In a symbolic victory against the government’s cruel and botched rollout of Universal Credit (UC) – which has seen thousands of families fall through the cracks, facing eviction and hunger as their…Read more…
Axing Norfolk’s PCSOs will make the county a less safe place
It’s no coincidence that as PCSO jobs have disappeared across the UK, crime rates have soared
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Figures reveal toll of asbestos in schools
From teaching assistants to teachers to pupils, asbestos in schools is a killer and cuts to school funding can only make the situation worse
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Violence towards staff in charities and housing associations must end, says UNISON
Violence towards staff in charities and housing associations must end, says UNISON Almost half the staff (47%) working for charities and housing associations have experienced violence or aggression,…Read more…
Newham Heritage Week ECH programme 21-29 Oct 2017
This is great but I am still trying to find out why in Newham we did not have a Black History month? Anyone know?Read more…
Pay Up Now! – a serious campaign and it’s working, NEC hears
UNISON executive receives update on work around pay and agrees next steps
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Wake up call
Unite is urging Heathrow bosses to recognise the sizeable discontent that remains among security staff, engineers and firefighters at the UK’s largest airport over holiday pay and imposed cuts to…Read more…
Address injustices call
Members of Unite employed by Mears in Manchester are set to renew strike action in a longstanding dispute over pay after overwhelmingly voting for fresh strike action, the union announced today…Read more…
‘Bucks not burgers’ strike
Widespread disruption is expected at Gatwick airport later this month after over 200 workers employed on the Norwegian airline baggage handling contract voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a…Read more…
Capita pensions strike
Unite, the union representing staff at Capita, has announced the breakdown of last minute talks at ACAS in the pensions dispute. Staff will now be taking part in nine days of industrial action…Read more…
Empty promises
Unite accused the government of making empty promises over increasing the number of health visitors after shock figures released by the Labour party on Tuesday (October 17) showed a major fall in…Read more…
‘Jobs first Brexit’
Members of Unite (pictured) lobbied MPs yesterday (October 17) for a ‘jobs first Brexit’ and certainty so that long-term investment decisions can be made. The Unite members are employed in the…Read more…
Cautious welcome
Airbus’ decision to take a majority stake in Bombardier’s C-Series jet after the US imposed “crushing” tariffs on the aircraft has been given a cautious welcome by Unite, which warned there is still…Read more…
Just ‘grow more food’?
Ministers need to stop misleading the public over the impact of a hard Brexit, Unite has said, after transport secretary Chris Grayling claimed farmers could simply grow more food if the UK crashes…Read more…
‘Toxic mix’
A ‘toxic mix’ of falling wages, a freeze to in-work benefits, along with cuts to Universal Credit and its botched introduction will hammer the incomes of workers this winter, Unite warned today…Read more…
Blog: Now is the time to stand strong, stand united and put public services first
Together, united, we can break this immoral pay cap for all public-sector workers. All deserve the pay rises they’ve been denied. All deserve an end to attacks on their jobs, their services and their…Read more…
Emergency service workers need greater protection
No one should face violence, abuse and sexual harassment at work
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Post Grenfell Fire: Dispelling Sprinkler Myths
This evening I took part as a Newham Councillor in a “Fire Safety in Tower Blocks Scrutiny Commission” meeting. It was actually a mostly positive and constructive meeting but for some bizarre reason was held in secret and I cannot report on it.
I…Read more…
German Union Submits 6% Pay Claim And Demands Shorter Hours
Germany’s largest trade union, IG Metall which represents engineering, automotive, electrical, aerospace, steel and manufacturing workers is preparing to submit a 6% pay claim to German engineering…Read more…
Scrap the cap and give workers a proper pay rise, says UNISON
The government’s pay cap is cutting deep for public service workers
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