Room! for the men of mind make way!
Ye robber Rulers, Pause no longer;
Ye cannot stay the opening day;
The World rolls on, the light grows stronger;
The People’s advent’s coming.
Poem by Gerald…Read more…
Protect young workers’ right to strike
When you’re just starting out in a career, the idea you might one day be going out on strike is hardly likely to cross your mind. The right to strike is a last resort, and one you often don’t think…Read more…
International Brigaders Pledge to Fight Nazi Germany August 1939
Brigaders will fight fascismThe men of the International Brigade, Britons who fought for peace and democracy in Spain, applied himself to continue the struggle against fascist aggression. A statement…Read more…
Stand up for Sandy
http://johnburgess4gensec.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/stand-up-for-sandy.html?m=1
I took a detour on my way to work this morning to stand in solidarity with Sandy Nicoll, UNISON Branch Secretary at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), and with…Read more…
CPGB Speakers – Meetings – Meeting places September 1939
Communist Party of Great Britain speakers, meetings and meeting places for September 1939 (soon after the beginning of WW2) published in the Daily Worker
Weekend 30th September 1939 and Sunday 31st…Read more…
Socialist League Branches and Meetings April 1892
The Socialist League, was an offshoot from the more famous Social Democratic Federation (Britain’s first socialist party).
The break from the Social Democratic Federation occurred in in 1884 by…Read more…
DVSA workers ballot for strike action
PCS and Prospect members angry at attacks on their working conditionsRead more…
Low-paid UNISON members celebrate equal pay victory
More than 1,400 mainly low-paid women members in Fife will be better off after UNISON reached a multi-million pound settlement with the council over their equal pay claims. This means that UNISON…Read more…
RMT members announce DLR strike dates
Union members to take action next weekRead more…
GMB launches legal action against Uber
Union brings ET claims on behalf of drivers who do not receive the National Minimum WageRead more…
Save the steel industry – build more trains
TSSA calls for new trains as report says passengers are travelling on carriages that are 20 years oldRead more…
Trade union ‘no more cuts’ demonstrations in Glasgow and Edinburgh
Trade Unions including UNISON, community groups and anti-cuts organisations are gearing up for twin demonstrations in Edinburgh and Glasgow on October 29 against another ‘savage’ round of council cuts.
The Edinburgh lobby will be from 08.45 to 09.45 on Thursday 29 October at the City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh.
The Glasgow lobby will be from 12 noon on Thursday 29th October at the CityRead more…
Support the future for UNISON – donate to Barnet John
http://johnburgess4gensec.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/at-last-supporters-can-now-donate.html?m=1
Rank and file candidate John Burgess is mounting the most serious left wing candidacy for General Secretary in the history of UNISON.
A serious campaign needs s…Read more…
London members mark Black History Month
Tackling racism ‘is one of our most urgent tasks – we cannot let it slide off our agenda,’ general secretary tells London celebration
The article London members mark Black History Month first…Read more…
Steely resolve
The post Steely resolve appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
As long as it takes
As the UK steel industry is set to crumble under the weight of the Tory government’s negligence, steelworkers and their communities, trade unions and Labour MPs have launched an all-out offensive to…Read more…
Good luck Rita!
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2015-2016/0063/amend/ml063-II-rev.htm
Whilst our attention is rightly taken up with the pernicious Trade Union Bill going through the House of Commons, it is worth remembering the exit payment cap wh…Read more…
Student activism in South Africa brings win for workers
One of the core demands of the #FeesMustFall student movement was to #EndOutsourcing. Today, that has been won at the University of Cape Town.Read more…
The Trade Union Bill: T’s story
T works as a night awake care assistant in a residential home for the elderly.
The article The Trade Union Bill: T’s story first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Government’s pledge on free school meals must be honoured
Commenting on the pledge given today (Wednesday) at Prime Minister’s Questions that free school meals for infants won’t be scrapped, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “We…Read more…