The Taylor report into ‘Employment Practices in the Modern Economy’ does little to help workers being exploited in the workplace.
The appointment of Matthew Taylor was always likely to be a…Read more…
Extra NHS funding welcome but staff need to be paid properly, says UNISON
Responding to the government announcement today (Wednesday) of £325m for NHS transformation projects, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Any investment in the NHS is welcome as spending on…Read more…
Care companies must pay back pay to staff who do sleep-ins, says UNISON
Charities and care companies that have paid staff one-off payments for overnight sleep-ins should not be exempt from paying the national minimum wage, says UNISON. Claims for back pay could cost the…Read more…
An economic and social audit of the ‘City’
As its many champions constantly tell us, the City provides huge benefits to our economy in the form of contribution to GDP, tax take, balance of payments, employment and usage of financial services by UK households. This is undoubtedly true. But, the Financial Inclusion Centre’s new report for the…Read more…
OUT Summer 2017 Newsletter
OUT is the Unison newsletter for LGBT Members. Features in this edition include: LGBT members talk about their jobs, the difference they make and the challenges they face Overcoming Hate The LGBT Voice in Unison No Fly Zone and much more … Continue reading →Read more…
Unison Black Members Newsletter Summer 2017
The Summer 2017 Black Members magazine includes the following features Black members’ issues debated at conference – including immigration and the effect of the EU referendum and the Brexit vote. Remembering enslaved Africans and their descendents Unisons Race Equality Priorities…Read more…
Unison Schools Newsletter Summer 2017
Features include: What does the £1.3 billion extra money announced by the Government during July 2017 really mean? Advance Diary Date – Stars In Schools – 24/11/17 Unison Equality Survey Croyde Bay & Unison Travel Club Holiday Offers Well worth … Continue reading →Read more…
“Telling Boris where to Go Seminar” aka “Local Government, Ethical Investment & the Law” (with Podcast Link)
This morning I spoke on behalf of UNISON at a breakfast seminar at the the headquarters of law firm, Bindmans, in central London.
Bindman had acted on behalf of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in their recent Judicial Review High Court victory, over…Read more…
Labor
Dear Colleagues,
Another short post sent whilst in the midst of writing-up my thesis (and today hold-up at the British Library) and to plug a new book. I have been reading and re-reading a lot of the output of Andrew on labour geography (here’s his pr…Read more…
Unions urge foreign secretary to help stop Saudi beheadings
Unions call on foreign secretary to help stop the imminent execution of 14 pro-democracy activists in Saudi Arabia
The article Unions urge foreign secretary to help stop Saudi beheadings first…Read more…
Bus safety now call
Unite bus drivers demanded London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) must implement the findings of the London Assembly transport committee report, Driven to distraction, as a matter of…Read more…
A new Left alignment on corporate governance
I can’t overstate how much I like the report that the IPPR has just issued on corporate governance. I’ve been boring on for a while now about what I see as the end of the 1990s model of corporate governance for the UK. At the same time there has been s…Read more…
Help stop the sale of NHS Professionals
UNISON backs We Own It campaign against sell-off – you can help by signing the petition and urging your MP to back the Early Day Motion 152
The article Help stop the sale of NHS Professionals first…Read more…
Government is out of step with the public mood on pay, says UNISON
Commenting on the latest inflation figures, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “With inflation much higher than wages, nurses, teaching assistants and care staff are…Read more…
Government’s school funding announcement disappoints education unions
The government’s funding announcement today (Monday) is disappointing and means a return to smoke and mirrors statements on school funding, say education unions. UNISON, ATL, NUT and GMB have…Read more…
Grenfell Tower & Fire Safety in High Rise Blocks motion to West Ham GC
Emergency Motion West Ham Labour Party General Committee 20 July
Grenfell Tower & Fire Safety in High Rise Blocks
This branch/GC notes:1. The appalling loss of life at Grenfell Tower, together with the troubling prospect that the death toll wil…Read more…
UNISON joins the carnival against the cuts
Thousands of parents, pupils, school staff and their unions demonstrated against cuts to school funding yesterday
The article UNISON joins the carnival against the cuts first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Repeal Bill rights threat
The publication of the Tory’s Repeal Bill on July 13 was greeted with a barrage of criticism and vows to have it struck down in Parliament. Unite warned that the Prime Minister’s pledge to…Read more…
Bin pre-employment health screening
Last week Iberian Airlines, part of the same company as British Airways, were fined €25,000 for asking a recruitment company to do medical screening of prospective cabin crew that included checking…Read more…
BREACH OF AGREEMENT, GUARDS AND COMMERCIAL GUARDS – SOUTH WEST TRAINS
Circular No: IR/306/16 To All Branches, Regional Offices & Regional Councils Our Ref: BR2/14/2 17th July 2017 Dear Colleague, BREACH OF…Read more…