Nurses and midwives warned that lapses will mean losing their registration and put their ability to work at risk
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Renewables, Coal and Industrial Opportunities
According to yesterday’s Financial Times (£) last year saw something of an environmental milestone, as renewables overtook coal as the world’s largest source of installed power capacity. The FT reported that around 500,000 solar panels were installed every day of 2015, while wind turbines were…Read more…
Strikes called at Fujitsu Manchester
Unite has now issued the call for industrial action – action short of strike and the first three strike days, as part of our dispute over pay, pensions and job security. The first action starts on Monday, with the first strike on Tuesday 1st November.
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Westminister Hall Parliament Debate on Red Tory plans to “Leninism” the Local Government Penison Scheme
Yesterday evening I went to the Parliamentary debate at Grand Committee Room in Westminster Hall, which took place following the 105,000 signatures in the petition against Tory plans to direct and control the 5 Million member, £200 billion UK Local Government Pensions Scheme.
I sat…Read more…
Industrial action called at Fujitsu Manchester
Following the vote in favour of strike action and action short of strike in the industrial action ballot, UNITE has…Read more…
Chancellor, Philip Hammond MP: Fully Fund our NHS
The government should fully fund our NHS. Call on the Chancellor to use the Autumn Statement to provide fair and sustainable funding for health and social care.Read more…
Qatar – fighting for rights and decent working conditions
We will keep on making ourselves heard on this until the death rate in Qatar’s construction sector is reduced to zero, and workers can freely choose employment. No-one should ever be placed in such…Read more…
We need a new strategy to end fuel poverty
The Scottish Government has missed the statutory target to eradicate fuel poverty this year by some distance. So, new reports on fuel poverty should be welcomed, but only if they are quickly followed…Read more…
Welcome U-turn on HSE board
Last month the Government appointed an employer to represent workers on the HSE board. This totally undermined the principle of an equal voice for employers and workers that is enshrined in the…Read more…
Putting the flesh on the government’s industrial strategy
Last Thursday (20 October) saw a backbench Commons debate on industrial strategy. This debate coincides with, but is distinct from, an inquiry by the BEIS Select Committee into industrial strategy, to which the TUC gave evidence. Jo Johnson, the Univer…Read more…
Health and safety ‘High five’ at Oxford Brookes
Our Oxford Brookes University branch are holding an information stall in Union Square with advice on how to tackle a wide range of health and safety concerns in the workplace such as stress and…Read more…
New NHS plans must not be a smokescreen for further government cuts, says UNISON
The government must do more to reassure staff and the public that new NHS service delivery reforms are not a cover for further cuts, says UNISON. Last Friday was the deadline for the submission of 44…Read more…
BTUC 150th anniversary
21 October 2016 Birmingham Trades Union Council150th Anniversary Event12th November 2016 150 years of serving and fighting for the future of our community On Saturday 12th November 2016 the…Read more…
UNISON Disciplinary Procedures
I have today had cause to reflect upon UNISON’s disciplinary procedures as they apply to lay members.
I have been interviewed, courteously and appropriately, by colleagues involved in an investigation into matters about which I blogged awhile ago.
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‘Catalogue of pain’
Overstretched ambulance crews are arriving late to pick up more than a third of critical emergency victims, while the number of ambulances waiting outside casualty departments for at least an hour…Read more…
Ministers must stop interfering in council pensions, says UNISON
MPs will debate the future of the local government pension scheme (LGPS) in Westminster Hall today (Monday) in response to concerns that the government plans to interfere in investment decisions….Read more…
Protecting pensions
The ‘pig-headed’ failure of Post Office bosses to hold constructive talks over the closure of the defined salary pension scheme has prompted more than seven hundred managers to stage a second 24-hour…Read more…
This week, lets focus on making work healthy and safe for everyone
UNISON has a proud record of supporting health and safety reps in the workplace, and building positive relationships on these issues with employers – that’s why we’re handing out “High 5’s” to…Read more…
Health & Safety Week – challenging authority.
‘Those in authority must always be challenged’. According to BBC presenter, John Humphries, that was the key lesson to be learned from the Aberfan disaster. Miners repeatedly warned the employers…Read more…
If you can make directors liable for cold-calling, why not for killing workers?
Everyone hates cold callers, especially ones that try to get you to make claims for accidents or PPI you did not know you had. Every year the Information Commissioner gets hundreds of thousands of…Read more…