The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China are the Korean Peninsula’s neighbours, therefore the development of the situation in the region concerns the national interests of both…Read more…
Durham Miners Gala:
Upholding the Spirit and Traditions of the Miners! Building the Independent Political Movement of the Working Class! Statement of the Northern Region of RCPB(ML), July 8, 2017 The Durham Miners Gala…Read more…
Picturehouse Workers fight for Workers’ Rights:
In 2014 Cineworld was subject to industrial action owing to its refusal to pay the London Living Wage to its staff. Industrial action resumed in October 2016 over the issue of the London Living Wage,…Read more…
The Taylor Review: What do we know so far?
There’s been a flurry of pre-briefing over the weekend on the Taylor report. We’ve rounded up what we know so far, and added our thoughts on what that would mean for the 3.2 million people in insecure work. Of course we’ll have to wait till the actual report is published tomorrow to give our…Read more…
Grenfell Fire Disaster: Never, ever, again: Amendment to Newham Council Scrutiny report.
Tomorrow (Monday 10 July 2017) is the next Newham Council Meeting and on the agenda is a report about future “scrutiny” arrangements
I have proposed the following amendment to item 12 “Structural Review of Overview and Scrutiny”.
“3.5 Specific themat…Read more…
‘The Future of the NHS” – Seconding Composite B #LabLink!7
This is the speech by London Ambulance Service Paramedic, Jason Anderson, at Labour Link National Forum last week.
“Firstly I would like to say Happy 69thBirthday to the NHS – ‘Labour’s Proudest Achievement’.
I am a front-line Paramedic, and like my colleagues around the country continue to…Read more…
Ditchling Beacon Walk June 2017
Off message but this was a great recovery walk that Gill and I did after the UNISON NDC conference in Brighton last month.
The National Trust car park at Ditchling Beacon is pretty small so either get there early or be patient. There is no cash car pa…Read more…
Why we need to build a housing consensus for affordable and decent homes for all – Motion 11 #LabLink
Yvonne Green, Regional convenor & Greater London delegate moving motion 11. Why we need to build a housing consensus for affordable and decent homes for all
“Chair, delegates, the housing crisis is getting worse under this Tory government as the n…Read more…
Letter to RTUC from Mike Nobbs Sec I.W. TUC:
The Hypocrisy of Jeremy Hunt, who suggested lifting the nurses pay cap in recognition of their “absolute brilliant” work ethic. The truth is that the government has lost its majority…Read more…
One of the biggest NHS strikes in history is about to happen:
– but you won’t hear about it This year Serco took over services in NHS hospitals. From that moment on I felt my working life became unbearable Within three days of taking over the Royal…Read more…
Unite leader demands financial fairness for the North East
07 July 2017 Len McCluskey will call for the same deal for the North East of England as for Northern Ireland, when he addresses the Durham Miners’ Gala tomorrow (Saturday 8 July). The general…Read more…
Blog: The establishment political consensus is now in tatters
The recent election showed how much impact our union can have. Our issues became the country’s issues, and our policies were integral to Labour’s manifesto. Now, thanks in great part to the work of…Read more…
Unappealing…
I see that some of my fellow complainants in the recent case at the Certification Officer concerning the last General Secretary election in UNISON havelodged an appeal with the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).
I haven’t.
I don’t want to comment on the legal merits of an appeal. I’m not a lawyer…Read more…
The Taylor review: what should it say?
The long-awaited Taylor Review into “modern employment” practices is just days away from publication. It’s been talked up a great deal by ministers and cited numerous times by the Prime Minister, so it’s fair to say that expectations are high. Matthew deserves credit for his willingness to…Read more…
We can afford to give public servants a pay rise. In fact, we can’t afford not to.
Boris Johnson has now u-turned on his own rebellion on public sector pay. On Monday, sources close to the foreign secretary said he supported a better pay deal for public sector workers, and “strongly believes the rises can be done in a responsible way and without causing fiscal…Read more…
The Future of the NHS – Composite B #LabLink17
This is the speech from yesterday’s debate at UNISON Labour Link Forum on “The Future of the NHS”.
Mitsy is a a care worker, NHS nurse, branch, regional and national UNISON activist. . “Chair, Forum, Mitsy Harmon-Russell, Greater London…Read more…
Regulation is not ‘Red Tape’
If the Grenfell tragedy teaches us anything, it must be that regulation is not ‘Red Tape’, it is an essential safeguard for a civilised society. Scotland has escaped some of the worst examples of…Read more…
Can increased public spending pay for itself?
Since the election, we have seen several proclamations of the ‘end of austerity’. As TUC post election polling (among others) has showed, there is now a clear majority in favour of ‘Maintaining decent public services even if that means my taxes go up’. This is a far cry from some of the rhetoric…Read more…
Government and employers must end poverty pay, says UNISON
Minimum hourly pay for workers must be increased substantially to reflect the rising cost of living, said UNISON today (Friday). The union is calling on the government to raise the current legal…Read more…
Brexit Chickens Coming Home To Roost
“The Brexit chickens are coming home to roost” a prominant person in the automotive industry told me during a discussion about the announcement by Michel Barnier that the UK would not…Read more…