Former social worker honoured by the Queen
The article UNISON member awarded MBE first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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Former social worker honoured by the Queen
The article UNISON member awarded MBE first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
If more nurses continue to leave than join, staff-patient ratios will become even more dangerous
The article Nursing number fall will have a huge impact on the NHS first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Derek Robinson pictured leading several thousand trade unionists on a protest march after he was sacked in 1979 BBC The former British Leyland worker and trade unionist Derek Robinson has died, aged…Read more…
I have always believed that internationalism matters. I have always been an internationalist. But right now, when Brexit threatens to make Britain an inward looking tax haven on the coast of mainland…Read more…
Hundreds of cleaners at Manchester Airport have called off industrial action having secured an extra 50p an hour or around an extra £850 a year, plus double time for working over Christmas and New…Read more…
Unite has won a long–running campaign for the right of delivery drivers to use an employers’ toilets while conducting deliveries. From this week employers in control of non-domestic premises…Read more…
Unite has warned that government proposals to water down vital life-saving asbestos regulations are risking the health of asbestos workers. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has consulted…Read more…
Bosses at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant have ‘gone cold’ on the possibility of a pay deal as a one-day strike by more than 1,100 craft workers on Tuesday (November 7) is set to go-ahead….Read more…
The government is refusing to release 58 secret Brexit impact studies in order to obstruct Parliament and hide the damage its “shambolic” handling of Brexit could cause the country, Unite has said….Read more…
Public Services International congress hears of the plight of refugees and migrants
The article Unions vote to stand up for migrants and refugees first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Global federation also re-elects Rosa Pavanelli as general secretary
The article Dave Prentis re-elected president of Public Services International first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Charlotte Hobson has written a book that touches on two subjects that interest me enormously: the Russian Revolution and time travel. Without giving away too much of the plot — and there is a…Read more…
“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”. John Gray, West Ham CLP Vice Chair Campaigns
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I have just resigned tonight from being a member of Newham Council “Fire Safety Scrutiny in Residential Tower Blocks” because evidence meetings are being held in secret. This is in my view completely unacceptable after #Grenfell. We need openness and t…Read more…
We need to put dignity and respect at the heart of the residential care system. That means better care for residents and supporting the workers who care for them.
I was in the Scottish Parliament…Read more…
Macdonald Hotels stand accused of ‘wage theft’ today (October 31) in explosive evidence to the House of Commons Scottish Affairs select committee’s inquiry into sustainable employment by Unite….Read more…
The austerity-obsessed Jersey government won’t be allowed to slash the wages of its workers, Unite said today (October 31). The modernisation programme of States of Jersey Government, the…Read more…
Cabin crew working for British Airways’ mixed fleet have overwhelmingly voted to accept a pay deal that brings their long running dispute to an end, Unite announced today (October 31). …Read more…
Dave Prentis opens the Public Services International congress with a speech to delegates from across the world
The article ‘Now is our time to lead’ Dave Prentis tells PSI congress…Read more…
Last week I attended an evening meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Local Authority Pension Funds chaired by Clive Betts MP.
Before the meeting started I had a robust but interesting exchange with a policy expert on Local Authority Ho…Read more…