Apology from Jon Rogers to Dave Prentis
In December of last year, prior to the conclusion of the election for the post of General Secretary of Unison, I made various comments about Dave Prentis, General Secretary of Unison, who has now been re-elected …Read more…
Ask Scotland’s party leaders to turn climate #AmbitionIntoAction
UNISON Scotland is supporting the new Stop Climate Chaos Scotland campaign calling on Scotland’s political leaders to turn ambition into action.
2016 is election year in Scotland. And that means our political parties need to tell voters what they intend to do if they are elected.
After the December 2015 climate agreement in Paris, what matters now, across the world, is what actually happens asRead more…
Government priorities bring no respite for school business managers
Government proposals for schools in England, set out in the Education and Adoption Bill, miss the important issues currently facing schools, says UNISON. The public services union believe that a…Read more…
Motions to Unite Policy Conference 2016
Every Unite branch and constitutional committee has until 15th February to submit one motion on general policy for consideration at the Unite Policy Conference which will take place in Brighton on 11-15 July 2016.
The paperwork circulated is here:
Let…Read more…
Support the Junior Doctors and Student Nurses
For years the government has been slashing at the NHS, cutting and privatising to boost the profits of the private health vultures (many of whom have unsavoury links to MPs and other decision makers).
Now Cameron and Hunt have decided to take on both …Read more…
West Ham Labour – Past, Present, Future
On Saturday ward members from West Ham branch went out campaigning in Paul Street E15. We had 2 newly active members out with us for the first time ever “on the knocker”. They seemed to enjoy it – talking to residents, mastering the art of using …Read more…
KILF Petition: KEEP ISLAND LINE IN THE SOUTH WESTERN RAIL FRANCHISE; NOT A SELF-SUSTAINING BUSINESS.
KEEP ISLAND LINE IN THE SOUTH WESTERN RAIL FRANCHISE; NOT A SELF-SUSTAINING BUSINESS. The DfT plans to turn Island Line into a separate self-sustaining business during the life of the next franchise…Read more…
Isle of Wight Council fights for survival
Get ready for rising council tax as Isle of Wight Council fights for survival COUNCIL tax rises of 3.99 per cent could be on the cards for years to come, a leading Isle of Wight Council officer…Read more…
Corporate and household debt hugely elevated on a (new) longer view on history
The financial and economic crisis is now widely understood as a consequence of excessive private sector debts. A more sustainable economic model into the future has been understood to involve a certain amount of so-called ‘deleveraging, so that debts are reduced as a share of income. Today the ONS…Read more…
Mind the disability gap
The employment gap between disabled and non-disabled people has hit 31 per cent, having remained stubbornly above 30 per cent since 2008. Progress in reducing the gap remains stuck, with less…Read more…
A radical new beginning
A new year always brings with it a sense of optimism and renewed hope and I’m determined 2016 should be no different. Yes, 2015 landed us with five years of Tory rule as David Cameron won a…Read more…
Brave new digital world
Phrases such as ‘Industry 4.0′, ‘Big Data’ and ‘The Internet Of Things’ are becoming common currency as the predictions of a new digital world and a new world of work in…Read more…
Young UNISON members gather to plan campaigns
Book now for UNISON’s annual national young members weekend on 13-15 May
The article Young UNISON members gather to plan campaigns first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
FE pay ballot helpline opens
Find out if your college is being balloted for action – and phone 0800 0 857 857 if you have not got your ballot paper
The article FE pay ballot helpline opens first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
BMA strikers in Swindon
A few photos from today’s picket line in Swindon at the Great Western Hospital. A patient showing support. And Swindon People’s Assembly. Read more…
Junior doctors industrial action: advice for members
UNISON supports the action by junior doctors and has advice for members working in the NHS
The article Junior doctors industrial action: advice for members first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Let’s show how we ♡ UNISON
As the campaign against the Trade Union Bill continues, let’s show everyone why we love unions – and UNISON in particular
The article Let’s show how we ♡ UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Defending the NHS (and the right to strike)
Colleagues,
I was very pleased to be with a group of Ruskin teachers and students this morning with one of the pickets of junior doctors at the John Radcliffe hospital. The striking medics were really pleased to be joined by the highly enthusiastic Ru…Read more…
Lords second reading debate shows up the deep flaws in the #TUbill
Last night’s Trade Union Bill debate in the House of Lords exposed once again how ill-thought through and partisan the government’s Bill is. We heard concerns raised from right across the House about the threat this Bill poses to good industrial relations and fair treatment at work. Bishop of…Read more…
Sturgeon must act to protect local government services, says UNISON
Date: Tuesday 12 January 2016
UNISON local branches across Scotland are calling on Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, to meet UNISON members to hear about the damage Government policies are having on local government and to discuss the future of local services.UNISON is the biggest trade union in local government and branch secretaries from across Scotland have written to the FirstRead more…