There has been a lot of talk about ‘The Great Resignation’ in the media and HR circles. However, for some sectors, this is not new and certainly predated the pandemic.
I have been doing some HR work…Read more…
Labour’s Fair Pay Agreements (winning back support from working class voters)
This evening I enjoyed a tasty curry in Whitechapel with a UNISON comrade. During which we discussed how Labour Leader, Keir Starmer, can win back economic left minded but often socially conservative working class voters.
I have been meaning since Par…Read more…
Blog: The Living Wage increase – still a long way to go on fair pay
But we shouldn’t be under any illusion – by itself the Living Wage does not offer a long-term solution to a UK labour market characterised by low pay, persistent gender and ethnicity pay gaps, and…Read more…
Woolwich Ferry workers to strike again
Commuters using the Woolwich Ferry face a festive season of travel disruption as workers vote to strike after nearly ‘a year of misrule’ by Transport for London (TfL) bosses. Unite the union said the…Read more…
Morrisons warehouse staff in strike ballot
Over a 1,100 workers employed at two Morrisons supermarket distribution centres have begun balloting for strike action in a dispute over pay. The affected distribution centres are Northwich, in…Read more…
The importance of tolerance in a divided world
On International Day for Tolerance, Wales TUC’s Liam Perry looks at where things are going wrong in the physical and digital world, and what needs to be done to create a more tolerant and respectful…Read more…
Above-inflation pay rise is key to nurse numbers
Proper recruitment drive also needed
The article Above-inflation pay rise is key to nurse numbers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Standing as a Labour and Co-operative Candidate in May 2022
Hat tip to Neil Wilson our Newham secretary, Co-op Party from London Region.
Standing as a Labour & Co-operative candidate We are really keen to ensure we maintain a large number of Labour & Co-operative councillors following the local election…Read more…
Young people are leading movements for change – trade unions should welcome us
November is Young Workers Month. An actor and union activist considers why young people should be at the heart of the trade union movement.Read more…
COP26 – Key takeaways for the Trade Union movement
In the wake of the COP26 conference, what are the key lessons for trade unions?Read more…
Phased down and out at COP26
World leaders are not yet ‘sufficiently prepared’ to take the necessary decisions to cut emissions, says UNISON’s COP26 delegate Stephen Smellie
The article Phased down and out at COP26 first…Read more…
Remembrance Sunday at Wickham Market
Off message but this weekend Gill and I were away in Suffolk for a special family wedding. Normally on Remembrance Sunday, we would have attended the service today at All Saints, West Ham, with local Councillors and our MP, Lyn Brown.
This…Read more…
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“UNISON democracy is under attack. We are raising funds for our campaign to …Read more…
Pandemics have their own music…
We clapped outside our doorplayed violins on the balconyclattered pots and panssymbols of resistancewhile our hearts broketo the sound of sirens. By Joy Johnson, Unite political department
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‘Excellent result’
Strike action at rail engineering company Faiveley Transport Birkenhead Ltd has been avoided after workers agreed a greatly improved pay offer. The workforce, who are members of Unite, overwhelmingly…Read more…
‘Tremendous achievement’
The long-running campaign to secure the future of the historic Rolls-Royce factory of Barnoldswick in Lancashire has finally ended. Following a ballot the workers at the factory, who are members of…Read more…
Our trans members, proud to be in – and out in – UNISON
For Trans Awareness Week this year, let’s meet some UNISON members and find out what makes them proud of their union
The article Our trans members, proud to be in – and out in – UNISON first…Read more…
COP26 Diary: The Fight for a Just Transition
Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj reflects on a week as a delegate at COP 26 in Glasgow and on Wales TUC’s new research showing how workers can gain from the transition to Net Zero – if their…Read more…
103rd Anniversary of Armistice Day at East Ham Cenotaph
This morning I laid a wreath on behalf of Newham Councillors at the Cenotaph in Central Park, East Ham. My colleague, Cllr Carleene Lee-Phakoe, Cabinet lead for Brighter Futures, had firstly laid a wreath on behalf of the Council.
It was a very well …Read more…
Headline GDP figures flatter fading recovery
Workers bracing themselves for the predicted wage squeeze, now have to confront the likelihood that the economy was even weaker than expected just a fortnight ago.Read more…