Unite organiser and Ogreave Truth and Justice Campaign chair Joe Rollin tells us all you need to know about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in the explainer below. What’s it all about? …Read more…
‘Do everything necessary to preserve Liberty Steel’
The government must step in and do everything in its power to secure a long-term future for Liberty Steel, Unite has said, after the company’s request for a £170m state rescue loan was rejected….Read more…
Review: Christmas is Murder, by Val McDermid
Master story-teller Val McDermid here presents a dozen short stories all loosely connected to the Christmas holiday season. The first one features her well-known crime-fighting duo, Dr. Tony Hill and…Read more…
UNISON NEC Election 2021: Your Community team standing for re-election
Both Denise and I have been nominated and accepted by the returning officer to stand again in the UNISON National Council Elections (NEC).
The UNISON NEC is hugely important in our union and acts as the decision making “Parliament” of UNIS…Read more…
Weekly Politics Show: Newham Voting For Change Campaign with Cllr John Gray…
It was great to be interviewed yesterday evening on Relaks TV by Tower Hamlets Cllr Puru Miah (Labour Party) and Cllr Andrew Woods (Independent member of Conservative Group) on the referendum campaign for the Committee model in Newham on May 6.&nb…Read more…
COVID-19: Impacts on the cultural industries and the implications for policy
Dear Colleagues,
On Tuesday 30th March I have organised the first stage in a root-and-branch review of the way in which Equity develops and implements all aspects of equalities, diversity and inclusion policy, strategy and communications. I am ve…Read more…
Unite slams ‘abysmal’ removal of black bus driver from Labour’s London campaign
London’s biggest trade union, Unite, has slammed the ‘abysmal’ decision to remove the only male Afro-Caribbean candidate from the Labour party list of candidates for elections across the…Read more…
Book review: Walter Citrine: Forgotten Statesman of the Trade Union Congress
Walter Citrine: Forgotten Statesman of the Trade Union Congress Author: Dr Jim Moher By Roger Jeary Political biographies can be hard going at times but this well crafted and detailed view of Walter…Read more…
THANK YOU BIN CREWS: COVID-19 Community Heroes
Love it. Sent to me by a former Newham Council worker, who now lives in a part of Norfolk I know well since there are a number of UNISON members I represent who work there.
Lets properly honour all our COVID-19 Community Heroes by giving th…Read more…
The weaknesses in the law that just allowed employers to pay care workers less than the minimum wage
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The Post Brexit ‘Red Tape’ Paradox: Part 2
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Health & safety at work is fundamental. Let’s make it a fundamental right
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The weaknesses in the law that just allowed employers to pay carers less than the minimum wage
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Does a Compulsory Retirement Age Infringe Human Rights Law?
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London buses latest: moratorium on remote sign on
Unite the union, which represents over 20,000 bus workers in London, has strongly welcomed a decision by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to order a moratorium on bus operators in the capital introducing…Read more…
The year time stood still
The older we get, the quicker the years seem to fly by, but 2020 was a clear exception – it was the year time stood still. And for key workers – from NHS staff to bus workers, supermarket staff to…Read more…
‘Topflight pay deal’
Striking Babcock workers will return to work at RAF Leeming, near Northallerton in North Yorkshire, after a ‘topflight pay deal’ was secured, Unite said today (March 26). More than 50 Babcock…Read more…
Review: Dancing Towards the Blade and Other Stories, by Mark Billingham
As a fan of Mark Billingham’s crime novels featuring Tom Thorne, I had high hopes for this very short collection of three stories. I was not disappointed. All three are good, and at least one…Read more…
Heroes of the year – Brompton Bikes workers
Back in April, we spoke to Brompton Bikes CEO and Brompton bikes workers who took part in an extraordinary crowdfunding project to provide alternative modes of transport for NHS staff. Find out more…Read more…
Why this May 6 really matters
This May’s elections really matter. Across the whole of the UK polling stations will be open on May 6 for our own ‘Super Thursday’ as directly elected mayors, councillors, London Assembly members,…Read more…