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“This constituency believes the Trade Union Bill passed by the House of Commons and now about to be considered by the Lords shows this Government is determined to shackle the voice of working people via its attack on the trade unions.
This constituenc…Read more…
Your humble blogger, together with a candidate in the election for UNISON General Secretary, were honoured this afternoon with the following message from a senior UNISON official;”It may have escaped your notice that the comments made by bob oram et al have been removed.they are now subject to…Read more…
I’d very much like to go to the Labor Notes conference next year, but the cost would be prohibitive. Me and a young member from the Hotel Workers’ branch in London who also wants to go have set up an appeal to raise money to make it possible.
If you f…Read more…
Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich production line Professor David Bailey reflects on the impact of EU membership on the UK’s auto industry. The UK government likes to boast that the…Read more…
The Tax Refund Service is no longer a UNISON-endorsed service and has been withdrawn from the membership benefits package
The article Tax Refund Service: important notice from UNISONplus first…Read more…
Picture from yesterday afternoon’s meeting point for Labour supporters. Veronica Oakeshott (centre with rosset) is the Labour candidate for the by-election in Boleyn ward, East Ham, London pictured alongside Newham Mayor, Sir Robin Wales and local acti…Read more…
Funeral oration for Rizwan Sheikh, UNISON Black LGBT activist, who died on 12 November
The article Remembering Rizwan Sheikh first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Funeral oration for Rizwan Sheikh, UNISON Black LGBT activist, who died on 12 November
The article Remembering Rizwan Sheikh first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Picture collage of Dave Prentis talking to and being supported by school teacher assistants; NHS nurses & paramedics; local government, community, utilities and police staff. There is now less than 2 weeks left to cast your postal vote for the next…Read more…
This letter was publised in The Guardian today.
The housing and planning bill currently before parliament will make the housing crisis worse. It sets out to reduce the number of genuinely affordable homes, and encourage even more property specu…Read more…
The Tory government will be announcing yet more austerity in their Spending Review. As they prepare to inflict yet more misery, we’re gathering to say no. That we don’t consent to cuts and we will…Read more…
Colleagues,
Apologies for the absence of a recent post, but workload has kept me away from writing, and I have also had so many thoughts on what I’d like to write next, that it has stopped me from getting down to the business of writing itself
The Graphical, Paper, Media & IT NISC met on 12-13 November, and this is a report of some points of potential interest. It doesn’t include the (important) reports on what’s going on in various employers and sub-sectors, as the NISC regards these as…Read more…
I was proud to speak in November 2015 in the Steel City, Sheffield, at a big rally in solidarity with the thousands of steelworkers fighting for their jobs, their livelihoods and their communities. Hundreds of workers and supporters came together to send a clear message to the government that we…Read more…
Picture from canvass last night in Boleyn ward, Newham. It was another successful door knock with the Labour candidate, Veronica Oakeshott (middle). It was a little cold and dark, so not much discussion about politics but very solid results for Labour….Read more…
People getting the government’s new Universal Credit often have to wait six weeks for their first money and this is causing them problems with their bills, according to a new report. Some have had to turn to food banks. Waiting for Credit is a new report written by a group of 16…Read more…
The House of Commons Justice Committee has today released a report which calls for the repeal of the criminal courts charge, introduced in April 2015, just prior to the general election. The report considers the effects of the introduction of the charg…Read more…
George Osborne has certainly got his work cut out with the Spending Review next week. On the one hand, the Chancellor has pledged to find a further £20bn of departmental cuts in order to meet his spending targets. On the other, he has a fresh commitment to find £4bn for cyber-security and military…Read more…
Addressing a packed hall of students at York University (November 19) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey spoke about the positive economic policies needed to kick-start British industry and create…Read more…