Neath Port Talbot reverses plans to close libraries, mobile library service and museum after UNISON-organised petition
The article Union campaign saves local libraries first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Axe the Tax
A move by the Court of Appeal declaring the Bedroom tax unlawful has been greeted by Unite as a “significant step forward.” Judges in London ruled that in two separate cases – those of…Read more…
Migration Advisory Committee report calls for public sector pay rise – but there’s a few snags
Last week, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), the independent body which advises the government on migration policy, released its report on skilled migration. This report was prompted by the government asking the MAC to recommend how it could reduce net migration in pursuit of its unachievable…Read more…
How safe is your staffing?
UNISON will run its fifth annual safe NHS staffing levels survey on 9 February and is asking all members in the nursing family to take part
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Divorced from reality
Chancellor George Osborne’s rhetoric to re-balance the economy has become divorced from reality warned Unite, as the latest GDP figures showed an increasing reliance on the service sector while…Read more…
Local government pension funds, not ministers should decide where to invest their members’ money, says UNISON
Local government pension funds must be able to decide where to invest their money in the best interests of present and future pensioners, and should not have their investment decisions dictated by…Read more…
Don’t ignore the Workplace Pension
Amusing advert but so important that small employers understand that they have to sort out pensions for their staff by law.
Hat tip https://www.gov.uk/government/news/workie-says-dont-ignore-the-workplace-pension While automatic enrolment into workpl…Read more…
No further delays
There can be no further delays by EDF in completing the financial agreement for the construction of the Hinkley Point nuclear power station, Unite said today (January 27). Unite was commenting…Read more…
GPs call ‘time’ on overwork
Doctors in Unite have warned that large-scale GP resignations are on the cards as crunch time looms for a diminishing number of overworked GPs grappling with soaring patient demand in a cash-strapped…Read more…
‘Sweetheart’ deal
Multinational tech giant Google cut a £130m back tax deal with HMRC last week on profits amounting to more than £6bn over the last decade, a settlement that has outraged the public, tax campaigners…Read more…
UNISON bursaries for activists
Activists can apply for substantial financial help for trade union and labour studies and women’s studies courses
The article UNISON bursaries for activists first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
The Racism and Eurocentrism of the Prime Minister Must be Condemned
Defence of the Rights of ALL! In Defence of the Rights of All! Prime Minister David Cameron must be condemned for the outrageous comments made last week in The Times and elsewhere in which he…Read more…
The significance of 2015 for democratic renewal
2015 was a significant year regarding the space for change developing around the necessity for democratic renewal, a year that has in certain respects changed the situation. Beginning with the…Read more…
‘Respect Jeremy’s mandate’
When Ed Miliband won the leadership by just over 1 per cent the media had a field day – the wrong brother who had been backed by the unions won by just a fraction in a run off. MPs who…Read more…
New financial powers could save Scottish councils £50m, says UNISON
Wed 27 Jan 2016
Public services union UNISON has today (Wed 27 January 2016) urged the Scottish Government to push ahead with proposed new financial powers for Scottish councils to relax the rules for borrowing, lending and the repayment of loans. These proposed changes to Scottish councils’ financial powers should now be used for greater flexibility to deal with the funding crisis in ScottishRead more…
How Osborne’s Fake ‘Living Wage’ Could Trap Many in Poverty
The government are introducing a ‘national living wage’, but beware – it won’t pay people what they need to earn to live on.
The article How Osborne’s Fake ‘Living Wage’ Could Trap…Read more…
Cruel and disastrous
The Tories plans to limit benefits to just £20,000 (£23,000 in London) a year could see vulnerable people lose their homes. Charities and housing associations yesterday (January 26) issued a…Read more…
The government is dodging proper scrutiny of the Trade Union Bill. Don’t be like #TUbill
This week saw the long overdue publication of the government’s impact assessment of the Trade Union Bill, which proposed £37m of new red tape for unions. The assessment, which is the government’s best guess at how much the the unfair, undemocratic and unnecessary Bill would cost, is the latest…Read more…
The TTIP threat – part of a bigger picture
27 January 2016
By Linda Kaucher, www.StopTTIP.net
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is one of the vehicles for the corporate Davos agenda, intended to lock-in this agenda…Read more…
Site firms ordered to release blacklisting information
A High Court judge has ordered 30 construction firms, including Sir Robert McAlpine and Balfour Beatty, to disclose all emails and correspondence linked to blacklisting of union reps and safety…Read more…