Employers across the country join unions in condemning ‘unnecessary and petty’ legislation
The article Councils condemn trade union bill first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Beer’s off?
A global pay freeze by brewers Carlsberg has left a sour taste in the mouth for workers at its Northampton plant. As a result, nearly 200 engineers, brewers, processers and packers at the Bridge…Read more…
Support British manufacturing
Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke today (September 28) spoke at the Labour Party conference about manufacturing, growth and the role trade unions can play in being drivers of productivity….Read more…
‘There is an alternative to austerity’
UNISON general secretary uses Labour conference to call for an end to the cuts, privatisation and pay freezes that are ‘destroying lives’
The article ‘There is an alternative to…Read more…
Home Office propose more powers for ‘Home Guard’ of police volunteers, amid cuts to police workforce
The Home Office has announced a consultation on ‘Reforming the Powers of Police Staff and Volunteers‘, aiming to give Chief Constables much greater flexibility in designating powers on police staff and volunteers. Crucially, the government propose enabling volunteers to be designated with powers in…Read more…
UNISON welcomes Caerphilly motion on Trade Union Bill
Communities across Wales are uniting to oppose divisive attack on democracy says Cymru / Wales regional secretary
The article UNISON welcomes Caerphilly motion on Trade Union Bill first appeared on…Read more…
Yanis v the robots – former Greek finance minister tells UnionNews unions must adapt or die
In the first of a two-part interview, Yanis Varoufakis says unions must conquer disruptive technology on behalf of the working classRead more…
Rhondda Cynon Taff council set to implement living wage
UNISON campaign wins living wage to low-paid members
The article Rhondda Cynon Taff council set to implement living wage first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Save Redcar steel
The government’s much vaunted ‘Northern Powerhouse’ risks being nothing more than empty rhetoric unless it intervenes to save the SSI steelworks in Redcar on Teesside, Unite said today (September 28)…Read more…
Government’s moment of truth: will it support UK steel industry?
Today’s disasterous announcement of the closure of SSI’s steel plant, Redcar, with the loss of 1,700 skilled jobs, will cause great hardship to the workers and their families, striking a blow to the heart of UK manufacturing. The government’s laissez faire attitude to industry is in meltdown, along…Read more…
BREAKING: union seeks urgent meeting with Redcar bosses as 1,700 jobs at risk
Community says it will not give up on its membersRead more…
UNISON relaunches stress survey
UNISON is calling on the union’s safety reps to get organised – and members to get involved -in this year’s European Health and Safety week. We want safety reps to ask members and…Read more…
Council Tax payers should decide
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser. Here’s your starter for ten points. What is the relationship between the government’s spending review due later this year and the news that the Conservative administration wants to expand the parish council ‘model’? Could it be…Read more…
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell solidarity with #BarnetStrikers – #7October
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said :
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Petition launched to save steel jobs in Redcar
Union calls on government to take action to protect 2,000 Teeside jobsRead more…
Report on Hazards 2015 Conference Keele 4-6 September 2015
This branch sent two delegates to the Hazards Conference at Keele University 4-6 September 2015. A report has been produced by the first delegate which contains information on: The plight of hotel workers in low paid jobs. The functions of Safety … Continue reading →Read more…
“Yes to workers’ rights” – thousands prepare to descend on Manchester
TUC organises anti-austerity march to coincide with Tory Party conferenceRead more…
Barnet strikers announce new action over outsourcing
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backs UNISON’s anti-privatisation campaignRead more…
A real alternative
Unite and the Daily Mirror’s joint Real Britain fringe this year asked the question, when did the war on poverty become a war on the poor? The panel, chaired by the Mirror’s Kevin Maguire,…Read more…
London Reception #Lab15
After arriving at the hotel in Brighton and picking up my delegation pack from unison office, I went to my first conference event, the London Labour Party reception.
This is the annual shin dig for London delegates and Party members. London Labour Cha…Read more…