Had to smile at the slightly panicky queue of men (including one women) inside my local florist in Forest Gate last night at round 7.30pm.
Have to admit that I have “been there, done that and got the tee-shirt” – so I’m not that smug:)Read more…
Care firms shamed are just the tip of the iceberg, says UNISON
Commenting on the 360 employers named and shamed today (Wednesday) by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for failing to pay the national minimum wage, UNISON general…Read more…
Wage theft shocker
The government needs to take much stronger action to enforce the national minimum wage, raise living standards with a real living wage and introduce sector level collective bargaining, if it is…Read more…
Blog: Our NHS is in crisis – and it is a disaster of the government’s own making
Recently it was revealed that nine out of ten hospitals faced overcrowding this winter – a sure fire sign that government underfunding is beginning to impact on patient care. Waiting times are up….Read more…
European Parliament vote for CETA brings the battle for fair trade deals home
Today the European Parliament voted 458 in favour of the EU-Canada deal known as CETA with 254 votes against. This means that about 90% of the deal comes into force and paves the way for the deal to be sent to the UK parliament for approval. If the UK parliament agrees to CETA we will…
The…Read more…
Insecure work wastes billions
Insecure work is costing the government almost £4bn per year, a damning new report has found. The costs equate to a loss for £75m a week for the Treasury – enough to pay for a quarter of the…Read more…
Steel deal accepted
Steelworkers today (February 15) voted to accept Tata Steel UK’s investment proposals. In a consultative ballot on Tata Steel’s proposal on pensions, jobs, investment and production, Unite…Read more…
Courses available in March and new Inverness courses
Please find below a list of training courses where we still have availability. If you have any activists who are interested in attending any of these courses please go to http://www.unison-scotland.org/learning/ for an application form Please note that all of the courses are subject to numbers.
• Employment Law Discrimination – 14 March – Edinburgh closing date extended to 1 March asRead more…
There should be no open arms welcome for Donald Trump
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “There should be no open arms welcome for Donald Trump. When running for the White House he made the most appalling sexist and racist comments, and…Read more…
Cymru/Wales calls for services and communities to be the priority
‘Welsh public service workers will be holding you to account’, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis warns candidates at manifesto launch
The article Cymru/Wales calls for services and communities…Read more…
Unite GS: ‘We will not accept job losses’
Following his meeting with business secretary Greg Clark, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey, said that General Motors had a moral duty to stand by the UK workforce – and repeated his call for the…Read more…
‘Talk to us’ call
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey (pictured) met with business secretary Greg Clark this morning (February 15) to seek assurances over the tens of thousands of jobs at risk in Ellesmere Port and…Read more…
Abiola Kusoro Black Members ‘ Reserved Seat NEC Elections
“I signed the Stronger UNISON pledge because I am committed to taking our union forward in support of all our members’ interests. Together we can fight for the right to work in an environment which is free of inequality and discrimination”.
Abiola Kus…Read more…
Increasing the state retirement age is the wrong solution
We are generally living longer at that means the cost of the state pension is rising. Does that mean the State Pension Age (SPA) should go up and up – or is there another way?
That’s the question…Read more…
Blog: There is so much to fight for today and in the future
Let’s remember why we fight together to change our government and our country for the better. But let’s also remember the great, often unseen but absolutely vital, work that unions and trade…Read more…
BA crew pile on pressure
Unite members working for British Airways’ mixed fleet piled further pressure on the airline today (February 14) by announcing a further four days of strikes on top of the four days of action…Read more…
PSA takeover: ‘Urgent meetings’ call
French carmaker PSA – which produces Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars – confirmed today (February 14) that it is considering taking over General Motors (GM) Opel business in Europe, which includes its UK…Read more…
Learning for change
Embracing arts, creativity and culture is critical to the survival of our movement. Within certain areas of the media there is an emphasis on “respecting” the Establishment and individualism….Read more…
‘Agonising uncertainty’
Confusion reigned today (February 14) after UK nuclear company NuGen confirmed that Toshiba remained committed to the Moorside nuclear power station in Cumbria — when just hours before Toshiba…Read more…
Strike at Irish Tesco Stores:
Strike at eight Tesco stores set for tomorrow in dispute over pay Stores affected include outlets in Dublin; Bray, Co Longford, Navan, Tralee and Tullamore Conor Pope, Vivienne Clarke Workers who…Read more…