United Steelworkers Convention 2017 – Power Of Unity
Teachers to Strike over Cuts:
Teachers’ union threatens strike over school budget cuts By Hannah RichardsonBBC News education reporter in Cardiff Strike action over funding cuts in England’s schools has been backed by…Read more…
The Co-op and the Co-operative Party: 100 years of pioneering the future
Dear Friend,Starting from next week, eligible members of the Co-operative Group (‘the Co-op’) will begin receiving their ballots for this year’s AGM, by post or email.
Once again, Co-op members will vote on continuing the partnership between the Co-op and the Co-operative Party – can you help us…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections 2017: South West Region candidate recommendations
If you are a UNISON member in our South West region please vote for Debi and Mike. You can also vote for all the National seats below and for your own Service Group representatives.
NATIONAL (vote for all)
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On the knocker in Plaistow South 25 March
On Saturday 25 March I helped out again, the Plaistow South Labour Party branch on a campaign day with local Councillors and activists. The weather was kind to us this time being unseasonably warm and sunny.
There are no elections planned in London fo…Read more…
Four years after Rana Plaza, union action prevents a repeat
On 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza factory complex collapsed, killing over 1100 mostly women workers. Bangladeshi and global unions persuaded multinational enterprises to join the Bangladesh Fire and…Read more…
15 minute care makeover – if you have elderly relatives or worry about what will happen to you when you get old then watch and weep (then get angry and do something about this)
Please watch, weep, get angry and then do something. Demand change. Join a trade union and the Labour Party. This UNISON video has been watched on Facebook by 3.4 million people.
Watch this clip from Claire Sweeney’s new exploitative ’15 minute …Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections 2017: South East Region candidate recommendations
If you are a UNISON member in our South East region please vote for Steve and you can also vote for all the National seats below and for your own Service Group representatives.
NATIONAL (vote for all)
Black MembersKebba MANNE…Read more…
Government consultation on fines for trade unions
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‘Short changed’ over pay
Thousands of trainee bus drivers in London have been ‘short changed’ by the majority of bus companies not paying the agreed London living wage, Unite has said. The union said it had evidence…Read more…
War on late payments
Jeremy Corbyn said on Tuesday (April 11) that a Labour government would “declare war” on the late payment of invoices, describing the issue as a £26bn “national scandal”. The Labour leader…Read more…
Ferry strike off
Tuesday’s 24-hour strike (April 18) that would have hit travellers using the Woolwich Ferry has been suspended, as talks in the dispute over a bullying culture make progress. Unite said today…Read more…
Harry’s first podcast
Friend of Unite, Second World War veteran, bestselling author and anti-austerity campaigner Harry Leslie Smith has at 94 years of age decided to try his hand at his very own podcast. In his first…Read more…
Pensions concerns
Industrial action will not be ruled out, unions vowed, after the Royal Mail today (April 13) announced that it would close its pension plan in its current form, potentially depriving thousands of…Read more…
‘Line in the sand’
Unite has launched a major legal appeal case at the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) to tackle bogus self-employment in the construction and other sectors. The case is the first appeal…Read more…
Feeding Fat Cats – Changes to Small Claims Limit
The government wants 95% of people injured at work and elsewhere to be left with no funding for legal help. The government admits that the changes will cost you the taxpayer at least £150 million every year. The only people to gain (by at least £200 million extra profit every year) will be…Read more…
Pay the rate!
Today (12 April) Unite and GMB members protested at the Danish embassy in London. The protest (filmed above) focused on several Danish firms who are involved in the funding and…Read more…
More wage pain
The largest fall in living standards since records began is set to continue — and will only further deepen — after figures released today (April 12) show rising inflation but near zero wage growth….Read more…
Construction undercutting must end
Construction unions Unite and GMB held a series of demonstrations on 12th April over the exploitation of workers. The protests focus on several Danish firms who are building of major energy from…Read more…