UNISON members in the fostering recruitment team at Manchester City Council talk about their task
The article Every Child Matters first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Introducing the new ISO45001 safety standards
Over the past few years, the TUC, along with the European and International Trade Union Confederations, has campaigned against a proposed new standards for health and safety management systems.Read more…
Q. If the books are balanced, why are the government cutting public services for five more years?
A. Because austerity has failed.Read more…
Nick Cohen’s Attack On Unions and Unite in The Observer
Nick Cohen’s astonishing and unprecedented attack in The Observer today on trade unions and in particular Unite cannot go unanswered. His assertion that Unite is at the root of the ‘intrigue’ which…Read more…
Thumbs up for Analytic Memos
Dear Colleagues,
Just a short break from thesis writing to stress how much I have benefitted from adopting a simple, yet profoundly important, stage in the process of critically interpreting and analysis data generated from fieldwork.
The analytic m…Read more…
European Commission preparing EU legislation to protect whistleblowers
First public announcement that European Commission is preparing legislation for whistleblower protection at EU level.
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Greens propose new whistle-blower protection…Read more…
Happy Mothers Day! (and End Maternity Discrimination)
Happy Mother’s Day to my lovely Mum, Margaret Gray and shout out to @rokhsanafiaz #Rokhs4Mayor call to end #maternity discrimination on this #MotheringSunday
As a trade unionist I know that mothers are sacked or forced out of work every day of the w…Read more…
UNISON and Unite have officially endorsed Rokhsana Fiaz as the Labour candidate for Newham Mayor
Both UNISON and Unite have officially endorsed Rokhsana Fiaz as the Labour candidate for Newham Mayor in May.
Unison “Greater London Region UNISON Labour Link is pleased to support our union member, Rokhsana Fiaz, to be the next Labour candidate to …Read more…
How shall we write Labour’s manifesto in local elections?
One area of the current Labour Party Democracy Review which won’t necessarily attract the attention of the media (which may be a good thing) concerns the arrangements for relationships between the Party locally and Labour Groups on local authorities.
D…Read more…
“We are particularly pleased that they are recommending a vote of no confidence in the CCG” – Roger Nettleship
Health campaigners celebrate decision of tough-talking councillors over Sunderland and South Tyneside hospitals Roger Nettleship by LISA NIGHTINGALE Shields Gazette Hospital campaigners were…Read more…
Time to think again about unity on the left
In a week in which a leading figure on the Labour left bizarrely called for disaffiliation of trade unions from our Party it may seem idiosyncratic to continue to be interested in the fate of another minor Party.
But – having advanced the argument here…Read more…
Women come to the front:
International Women’s Day At the Forefront of Humanity’s Struggle for Rights and Social Progress Thousands take part in the International Women’s Day march in London – Sunday,…Read more…
Health Workers Take Up the Fight:
Health Workers Take Up the Fight Against the Capital Centred Direction of the Hospital Trust Subsidiary Companies Rally against the Harrogate District Foundation Trust subsidiary company, March 1…Read more…
“I can think of nobody better to be the Mayor of Newham than her” ….Rokhsana Fiaz for Newham Mayor
Great letter of endorsement for Rokhsana Fiaz as Newham Labour Mayoral Candidate by our West Ham MP, Lyn Brown.
After some quite disgusting and frankly vile comments and deliberate untruths by “supporters” of the incumbent, Lyn has obviously felt that…Read more…
Betty Tebbs: 84 years of activism
Published on the TUC 150 website celebrating great women trade unionists – Betty was one of the best. She was a teenage activist In 1932, 14-year-old Betty turned up on the first day of her job…Read more…
Review: Your First 100 Copies: The Step-by-Step Guide to Marketing Your Book, by Tim Grahl
It’s an appealing title, and the book was cited in a rather good article I read recently, so I thought I’d give it a chance. Tim Grahl has some good ideas, and some opinions which…Read more…
Minimum wage ‘name and shame’
The usual suspects in retail and hospitality topped the government’s latest list of bosses ‘named and shamed’ for failing to pay the minimum wage to its workers. Household names such as…Read more…
NHS pay talks
Unite national officer for health Sarah Carpenter said, “A story appeared in The Guardian today (March 9) about an impending pay deal for NHS staff. “Unite, along with fellow NHS unions, has…Read more…
Strings attached
Unite has called attention to growing numbers of employers using pay increases as an excuse to attack other benefits, following Sainsbury’s offer to staff of a wage increase that “robs Peter to pay…Read more…
Canadian Women Electricians
An Interview: Nathalie Soullière, Construction Worker and Member of Electrical Workers’ Union I am an electrician and a member of the electrical workers’ union (FIPOE). I also have my…Read more…