Unite accused the government of using a supposed ‘endemic’ of whiplash claims to prepare a secret assault on workers injured at work. Responding to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation…Read more…
Whistleblowers in the EU need protection
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Energy of youth
Young people working in the energy sector convened for their Young Reps’ Week earlier this month – a new Unite course that immersed reps in all the work that Unite does in and out of the workplace,…Read more…
Stop the Fourth Railway Package – TAKE ACTION!
Europe’s gender employment rate gaps: why the UK should be worried
In this post I take a broader approach to an issue I looked at in my blog on Wednesday: employment rate gaps. One aspect of women’s economic dependency has been less involvement in the labour market, so the employment rate gap is a handy indicator. To work it out, you simply subtract women’s…Read more…
Flexible working and better transport can beat the commuting blues
Average commutes are getting longer and travelling to work is getting dearer. Throw in the darker nights and bad weather and it’s no wonder that November intensifies the commuter blues. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In order to mark Commute Smart Week, which is organised by the campaign group…Read more…
Unions call for more investment in further education
General secretary Dave Prentis signs joint letter to chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of autumn statement
The article Unions call for more investment in further education first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
West Ham delegate asks London Labour Conference panel on diversity why their motion supporting diversity is ruled out of order
She did not get an answer! Check out the motion here http://grayee.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/emergency-motion-to-tomorrow-labour.html. Read more…
Young Worker’s Challenge #6: Underemployment
This month we’re counting down the ten most significant challenges faced by young workers. Today is underemployment. We all know that the traditional ‘9 to 5’ working day no longer exists for a large…Read more…
Autumn Statement: The government’s actions must match their rhetoric
What is needed is a rescue package for public services – and through the Autumn Statement Philip Hammond can begin to show his commitment to public services with a first down payment on that.
The…Read more…
A practical approach to reducing council debt
Council borrowing has come under scrutiny with a call from the Scottish Greens urging the UK government to write off what they describe as “unethical” loans made to councils in Scotland. This is…Read more…
Wal-Mart Trying To Stop Workers From Using Oransing App
The anti union US retailer Wal-Mart is trying to stop its workers downloading a smartphone app designed by OUR Wal-mart, an organisation that is campaigning for higher pay and better working…Read more…
More money for social care is needed
Adult social care is in crisis, but UNISON has a solution – find out how UNISON’s proposal to use a £2.4bn business rate surplus in England would affect funding in your area
The article More money…Read more…
We can make a change in society by refusing to be a bystander- Alastair Pringle, EHRC
We haven’t seen the same rise in reported incidents in Scotland as we have elsewhere following the vote to leave the EU, but that doesn’t mean that people feel safe, or are not anxious about how…Read more…
‘Ticking post-Brexit time bomb’
Don’t be fooled by Tuesday’s (November 15) unexpected drop in inflation, leading economists have said – in post-EU referendum Britain, families from across all income brackets should brace themselves…Read more…
‘A compelling vision’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey on Labour’s industrial strategy: “The Labour Party has thrown down the gauntlet to the Conservative government by outlining a compelling vision of what an…Read more…
Pilot strike to take off
Unite, which represents pilots working for the Dublin-based airline CityJet, today notified the company of a series of 13 full-day work stoppages starting next Thursday (November 24). The…Read more…
A Britain for all
Shadow business secretary, Clive Lewis, has set out Labour’s industrial strategy, calling for “a new social contract” between industry, business and people. The plans, outlined in a major…Read more…
Cash not secret reforms call
Frontline staff and patients are being left out of secret plans to shrink NHS services and cut costs, a new report has warned. An investigation by the King’s Fund think tank shows that NHS…Read more…
Hinkley Point: the way forward
The go-ahead for the Hinkley Point nuclear power station should pave the way for future large-scale infrastructure projects across the UK, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey (pictured) said today…Read more…