Patricia Graham is a learning progress manager and ATL rep at Aston Academy in Sheffield. In my school the senior leadership team (SLT) has done a lot to address workload. At the end of last year,…Read more…
Who let the cats out? Priti Patel suggests we could lose half our EU work rights after #Brexit
Prominent Brexiteer Priti Patel MP joined the growing number of her colleagues who’ve let the Leave campaign’s cats out of their bags yesterday, in her speech to the Institute of Directors. “If we could just halve the burdens of the EU social and employment legislation we could…Read more…
Worrying increase in sanctions against the sick and disabled
Today’s figures revealed that sanctions against Employment and Support (ESA) claimants increased in December to 1,708. This was up by 451 on the previous month. ESA is the out-of-work benefit for people whose illness, health condition or disability makes it difficult or impossible to work. To…Read more…
Employment slowing down, pay still disappointing
Today’s labour market figures from the Office for National Statistics again show encouraging employment and unemployment figures, but again there are signs that the jobs recovery is slowing down and the numbers for earnings continue to disappoint. But first the good news. The employment rate in…Read more…
Queen’s Speech fails to tackle the real problems Britain faces, says UNISON
Commenting on the Queen’s Speech, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today the government has announced another set of plans that fail to tackle the real problems Britain faces. “Ministers…Read more…
Next meeting: Wednesday 18 May 2012 at
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Wednesday, 18 May at 7pm for 7.30, Craft Beer Company, Upper North Street, Brighton
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WelcomeElection of new membersTreasurers reportTrades Council…Read more…
Queen’s Speech: A failure to tackle the real problems Britain faces
A Conservative Party at war with itself, already out of ideas little over a year on from election day and a Prime Minister so afraid of his own shadow that he’s abandoned any semblance of a serious…Read more…
More jobs and investment
Financial media reported that JBS, the largest global food manufacturer, has informed its shareholders that it will seek to relocate headquarters to Ireland, a move that Unite has welcomed. …Read more…
The case for hope
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell yesterday (May 17) addressed young people at the TUC, as he outlined Labour’s case to back Remain in next month’s momentous EU referendum. It’s a case…Read more…
Will the disability employment gap ever be halved?
The TUC has published new analysis of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) ahead of its annual Disabled Workers’ conference which shows the differences in employment, unemployment and earnings between disabled and non-disabled workers. We have set out some key findings below. The government…Read more…
UNISON and the EU Referendum
https://www.unison.org.uk/our-campaigns/eu-referendum-23-june/
UNISON members having come out in favour of remaining in the European Union by a convincing majority, the Union has launched its campaign to inform members of UNISON policy.
Activists need …Read more…
UNISON Greater London Regional Council – Nothing to see here
It is disappointing that today’s meeting of the UNISON Greater London Regional Council doesn’t even have half a quorum. This means that the invited speakers (of whom those present are not permitted to ask questions) are addressing a largely empty hall …Read more…
National Express hits the buffers in Santa Rosa
Last week, I went to my fourth National Express AGM, and the second since I joined the ITF. I have to say this is a company that I view with increasing exasperation and I know colleagues both within the labour movement and the responsible investment fi…Read more…
More employees want to work from home – how can we make it happen?
Today marks the 11th National Work from Home Day, organised by Work Wise UK, who promote smarter working (flexible working, good homeworking and mobile working). The good news is that there has been some real progress over the past decade, with employe…Read more…
Newham Compass debate: Refugees and the EU – Wednesday 18 May
This looks like a really interesting debate tomorrow evening but I have a clash so I don’t think I will be able to make it. Read more…
The prospects for NHS Scotland and health policy
Improving the health of people living in Scotland ought to be a high priority for any government – so what might we expect from the next Scottish Parliament session?
Health inequalities remain…Read more…
3 key reasons why we’re recommending UNISON members vote to remain in Europe
We won’t be telling UNISON members how to vote, because that’s not how we operate. But we will be encouraging members to use their vote, and letting them know why we’re recommending a vote to…Read more…
Uber Alles
Uber drivers get unionised or maybe not…Read more…
Pay rise? What pay rise?
Workers can expect their pay packets to stagnate until at least 2020 unless the government intervenes to help raise productivity across the country, the Chartered Institute for Personnel and…Read more…
Fair pay plea
Unite members working for Teesside oil refinery, Hertel UK, are to be balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay. The company has been notified that workers who provide repair and…Read more…