Change from April 2017 likely to mean ‘better representation during workforce planning activities and improved access to continuing professional development ‘
The article ODPs to come under the…Read more…
How will the new housing act affect you and your family?
UNISON has published a new briefing on the 2016 Housing and Planning Act (England)
The article How will the new housing act affect you and your family? first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Triathlon Training 2016: Five weeks to go
Thurs 11 Aug Ran to Olympic pool E20 32 minsMax Pace 2.7 2.61 milesPace 12.5 Slow but steady 4.8 mph Early Morning Swim lesson Aquatic Centre 45 mins 25m Training pool Mostly backstroke, but did Butterfly legs work & tumble turns…Read more…
Sports Direct AGM: Vote FOR resolution 19
Check out this post by Tom P (see below). If you really think that Sports Direct is acting in a
disgusting and inhumane way to its workforce then contact your pension or insurance provider and ask them to make sure their fund managers vote …Read more…
We must support young people and the services they rely on
Youth workers are tireless in the support they provide to young people, for example helping them find work and getting more education. In the months and years ahead, it’s time we as a country showed…Read more…
Ecuador’s Popular Unity backs teachers’ union
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‘Misleading claims’ put to rest
Unite, which represents bus drivers in Weymouth and Bridport, has offered to go to arbitration in a bid to solve the ‘poverty pay’ dispute. The union said that it contacted the conciliation…Read more…
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – labour movement and James Connolly
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Stop the death threats to Colombian trade unionists now!
I wrote with some optimism a few days ago about Colombia’s impending peace deal that would seek ratification in a referendum in September. This historic cease-fire agreement was signed on 23 June by…Read more…
Raking it in
Fat cat bosses at Britain’s biggest companies enjoyed a 10 percent pay rise last year, raking in an average of £5.5m – 129 times more than the typical salaries of their employees. According to…Read more…
Are students with SEND being let down? Our members say they are
ATL recently responded to the Labour Party’s review of SEND provision in England, as part of our work on Conference resolution 43, Are SEND Students Being Let Down? We surveyed ATL members to…Read more…
Labour is becoming the new ‘nasty party’ – and it needs to stop
Chasing ideological purity is a dead end for Labour and everyone who needs a Labour government. There can be no place for witch hunts against Labour MPs, councillors and party staff by the left or…Read more…
Oil strike suspended
The following announcement was issued last night (August 12) jointly by Wood Group and the Unite and RMT Trade Unions in relation to the current dispute involving workers on the Shell facilities in…Read more…
A positive frame of mind
Mindfulness is a meditative technique that helps us cope with everyday stress
The article A positive frame of mind first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Millions axed from youth service spending, says UNISON
An estimated £387 million has been axed in just six years from youth services across the UK, says a report from UNISON published today (Friday). The report –A Future at Risk: Cuts in Youth Services–…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn nominated by UNISON Labour Link Committee
This lunchtime I attended a meeting of the UNISON Labour Link (also known as the “APF”) National Committee at our headquarters in Euston.
The meeting was to decide whether or not to make a supportive nomination for the next leader of the La…Read more…
Prentis seeks top-level Brexit meetings with government
UNISON’s general secretary wants to ensure ‘the best possible outcomes’ for members
The article Prentis seeks top-level Brexit meetings with government first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Hate crime on the rise
Efforts to tackle the spike in racist hate crime following the vote to leave the EU must be redoubled, a new TUC report has concluded. Since the June 23 vote there has been a major increase in…Read more…
An impossible job
After being pummelled by years of a twin crisis in funding and recruitment, access to NHS care is now dangerously out of reach for patients up and down the country. The Royal College of…Read more…
Save our local services: exciting new toolkit
UNISON has a long history of campaigning against unfair policies that hurt local workers and communities, from fighting for the national minimum wage to resisting cuts
The article Save our local…Read more…