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Colleagues,
Just a quick post as I’m under the cosh at the moment, yet in one of those incredulous “just when you thought you’d heard it all phases” following the roll-out of Labour’s proposals on paternity leave/pay, and on hearing the sord…Read more…
More than a quarter (28%) of electors surveyed this January said, “I could not vote for this party if they did not have a strong policy on tackling climate change”, according to a new ComRes poll. Across the spectrum, the party climate “switchers” were 18% of Conservatives, 33% of Labour and 35% of…Read more…
Keir Hardie’s centenary year is an opportunity to remember the contribution he made to our movement and keep alive the ideas he championed.
“I am an agitator. My work has consisted of trying to stir…Read more…
This is me speaking last week at our UNISON London Regional Council AGM.
The motion was on “Union busting by UK public service providers” (see link for wording).
There a number of completely rogue and fascistic large UK Charities and Housing …Read more…
A study by two academics has shown that the idea that most of our legislation comes from the EU is a complete myth and, far from producing too much legislation, the EU is only producing a small…Read more…
The UK already has tough laws on strikes – there is no need to make them stricter stillRead more…
PAUL MURPHY TD
IRISH Socialist member of parliament Paul Murphy was among four people arrested yesterday morning in connection with a demonstration against water charges, during which deputy prime…Read more…
How can it be said that a particular commentator, scrutinising the local NHS management is showing a complete lack of knowledge with relation to roles and responsibilities and a duty of care within…Read more…
On Saturday I spent the day with 7 other Newham Councillors as the guests of G Company 7th Rifles Regiment, while they were training on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.
G Company is our local British Army reservist unit in Newham, based at Cedar barracks i…Read more…
Mike Kirby, Scottish Secretary: ‘During the election campaign we will strive to keep UNISON policies and objectives fore and centre of the political debate. UNISON priorities of an end to Tory austerity, fair employment and trade union rights, pay and public services… by challenging all political parties on what they will do for our people.’
Four months of potential political campaigning awayRead more…
This quarterly TUC report provides an analysis of UK economic and labour market developments over recent months, and includes a spotlight feature on the composition of current economic growth. Summary There is growing evidence that the recent revival in growth is flagging. Overall, the recovery…Read more…
Staffing targets are the wrong approach to public service reform. In the run up to the UK general election, political parties are tripping over themselves with commitments on the number of nurses,…Read more…
Love is in the air this week…love for everything that climate change threatens.
And Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) is asking us all to tell First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that we believe a new global climate deal must be agreed at United Nations talks in Paris in December this year.
In the new Show the Love campaign, members and supporters of SCCS members across Scotland, includingRead more…
Sadly, most Touchstone readers won’t be able to watch this fascinating discussion between Mariana Mazzucato, author of ‘The Entrepreneurial State’, and Yoram Gutgeld, economic advisor to the Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi. It took place on ‘Otto e Mezzo’, a discussion programme broadcast on…Read more…
Resolution Foundation research estimates 160,000 care workers are being illegally underpaid.Read more…
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By Rachel Wearmouth Peter Pinkney, whose union has a long history with Labour, will stand for the Greens and accuses Ed Miliband’s party of betraying the working class. Peter Pinkney, President…Read more…
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Some of the biggest Trades Unions have suspended programmes of action since the ‘March for the Alternative’ and ‘Britain needing a pay rise’. In particular the call by Len…Read more…