Delegates to UNISON’s first live conference since the beginning of COVID-19, push on with a packed schedule
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‘Tremendous victory’
The threat of strike action involving bus drivers employed by Stagecoach in south Lancashire has ended after members of Unite accepted a vastly improved pay offer. The 250 bus drivers, who are based…Read more…
Chesterfield bus strikes off
Planned strike action scheduled for next week by Chesterfield bus staff employed by Yorkshire Traction Company (part of the multimillion pound Stagecoach group) based at the Stonegravels bus depot…Read more…
‘The country owes you’, police and justice conference hears
Assistant general secretary delivers message from Christina McAnea, while also saying that there is money for the government to pay public service workers more
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‘Resounding victory’ at Manchester Metrolink
Strike action planned for the Manchester Metrolink tram system, which would have resulted in severe disruption to travel throughout Greater Manchester, has been called off, as a result of members of…Read more…
Ministers must protect staff looking after the nation’s health
Waiting times are an indication of the intense pressure on NHS
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Help improve COVID-19 safety in schools
UNISON is asking members to email their MP to put pressure on the government to reintroduce COVID-19 safety measures in schools
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Review: The Key to Rebecca, by Ken Follett
Only recently, I learned that the title of this book — and a key part of the story — is based on real events. There really was a German Nazi spy who helped Rommel’s armies…Read more…
TUC Education Winter 2021 webinar programme
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Unite Teesside freeport hub established
Unite has established a cross sector (hub) committee to protect and enhance the job, pay and conditions of workers operating within the new Teesside freeport. The vast freeport is set to be the…Read more…
‘Massive milestone’
An inflation-busting pay increase has been negotiated for 350 drivers and warehouse staff working for drinks logistics giant GXO, which Unite the union said was ‘a massive milestone in very difficult…Read more…
Manchester braced for traffic turmoil
Greater Manchester is braced for severe travel disruption later this month as over 1,000 bus drivers employed by Stagecoach begin strike action over pay. The workers recorded an overwhelming yes vote…Read more…
Animal charity workers in consultative strike vote
Howls of protest have met plans to cut staff at the long-established Mayhew animal charity in North West London, as Unite the union holds a consultative ballot on whether its members wish to proceed…Read more…
Bumper pay deal for lorry drivers on Sainsbury’s contract
Unite has secured a ‘significant’ pay rise for more than 200 DHL lorry drivers employed at the Sainsbury’s regional distribution centre in Dartford. The increase, worth 6.2 per cent, equates to at…Read more…
Italy: It’s time to complete the anti-fascist revolution
Of the three aggressor nations that made up the Axis during the Second World War, only one saw its population rise up and topple a dictatorship. While the populations of Germany and Japan remained…Read more…
Government action on pay holds the key to care staffing emergency
Care is in crisis but there’s a simple solution. A proper pay rise for staff.
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Our First Latin American Day Celebration in Newham
This evening in the Old Town Hall Stratford I attended the celebration of Latin American Day. There was speeches and poetry then delicious foods and great live music.
Everyone from our local Latin American Community I spoke to were so happ…Read more…
Solidarity with GMB members on strike in Brighton and Hove
It is not often that Brighton and Hove gets a mention on the national evening news, but this evening – as industrial action (now set to escalate) by GMB members in refuse collection enters its second week we were mentioned by the BBC.It’s not difficult…Read more…
Kinchbus drivers in strike vote
A pay dispute at Kinchbus could lead to serious disruption to bus services in Loughborough and the East Midlands, Unite said today (October 12). Around 50 Kinchbus drivers, who are amongst the lowest…Read more…
‘When workers stick together’
Unite has secured an agreement to gain formal recognition and end the two-tier workforce on the Heinz distribution contract in Wigan, resulting in many drivers seeing their earnings increase by over…Read more…