ham CLP Crime and Policing Motion to Greater London Labour Conference 2017
“Conference notes that Metropolitan Police statistics show that gun crime in London increased by 42% in 2016/17.
Conference also notes that the same statistics show knife crime in our city jumped by 24% in the same period.
Conference further notes th…Read more…
For one penny more…
Pay talks to avert more bus strikes in the north west broke up today (November 17), after the bosses offered an ‘insulting’ one penny extra an hour to the hourly rate, Unite reported. Talks were held…Read more…
Carillion: concerns over future
Responding to fresh concerns about the future of major construction contractor Carillion, Unite today (November 17) has called for urgent talks. The union which represents around a 1,000 workers at…Read more…
Why manufacturing matters
Unite delegates from across UK manufacturing companies will meet in Brighton (November 15) to discuss the future of UK manufacturing along with other key issues such as the chaos created by the…Read more…
Under pressure
Mental health and stress in transport and food workplaces are right at the top of our agenda. Pressure to win contracts through undercutting in the relentless “race to the bottom” translates into…Read more…
Will this govt please leave the stage?
Buffoonery and horseplay … crude characterisation and ludicrously improbable situations. Does the definition of “farce” put you in mind of anything? But the farce that is this Tory…Read more…
Tax on journalists’ fees in Belgium – new position since 1 July 2017
Freelance journalists in Belgium can have their work paid as 50 % ‘author’s rights’ and 50 % for ‘fees’, since 1 July 2017.
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Good job UK
Earlier this month we saw the publication of Understanding Society’s Insights 2017 report, which includes new evidence on low pay and work using findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study….Read more…
Government care plans set to ignore the views of 1.4m care workers
Government plans to reform social care will fall short and won’t get to grips with the huge problems affecting the sector, if the work to shape next year’s green paper fails to involve the views of…Read more…
School meals – tell us your story
UNISON survey launched to find out what school meals staff have to say
The article School meals – tell us your story first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON welcomes Liverpool City Council commitments to fair pay
The council is backing UNISON’s campaigns on ending the public sector pay cap and promoting dignity in social care
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Ireland: ‘Deal only possible if DUP and British Government uphold equality’
– O’Neill Sinn Fein Newsroom 12 November, 2017 There can only be an agreement to restore the Stormont institutions if the DUP and British Government are prepared to uphold rights and…Read more…