3 March 2015
By Keith Ewing, President, Institute of Employment Rights
Many readers will recall the great controversy that was provoked by the clumsily entitled Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party…Read more…
Voting – more vital than ever
As the NoVoteNoVoice tour bus kicked off its whistle stop tour last weekend, it rolled into Rayleigh, Essex, with the cast of hit reality TV show TOWIE (The Only Way is Essex) lending a hand to encourage the nation to register to vote. As the Daily Mirror reported today (March 3), TOWIE’s stars, including […]
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Fifa’s real crime with Qatar 2022 is ignoring the workers’ plight
The Independent’s Chief Football Correspondent, Sam Wallace, keeps the focus on the most important of the 2022 World Cup’s issues. The BBC Newsnight team investigating the 1.5 million…Read more…
Outsourcing fails service users and workers
The outsourcing of public services provision to private providers has a detrimental impact on the workforce and a knock-on effect on the quality of care, says a new TUC report published today. The…Read more…
Evaluate or discriminate? Why job descriptions matter
I was interviewed by “Inside Housing” magazine for an interesting piece published last Friday titled “What’s in a name?”
A small Housing Association in High Wycombe, called “Red Kite” had asked its staff to write its own job descriptions and create th…Read more…
Pensions tax: the questions that need to be answered
Amid all the uncertainties about post-election pensions policy, thanks to the unknown impact of fringe parties, the vagaries of coalition negotiations and the uncertain fates of individual party spokespersons, one subject looks likely to be near the top of any administration’s agenda: reform of…Read more…
Stand Up For Labour: 9 March – Theatre Royal, Stratford East
Only one week to go before the West Ham and Ilford North CLP “Stand Up For Labour” comedy event taking place at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East on Monday 9 March. Most tickets have now gone so click here to reserve your place on line before it is too…Read more…
Striking FBU members take to the streets around Westminster
February 26, 2015, Tim Lezard Source: USI “I’ve never seen such anger” – striking firefighters close down Parliament Thousands of striking firefighters yesterday brought central London to a…Read more…
New Scotland in UNISON online now
March’s Scotland in UNISON is now online: Stories on Council Cuts; Jane Carolan on Women Demanding Change; Mike Kirby on UNISON and the General Election; Comhairle Living Wage; Gordon McKay on Mental Health Nurse Freeze; Conduct pack for Nurses; Stornoway Jobs Saved; STUC Party Conference Lobbies; Skills Devt Pensions; Communications Awards and much more in this edition. http://Read more…
Youth Theatre for Peace:
Jugendtheater für den Frieden — Youth theatre for peace http://www.visionbakery.com/deutschland-england-italien WHO WE ARE We are Ubiquity Theatre (www.ubi-leipzig.de), a Leipzig based company….Read more…
Fighting a ‘broken system’
Hundreds gathered outside US-based health service firm Maximus’ headquarters in London today (March 2) to protest the tick-box regime that robs disabled people of their rightful benefits entitlements. Unite community joined the Disabled People against Cuts (DPAC) demonstration in criticism against Work Capability Assessments (WCA), degrading tests carried out by profit-hungry firms on behalf […]
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Workers treated with contempt
Milk distribution to supermarkets could be disrupted in the north of England over the Easter holiday, if the pay and conditions of a group of drivers is not protected by their new employer. The 100 drivers are on the brink of taking strike action and/or industrial action short of strike, after Arla Foods, a […]
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Bearing the brunt of austerity
UNISON has a positive vision for the community and voluntary sector: close to our communities, innovative, high quality, and speaking out for those who are marginalisedRead more…
Focus on social care to end bed blocking
With thousands of beds blocked this winter by patients healthy enough to return home, it’s time for politicians to put as much focus on social care as they are on NHS Scotland.
Thanks to data…Read more…
Unison Executive Committee Officerships
The branch has opportunities to serve on its Executive committee for the following posts:- Women’s Officer International Relations Officer Membership & Recruitment Secretary Youth Officer (must be aged under 27) Treasurer Auditors x 2 Black Members’ Officer LGBT Officer –…Read more…
Sign Petition Opposing Cuts In Further Education
A message from the Principal at Stoke-On-Trent College: Please find below a link to a petition in response to the decision of the government to cut the English adult further education budget for 2015/16, once funding for apprenticeships is excluded, … Continue reading →Read more…
“…thieves and con merchants to steal and feast upon our members pensions…”
This was my speech to the UNISON Community Conference yesterday on Pensions. The Composite motion had been moved by Community member June Poole from Rochdale Local Government Branch on behalf of National Women’s Committee.
It was very positive to see…Read more…
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Securing the Right to Strike: ILO Convention 87 on Freedom of Association
Colleagues,
Buy it: Read itIn his lifelong analysis of industrial conflict and strike action the eminent industrial relations academic Richard Hyman was attempting to tackle his central concern around the relationship between industrial action and class consciousness. This analysis is…Read more…
Speech: Scotland No 2 Branch AGM
Thank you for this opportunity to address your AGM. I want to makes some observations on the political situation, the unions work on organising, and our work on proportionality. This year is…Read more…