Samworth Brothers: Leicestershire-based food giant Samworth Brothers are the owners of Cornish pasty maker Ginsters, as well as being the largest maker of certified Melton Mowbray pork pies. Last…Read more…
Gatwick Airport Workers Balloted:
Now Gatwick Airport workers are being balloted for strike action over “poverty pay” Rebecca Smith Unite said four meetings didn’t result in any satisfactory offers for workers…Read more…
Gatwick strike vote
Unite members at Gatwick Airport who are employed in assisting passengers with reduced mobility will this week begin voting for strike action in a dispute over pay. The staff, who are employed…Read more…
From a council estate to the Houses of Parliament
When Angela Rayner was growing up she went to her gran’s house for a bath on Sundays because her parents couldn’t always afford hot water. She lived in a council estate in a home with no books and…Read more…
Service group by-elections
Nominations will open on 28 February for by-elections in five vacant seats on three of the union’s service group executives: community, local government and police and justice
The article Service…Read more…
7 days to come out with new ideas about Newham Council budget 2017?
At the Newham Council meeting next Monday 27 February 2017 there will be a free vote of all Labour Councillors on the proposed Mayor;s budget. All Councillors in Newham are Labour so this an important development and I congratulate my Labour Group coll…Read more…
Digitisation and the future of work: what it means for unions
Will robots take all the jobs? This dystopian question, prompted by the so-called ‘fourth industrial revolution’ – an umbrella term encompassing Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the ‘Internet of Things’ – has prompted a lively debate in recent years. Digitisation is seen by some as simply the…Read more…
‘One common call’
Unite said today (Monday February 20), that it was ‘heartening’ that MPs from across the House of Commons spoke up to back Vauxhall workers, as business secretary Greg Clark addressed MPs about the…Read more…
‘People are not bargaining chips’
Hundreds of UNISON members and fellow EU citizens lobby Parliament to guarantee their right to stay in the country
The article ‘People are not bargaining chips’ first appeared on the…Read more…
BMW: pensions talks continue
Talks between Unite and BMW over the carmaker’s plans to close the defined benefit pension scheme are set to continue, but the threat of industrial action remains, Unite warned today (Monday February…Read more…
A greener shade of vague: where are defined benefit pensions headed?
If dog resemble their owners, do government documents resemble their Ministers? Since entering office less than a year ago Pensions Minister Richard Harrington has appeared to be non-dogmatic, willing to engage with a wide range of voices and generally…Read more…
Derby school support staff step up strikes as city council drags its feet, says UNISON
School support staff in Derby are to take all out strike action for five days starting next Monday (27 February) as the latest talks with the city council fail to reach an agreement, says UNISON….Read more…
Culture and the labour movement – a key role for Trades Councils
Last Tuesday, Jamie Caldwell – Unite Community Co-ordinator for Scotland – penned a piece in the ‘Voices from Scotland’ section of the Morning Star arguing the importance of arts, music and…Read more…
4.3.17 – A Concert Celebrating Gareth Knapman (Leipzig)
Personal Injury Settlements January 2017
For January 2017, members in the West Midlands Unison region received £251,400 in compensation for personal injury payments, with members of this branch receiving £3335. It always pays to be a Unison member!!Read more…
Sexual harassment is rife at work
Delegates at UNISON women’s conference show sexual harassment is rife at work, and beyond.
The article Sexual harassment is rife at work first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
European citizens to lobby MPs over right to remain in UK post-Brexit
Nurses, social workers and teaching assistants will be among EU citizens who will today (Monday) lobby MPs over their right to remain in the UK. The lobby is aimed at urging the government to…Read more…
One day without us: fairness for migrants & a better deal for all
Today, Monday 20 February, is UN world day of social justice, with the global theme of preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work. So it’s appropriate that grassroots…Read more…
Remembering Eric
Last week there was a packed memorial and celebration service for UNISON President and London Ambulance branch secretary, Eric Roberts, who died unexpectedly aged 67 on November 24 2016. Eric had been elected the President of UNISON in June 2016 for a …Read more…
Labour Local Government Conference 2017
I arrived in Coventry yesterday evening for my second Labour LGA conference. This year it is the biggest conference they have ever had with 370 Councillors attending. There was a conference buffet dinner with deputy Labour leader,Tom Watson MP, as gues…Read more…