Nissan’s decision to build the new Qashqai and X-Trail in Sunderland is testament to the skills and expertise of a world class workforce according to Unite. The union described the move which…Read more…
UNISON backs petition to protect children’s care rights in England
Members and the public are urged to back the call to ‘protect the rights of vulnerable children and care leavers’ from plans in new bill
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Support Unite members at Fujitsu Manchester
In advance of the industrial action starting next week, we have an updated appeal for support leaflet and a collection…Read more…
CETA is not dead yet, UNISON warns
With the EU-Canada trade deal in limbo, the union calls for full parliamentary scrutiny of all post-Brexit trade agreeements
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Q3 GDP growth survives the referendum vote, but points to one reason for the outcome
In the wake of the Brexit vote, 2016Q3 quarterly GDP growth of 0.5% (down from 0.7% in Q2) is regarded as a ‘result’. Growth compared with the same quarter a year ago is 2.3%, the highest since 2015 Q2 (when 2.4%). In the industry detail, however, it’s business as usual. Contributions…Read more…
UK real wages are still down 6%, in the East Midlands it’s nearly 10%
Earnings figures put any economic ‘recovery’ into perspective. There has now been a two-year real wage revival (i.e. with earnings growth outstripping inflation), and in 2016 median UK full time earnings were up nearly 4 per cent on the low point in 2014. But that low point was nearly 10 per cent…Read more…
London Borough Of Barking and Dagenham to sign UNISON ethical care charter
An agreement to be signed today (Thursday) between UNISON and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham promises to deliver improved homecare for residents and more support for the borough’s…Read more…
Health service workers resort to loans and food banks after years of cash cuts, UNISON survey finds
Thursday 27 October 2016 Hard-pressed health service staff are turning to high-rate loans, pawning their belongings and visiting food banks as they struggle just to make ends meet, according to…Read more…
How I became a Brit with a German passport, and why I no longer am
Anke Plummer blogs about her experience as an EU migrant in
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Theresa May and “Taking Control”
Brexit: Taking Control Must Mean Defence of the Rights of All Human Beings Theresa May gave her speech as leader of the Conservative Party to its conference on October 5. It was meant to set out her…Read more…
Corbynomics? CHRIS WILLIAMSON describes how Labour can reverse the Tories’ toxic economics
Corbynomics Is The Best Antidote To Austerity I AM speaking at the Labour Assembly Against Austerity conference in London tomorrow on why Corbynomics works. It is abundantly clear that the austerity…Read more…
Five things we’ve learnt about pay today
Today – ASHE Wednesday in our office – saw the publication of the annual figures on pay across the UK (ASHE is the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings). Here’s five things we’ve learnt: The National Living Wage is making a difference The introduction of the National Living Wage in April this year…Read more…
Hazards 2016 Conference – Report of Delegate
The branch has once again sent a delegate to the Hazards Safety Conference held at Keele University 29-31 July 2016. The theme of this year’s conference was “Building Resistance To Support Safety Reps” and included: Use Brexit to improve and … Continue reading →Read more…
The (investment) world turned upside down
These are just a few initial sketchy thoughts, but I see some signs that something interesting is starting to happen in the world of corporate governance, and institutional investment more generally. A couple of years back I blogged a bit about a “regu…Read more…
Are your NMC registration and payments up to date?
Nurses and midwives warned that lapses will mean losing their registration and put their ability to work at risk
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Renewables, Coal and Industrial Opportunities
According to yesterday’s Financial Times (£) last year saw something of an environmental milestone, as renewables overtook coal as the world’s largest source of installed power capacity. The FT reported that around 500,000 solar panels were installed every day of 2015, while wind turbines were…Read more…
Strikes called at Fujitsu Manchester
Unite has now issued the call for industrial action – action short of strike and the first three strike days, as part of our dispute over pay, pensions and job security. The first action starts on Monday, with the first strike on Tuesday 1st November.
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Westminister Hall Parliament Debate on Red Tory plans to “Leninism” the Local Government Penison Scheme
Yesterday evening I went to the Parliamentary debate at Grand Committee Room in Westminster Hall, which took place following the 105,000 signatures in the petition against Tory plans to direct and control the 5 Million member, £200 billion UK Local Government Pensions Scheme.
I sat…Read more…
Industrial action called at Fujitsu Manchester
Following the vote in favour of strike action and action short of strike in the industrial action ballot, UNITE has…Read more…
Chancellor, Philip Hammond MP: Fully Fund our NHS
The government should fully fund our NHS. Call on the Chancellor to use the Autumn Statement to provide fair and sustainable funding for health and social care.Read more…