The Prime Minister says she wants ‘an economy that works for everyone’. The Autumn Statement – or mini budget – on the 23rd of November, will be the first test of her commitment, and that of the Chancellor, to put that into practice. Here’s the actions we believe would show she’s serious about that…Read more…
UK languishing near bottom of OECD rankings for investment in vital infrastructure
New TUC analysis shows the UK ranking towards the bottom of OECD countries across a number of categories of investment vital for economic development. The analysis has been issued to support our submission to the Treasury on the Autumn Statement which is published today (see Kate’ Bell’s blog…Read more…
The Chancellor should use £2.4bn in unallocated business rates to ease the social care funding crisis, says UNISON
The government could ease the social care crisis by handing councils back billions in surplus cash raised from business rates, says a report published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. The government…Read more…
Newham Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday 2016 :Remembering Quadrilateral
Picture collage incorporating last Friday’s moving 11/11 Armistice Day service at the Central Park Cenotaph and the following Sunday Remembrance Day service at the historic West Ham All Saints Church.
Top left of collage is a picture of Cllr Winston V…Read more…
#Respect16 campaign: Usdaw demand an end to abuse of shopworkers
“I was attacked at work when I caught a customer stealing – they tried to strangle me.” This is the story of an Usdaw member in Northwich, and it’s not an isolated incident. Life on the frontline of…Read more…
Beautiful Trouble
Dear Colleagues,
As life has been particularly frantic over the past few weeks I’ve had no chance to write a blog post – despite there being much to write about.
So, just a quick post to give a plug for a new activist resource (including a fantastic …Read more…
Reverse austerity call
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner agreed with shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, today (November 15) when McDonnell urged the government to take concrete steps to bring shared prosperity…Read more…
Actions speak loudest
Prime minister Theresa May used her first speech following Donald Trump’s US election victory to castigate the financial elite for being out of touch with ordinary people – at an event where May and…Read more…
‘Step in the right direction’
A memorandum of understanding between the global trade union, Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and Supreme Committee for the Delivery and Legacy (SC) of the 2022 Qatar World Cup is an…Read more…
Orgreave: ‘Shameful stitch up’
Ever since the Cabinet Papers relating to the Battle of Orgreave were published in 2012, campaigners have been calling for a full public inquiry into exactly what happened that day in 1984. But this…Read more…
Help to tell the London recruits’ story of fighting apartheid
London trade unionists ran clandestine missions to South Africa to help the fight against apartheid – and now you can help get their story told on screen
The article Help to tell the London…Read more…
CPI shows retailers resisting exchange rate pressures – for now
Inflation figures today show that, so far, retailers are absorbing the costs of the fall in sterling. CPI inflation came in below expectations to fall back to 0.9% from 1.0% in September (the Bank of England expected a rise to 1.1%). While the rise in inflation is still significant (it’s 2.0% on…Read more…
Fujitsu strikes again
A third wave of strikes at IT giant Fujitsu in Manchester for 48 hours, starting tomorrow (November 16), in the pay, pensions and job security dispute will mar a top international company event….Read more…
Young worker’s Challenge #5: Weak opportunities for progression
This month we’re counting down the ten most significant challenges faced by young workers. In comparison to young employees in general, Britain’s young core workers find getting ahead at work harder….Read more…
Labour councillor ‘prepared to challenge’ Sir Robin Wales as 2018 Newham mayoral candidate
Check out report in Newham Recorder online
“A councillor has said he wants to “challenge” Sir Robin Wales as the Labour Newham mayoral candidate for 2018, the Recorder can reveal.
West Ham ward Cllr John Whitworth informed the existing Newham mayor of his intentions in an open letter…Read more…
We must not be cowed by the successes of Trump or others- Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green Party
Scotland’s anti-racist movement comprises trade unions, voluntary organisations, community and religious groups, and political parties and many other activists. Working together, that movement has…Read more…
Division and hate must not win- Willie Rennie, Scottish Liberal Democrats
We have made real progress in tackling racism in our society in recent years. The STUC and other groups have been at the forefront of efforts to curb racism and they deserve credit for their hard…Read more…
Pilot strike looms
Unite today (November 14) announced that pilots at the Dublin-based airline CityJet are set to strike before Christmas. The vast majority — 82 per cent of pilots — represented by the…Read more…
End bullying call
An industrial action ballot involving 1,050 bus drivers working for Arriva Southern Counties opens today (November 14) over fears that a new ‘mystery shopper’ scheme will be used to fire experienced…Read more…
Behind the rhetoric and the negotiating positions, we cannot forget that there are real people- Vonnie Sandlan, NUS Scotland President
NUS Scotland are proud to support STUC’s St Andrew’s Day March. St Andrew’s Day gives us an important opportunity to show the strength of positive feeling that exists across our communities and…Read more…