The ITUC joined a block of five leading human rights bodies here at a press conference at COP21, in a call to the UN to put peoples’ rights back into the draft Paris Treaty on climate change. The rights organisations have brought together their networks from around the world to support the…Read more…
EU must back Just Transition in Paris Treaty, not drop it
As trade unionist from across the world gather together at the COP21 climate change talks in Paris, we are all too aware of the various attempts being made to downplay the rights of workers in any prospective agreement. It is clear from the outset that…Read more…
Public safety under threat
The shake-up and closure of public health laboratories in England have triggered concerns over security, public safety and expense by Unite. The government recently announced its £350…Read more…
Investigate private equity firms call
The secretive machinations of private equity firms need to be investigated, after Northamptonshire luxury boat builder, Fairline Boats went into administration, with the prospect of more than 460…Read more…
“You don’t look disabled”
To mark international day of disabled people on 3 December, the TUC has published guidance for trade union representatives and disabled workers under the title “You don’t look disabled”. The individual case studies it presents show why it is needed. Much of the population assumes that disabled…Read more…
‘Shifting the goal posts’
Over 200 Arriva bus drivers in the Medway towns, Kent will be on strike tomorrow (December 4) and Monday (December 7) over the introduction of unachievable timetables, which Unite has warned is…Read more…
Fighting for the future of nursing
Hundreds of student nurses have protested against proposed cuts to bursaries
The article Fighting for the future of nursing first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Gathering storm
George Osborne boasts his economic miracle has left us basking in economic sunshine which will only get warmer. But in the real world, the economic storms are building. Last week George…Read more…
The world’s best steel
Representatives for thousands of car workers at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are calling for an urgent meeting with Cyrus Mistry, the chairman of the carmaker’s parent company, to seek assurances over the…Read more…
Vote Labour in Boleyn (and Oldham West)
Good luck to Veronica and Jim.
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British labor organizers hit picket lines with locked-out ATI workers
By Tom Yerace Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, 12:31 a.m. Locked-out steelworkers at the Allegheny Technologies Inc. plant in Harrison learned first hand Tuesday about labor struggles in Great Britain….Read more…
On bullying
I hesitate to say that the suggestion that pro-bombing Labour Parliamentarians have been “bullied” by those lobbying them against Cameron’s War is the most laughable thing that I have heard in the recent past.
But that’s only because I am subject to so much “management speak” in my day job.
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The cuts that will hurt the most
Council services, including elderly care, children’s centres, parks and libraries, among other vital services, have suffered desperately under the weight of the previous government’s spending cuts,…Read more…
UNISON gives evidence to NHS pay body
UNISON has stressed that the government’s instruction of a 1% payroll limit is unfair and will worsen staff shortages and damage patient care
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UNISON responds appropriately to serious allegations
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Where we’re at with the Trade Union Bill campaign
We’ve already made a big difference… but the campaign is not over
The article Where we’re at with the Trade Union Bill campaign first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
The mass psychology of Islamo-fascism
This article appears in today’s issue of Solidarity. Please feel free to post comments there. There can be little doubt that the murderous ideology of Islamic State is a form of fascism. In…Read more…
Workload on the front line
By Ralph Surman, ATL policy officer. Workload and work life balance is a prominent issue of discussion among educational professionals. The government seems to have taken very little notice of their…Read more…
Control + Delete: why the government shouldn’t get rid of ICT
By Jill Stokoe, Education Policy Advisor at ATL. The Department for Education (DfE) recently sneaked out an announcement (hidden in a consultation), that GCSE and A level ICT will be axed. Teachers…Read more…
New 2016 Course Programme Launched
Following a review of last year’s UNISON Scotland training and a survey of local branch requirements for 2016, the Learning and Organising committee has designed a comprehensive and professional development and training programme to meet the needs and demands of our newly elected stewards, workplace representatives and union activists. See full details and download course programmes here
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