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Colleagues,
To mark the end of the series of events at Ruskin which have celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1984-85 miner’s strike, I’ve organised a screening of the hit film Pride for 16th October. The film unpicks the important role of the suppo…Read more…
When the idea of the extension of ‘right to buy’ to housing associations was first floated housing association representative, including David Orr, head of the National Housing Federation (the ‘trade organisation’ of housing associations) were talking of fighting the…Read more…
As As the Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough with many, many thousands of constituents devastated by the SSI collapse, I plead with the Government to consider my analysis. Now that the…Read more…
A horrifying report is released today by UNISON on the impact of the Government cuts in Tax credits next April. The rise in the minimum wage will not offset these cuts.
Working families and their children who already find it a struggle to survive are about to lose as much as £60 per week. This is…Read more…
Sacked rep reinstated and jobs protected after 100-day PCS strikeRead more…
Early start tomorrow morning (Sunday) to take the train to Manchester for March & Rally. I will be with the UNISON Greater London Regional banner. “No to Austerity – Yes to Workers’ Rights
National rally and march on the Tory conference
As the Conservative Party Conference meets…Read more…
Tax credit cuts will leave millions of families with 5.2 million children worse off says UNISON research published today
The article Government’s tax credit snatch and grab will hit more than 2.7m…Read more…
Last week my UNISON branch Executive Committee voted to support the nomination of Dave Prentis as our next General Secretary.
This week Greater London UNISON Regional Committee voted the same.
Yesterday our National UNISON Community (Housing Associ…Read more…
As we gear up to the Manchester Rally, UNISON Scotland has welcomed the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA) announcement on 28 September: “Scotland’s Councils have come out in force today to stand shoulder to shoulder with their trade union colleagues against the UK Government’s Trade Union Bill.” Earlier Glasgow, Edinburgh and Renfrewshire councils voted not to co-operate withRead more…
– Hardial Bains – September 1 marks the anniversary of the invasion of Poland by the Hitlerites in 1939. Instead of condemning the Nazis, reactionary forces such as the Harperites use…Read more…
A public meeting to discuss the next steps in the six-month dispute to ensure an independent audit of wage rates is carried out at the £200m energy-from-waste plant being built at the Wilton complex…Read more…
A breakthrough for WAC-MAAN after 5 years of Truckers organizing drive when “Movilei Dror” Company recognized it as a representative unionRead more…
Unite and logistics company Wincanton signed a learning agreement today (October 2) that sees the opening of a Learning Centre for staff at Lea Green, St Helens in Merseyside. This is…Read more…
A call for high-level talks has been called for over the future of Northamptonshire luxury boat builders, Fairline Boats, which has just laid-off a third of its workforce for up to five weeks. …Read more…
Unite urged ministers to intervene and keep the coke ovens at the Redcar steelworks warm so that production could be resumed in the future and warned that its support package for SSI steelworkers was…Read more…
Ballot sees 88% of local government members in Scotland vote for 1.5% rise for 2015 and1% in 2016
The article Scottish council workers vote for two-year pay deal first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Millions of workers are well aware of the potentially devastating impact of the government’s ideologically-driven trade union Bill which is currently going through Parliament. Their…Read more…
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey is asking members and staff to wear red on Friday, October 23, in support of Show Racism the Red Card. Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) is the UK’s…Read more…
Conference highlights benefits of union and employers working together
The article UNISON Northern Ireland celebrates partnership working first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…