Nomination period runs from 2 September to 9 October during which time branches and other bodies can make a nomination
The article Northern Ireland regional committee nominates Dave Prentis in…Read more…
Unite proposes €2 billion one-off social housing investment in pre-Budget submission
“After seven years of taking the wrong options, we have an opportunity to start making the right choices”Read more…
‘Stonewalling’ on job loss talks
Car components company, International Automotive Components (IAC), is refusing to discuss 45 potential job losses with Unite. Despite having 35 per cent of the workforce as members the…Read more…
New Book: Coming soon
The Materialism of Time and Space and the New Consciousness. ~ kenneth knapman. (2014-15) All rights reserved, 2015 Contents: 1. Material Spacetime · Time Consciousness · Time and Nature · Spacetime…Read more…
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Supporters at Scotland v Germany game Mon 7 Sep say Refugees Welcome
PDF leaflet to download and print
Football supporters at tonghts Scotland v Germany game at Hampden Park, Glasgow, are urged to tweet Refugees Welcome images…
From Scottish Football Supporters Association: http://scottishfsa.org/sfsa-set-to-show-support-for-refugees-before-crucial-eur0-2016-qualifier/
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Tory attack on unions is attack on civil liberties
TUC welcomes statement from Liberty, Amnesty International and the British Institute of Human RightsRead more…
We Need an Anti-war Island and an Anti-war Government
~ by Ken Knapman The refugee crisis has opened up the debate as to the value of conflict and the result of war as a means of resolving international problems. The country is obviously Syria. Cameron…Read more…
Love among the ruins
Harry Leslie Smith has published his latest memoir at a time when the world is witnessing the most devastating refugee crisis since the Second World War. Love Among the Ruins, although centred…Read more…
The fight for 5050 and fair politics for everyone
As the arguments over women’s representation in public and political life are rehearsed again during the parliamentary scrutiny of the Scotland Bill, it may be appropriate to reflect on the wider…Read more…
UNISON NEC nominates Dave Prentis as candidate for General Secretary 2015
Nominations opened last week for the election of Unison’s next General Secretary.
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of UNISON met on Wednesday and voted overwhelmingly(2:1) to nominate and re-elect Dave Prentis.
The NEC is the Parliament of…Read more…
UNISON attacks “insensitive” Tories over refugees
Union says UK has moral and legal obligation to receive refugeesRead more…
Israeli soldiers evict Palestinian pensioner
USi editor Tim Lezard reports from East JerusalemRead more…
Will your MP protect the right to strike?
Our MPs will soon get their first chance to debate the government’s controversial trade union bill. Can you write to yours?Read more…
Unite members balloted for North Sea strike action
Caterers move to ballot after employers refuse to honour agreementRead more…
It’s official: Tories are robbing the poor
TUC research shows that the poorest working households will lose on average £460 a year by 2020Read more…
Pulling the plug – unions ballot for strike action at water companies
Members of GMB, Unite and UNISON angry over pensionsRead more…
FBU member wins £100k compo over dead pig injury
Firefighter injures shoulder shifting pigs out of a lorryRead more…
Cuba: Healthcare accomplishments
Healthcare services for the population are guaranteed and continue to develop The accomplishments of Cuba’s healthcare system are the result of a political commitment, social participation and joint…Read more…
Cameron Government Increasingly Isolated for its Approach to Refugee Crisis:
Britain and Other Big Powers Must Accept Responsibility for Global Refugee Crisis which They Themselves Have Created The Cameron government appears to be increasingly isolated for its approach to the…Read more…