8th – 14th February 2017 is #heartunions week, celebrating the great work unions do, and paying tribute to the reps who are an important part of that. The Unsung Heroes series is running all week,…Read more…
Len McCluskey Speech On Brexit & Manufacturing
Liverpool, 2nd February 2017 Let me start by welcoming you all here today – What a fantastic turn out. We have over 200 people here today, shop stewards from across our manufacturing sector,…Read more…
Joing a union kickstarted Louise’s TV career – #heartunions
8th – 14th February 2017 is #heartunions week, celebrating the great work unions do, and paying tribute to the reps who are an important part of that. The Unsung Heroes series is running all week,…Read more…
Dan Beard UNISON NEC Candidate Higher Education General Seat
“My only priority is what matters to you, the members, not the demands of any political party or other outside group.
If it matters to you, it should matter to your union”.
Dan Beard Higher Education General Seat. Read more…
Birmingham council leader brands LGPS investment fees ‘a national disgrace’
While I do not believe everything put out by the CPS (sorry Michael) I do think that my pension fund is being ripped off. As are Councils with toxic LOBO loans.
“The leader of the UK’s largest local authority has claimed asset management fees paid by local government pension schemes are “sucking…Read more…
HEARTUNION BLUES
This is brilliant. Love Unions. We are not perfect but never forget what we have achieved for workers.Read more…
UNISON General Secretary election – the day of reckoning approaches
As regular readers of this blog (Sid and Doris Internationalist) will be aware, I am in the process of stepping down from my UNISON responsibilities – but that does not mean that I care nothing for the future of UNISON, a trade union which continues to have tremendous potential, mostly…Read more…
Adult social care is the biggest pressure on councils
Research reveals the pressure on councils
The article Adult social care is the biggest pressure on councils first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Great resolve’
Unite called on British Airways to enter talks at the conciliation service Acas and reach an agreement to avoid further strikes next week in a dispute over poverty pay involving the airline’s mixed…Read more…
‘Fight the corner’
UK employers have been urged to let workers ‘fight the corner’ of UK jobs and industries as the country begins the Brexit negotiations. The call comes from Unite general secretary Len…Read more…
Settle pensions now call
Defence secretary Michael Fallon has been warned that there will be further delays to the government’s flagship Trident programme, unless the long-running pensions dispute at AWE plc – the…Read more…
Ferry strikes suspended
Progress has been made in the Woolwich Ferry dispute talks and both today’s (Friday 10) and next Friday’s (February 17) 24-hour strikes have been suspended to facilitate negotiations. Talks…Read more…
PCS: Equality Staff Sacked
MEDIA RELEASE 9 February 2017 For immediate use Ten government equality staff have this afternoon been sacked by email and told to clear their desks tomorrow. The Equality and Human Rights Commission…Read more…
Come clean
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (February 10) called on government ministers to come clean over a leaked list dividing British industries into high, medium and low priority in the Brexit…Read more…
Entitled to workers’ rights
In another blow to the so-called ‘gig economy’, the Court of Appeal agreed today (February 10) with a tribunal that a technically self-employed worker was entitled to basic workers’ rights. …Read more…
Carl supports workers with health struggles – #heartunions
8th – 14th February 2017 is #heartunions week, celebrating the great work unions do, and paying tribute to the reps who are an important part of that. The Unsung Heroes series is running all week,…Read more…
Forever flying high
LGBT history month is such a magical, colourful and influential month if you choose to view it that way. When asked what LGBT history month means to me a thousand thoughts rush to mind, but…Read more…
Labour market update; why ‘more of the same’ is cause for concern
The next set of labour market data is out next Wednesday. This blog looks at recent trends in the figures to give some pointers as to what we should be looking out for. In summary, our view of the labour market hasn’t changed much; the headline employment figures are strong, but we’re seeing a…Read more…
Brexit: Unite’s fight for jobs
Unite reps discuss post-Brexit workers’ rights on day two of the special two-day Unite conference in Esher, where Unite reps on European Works Councils (EWCs) are already discussing the union’s…Read more…
Hasmita’s confidence grew on a union course – #heartunions
8th – 14th February 2017 is #heartunions week, celebrating the great work unions do, and paying tribute to the reps who are an important part of that. The Unsung Heroes series is running all week,…Read more…