Hundreds of thousands in public services deserve recognition
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Post lockdown beer & curry
Last night I met up with 3 friends who I have not seen since pre lockdown March 2020. We were celebrating David Boyles birthday with Trevor Dean and Montrose Matty. We were all UNISON reps in Tower Hamlets Housing department back in the day.
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Remembering NHS workers lost to pandemic means learning lessons for future
Memorial service recognises health staff who lost lives
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Batley and Spen: Labour is back after by-election win, says Starmer
Superb news. Well done Kim
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57696431
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Lorry drivers ‘voting with their feet’ over low pay
Unite has warned that proposals to lift immigration rules to allow European lorry drivers to enter the UK for work, will not solve the problems afflicting the industry. The union, which represents…Read more…
First of June 2021
Zero Covid. No recorded deaths. Zero Covid the news announcer, announced. After all we’ve been through together. Is this phase of Covid 19 coming to an end? As for coronavirus, we are told,…Read more…
‘Pathetic’
Three-time grand slam tennis champion Andy Murray has spoken out against the government’s proposal of a one per cent pay rise for NHS staff, calling it ‘pathetic’. Murray is the latest high-profile…Read more…
Formal dispute lodged with higher education employers
After a clear majority of HE members reject the final pay offer, UNISON wants to bring employers back to the negotiating table
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‘Don’t snap the investment wallet shut – our jobs depend on it’
Boris Johnson cut the ribbon at Nissan but we know who really delivered – the workers. We’ve battled for years for UK battery manufacturing. At long last we’ve got somewhere –…Read more…
School funding formula takes from the poor and gives to rich, says UNISON
NAO report finds funding cuts for most deprived schools
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Romford Road (Atherton) Swimming Baths 1934
Hat tip for this wonderful collage to LCC Municipal https://twitter.com/lccmunicipal/status/1410575532434104323 (&@LondonNurse2015 for drawing it to my attention) . A souvenir brochure on the opening of the baths in 1934.
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Great Bear lorry drivers secure bumper pay deal
Lorry drivers employed by Great Bear Distribution who work on the Unilever contract at Port Sunlight have secured an inflation beating pay deal, thanks to their union Unite. The 18 month pay deal for…Read more…
St Mungo’s bosses ‘making bad situation worse’
Striking maintenance workers at the St Mungo’s housing charity will stage a protest in Oxford tomorrow (July 2) from 12.30pm until 2pm over bullying and anti-union behaviour by the management. The…Read more…
London GP practices takeover challenged
The takeover of GP practices in London by US health insurance giant Centene Corporation could be the subject of a judicial review, Unite the union has said. Campaigners, including members of Doctors…Read more…
Government U-turn on steel welcomed
The steel industry and unions have welcomed an eleventh-hour U-turn from the government on trade protections for UK steel. But Unite said that with the extension of tariffs on certain steel products…Read more…
‘Great day’ for ‘incredible Nissan workforce’
Unite hailed automotive giant Nissan’s announcement that it will support the creation of a new battery plant as well as produce a new electric car model in Sunderland. Unveiling the plans today (July…Read more…
Nominate your social workers of the year
Nominations close at midnight on Friday 23 July
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UNISON “There for You” School Uniform Grants 2021
UNISON is #ThereForYou and your family.
If you’ve got kids going back to school next term, see if you could get help with the cost of their uniforms. Apply from 1 July www.unison.org.uk/schooluniform2021
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Ending school bubbles and isolation will be dangerous, says UNISON
Rolling back safety measures risks spread
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What is the purpose of socialist organisations?
Two news stories from the USA this week grabbed my attention. The first was the astonishing victory of a woman named India Walton in a Democratic Party primary in the city of Buffalo. With no…Read more…