“The bedroom tax is a cruel and unnecessary policy. It is widely despised by the British public, who see it what for what it is; a callous attempt to punish low-income, social housing tenants. …Read more…
St Andrew’s Day is Our Day- Let’s Use it to March Against Racism
The STUC Black Workers’ Committee is once again proud to be at the centre of organising the 2016 St Andrew’s Day March and Rally against racism and fascism. We encourage you, your friends and your…Read more…
‘Poverty pay’ vote
Thousands of cabin crew working for British Airways ‘Mixed Fleet’ will begin voting on strike action next Wednesday (November 16) in a dispute over ‘poverty’ pay levels which are leading to crew…Read more…
Funding cuts threaten nursery schools, unions warn Greening
UNISON joins fellow unions, charities and others involved in early years education to sign open letter
The article Funding cuts threaten nursery schools, unions warn Greening first appeared on the…Read more…
Apprenticeships: Quantity, not quality
Apprenticeships in engineering and manufacturing are highly sought after BBC You’re hired! Or maybe not – if your apprenticeship provides such poor training that you don’t end up…Read more…
Emergency Motion to tomorrow Labour London Regional Conference*
The motion below was passed by overwhelmingly on Wednesday by the Executive Committee of West Ham Labour Party
“This Regional Conference notes:
1. The Labour Party Rule Book states that all Local Campaign Forums (LCF) must hold annual AGMs after May…Read more…
The local government funding crisis and how to resolve it
With the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader for the second time we have been told that this has consolidated Labour as the “anti-austerity party”. Whilst this is certainly the aspiration of Jeremy and his supporters Labour can only be judged on what it does not just what it says. The…Read more…
YOUNG WORKER’S CHALLENGE #4: OVERQUALIFICATION
This month we’re counting down the ten most significant challenges faced by young workers. Number 4 is overqualification. Being rejected from a job because you are “too qualified” is a bit of a…Read more…
Bedroom tax win
The Supreme Court has delivered a blow to Tory welfare policy by ruling that two families were discriminated against by the government’s hated “bedroom tax”. The ruling, in favour of a spina…Read more…
UNISON calls for energy equality for the UK’s worst-off users
‘Thousands die each winter because they cannot afford to heat their homes’, union and campaign group Fuel Poverty Action warn
The article UNISON calls for energy equality for the UK’s…Read more…
Care cuts crisis leaving older people without adequate care, says UNISON
Vulnerable older people are being denied regular showers and visits to the toilet because of cuts to social care budgets, a UNISON report has warned today (Friday). The Damage: Care in Crisis is…Read more…
1,200 Durham teaching assistants pack into a strike rally
‘We will fight and we will win’ Prentis tells Durham strike rally General secretary pledges support as 1,200 Co Durham teaching assistants rally on second day of strike Some 1,200 Durham teaching…Read more…
Venezuela fights back
Check out international painting to left of picture. Draft minutes of UNISON London regional Europe and International Committee 3 October 2016.
Guest speaker, Dr Francisco Dominguez, Secretary of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, spoke on the situatio…Read more…
‘We should not have to wait’
“It’s been estimated that if we continue on the same path we have been, it’ll take another 170 years before women finally achieve equal pay. We’ve already waited nearly 50 years since the Equal…Read more…
Because you’re a woman…
One of the biggest misconceptions about the gender pay gap – which remains stubbornly high at nearly 14 per cent – is that it’s all a myth. There’s this idea that women earn less because they…Read more…
IER Employment Law Update: London
10 November 2016
By Roger Jeary
On a cold wet day in London, the Institute welcomed a full house for the 2016 Employment Law Update in the Unite HQ. The chair for the day, Nerys Owen, Labour…Read more…
Guests and Supporters as Cuban Film Festival begins – HGFF preview 1
This week sees the start of this year’s Havana Glasgow Film Festival (HGFF), on 11 Nov, and guests have already started to arrive from Cuba and other parts of the globe. On Tuesday the Cuban…Read more…
Turkey’s purges continues
Turkish President Erdogan’s purges of anyone he sees as a threat continues at a pace.He has recently fired a further 10,131 public employees, bringing the total number of public sector…Read more…
Why I joined the Musicians’ Union
I joined the MU because it is the largest organisation representing musicians (over 30,000) in the UK. With this large number comes a community that supports existing and new members with up to date…Read more…
Pay and safety strike
Over 850 Arriva bus drivers operating out of five depots across West Yorkshire will be taking part in a 24-hour strike on Monday, November 14 in a dispute over pay and shifts which see them being…Read more…