I was in Westminster this week at the launch of a paper on defence procurement I wrote for the Prospect trade union. The launch included interesting contributions from the Shadow Minster for Defence Procurement, Chris Evans MP, Andrew Kinniburgh (…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections – Vote for your Health Candidates Michelle, Pat, Gordon & James
Put UNISON members first, not factional politics. · Work with our first woman General Secretary, Christina McAnea, to make UNISON the strongest union. · &…Read more…
‘It was a victory for the trade union movement’
In 2021 the Court of Appeal overturned the 1970’s criminal convictions of 24 trade unionists — half a century after those convictions were first handed down. Unite retired member Terry Renshaw tells UniteLive how the Shrewsbury 24 campaign won their 47-year fight for justice. On the 6th September 1972, pickets from North Wales travelled around […]
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Understanding your union’s direct debit options
Direct Debit has been really important to unions. It helps safeguard union income against the threats to check-off dues collection. And it also helps us make more of the opportunities for a direct and personalised membership experience with our members. For most unions, running Direct Debits as efficiently as possible will be a real boon … Continue reading Understanding your union’s direct debit options
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UNISON NEC Elections 2023: Recommendations
1.3 million ballot papers have started to drop at the homes of UNISON members. Please vote in these elections, the future of the union is at stake. We need a NEC that will be a voice for all members, reject division, defeat this Government an…Read more…
Vote for Denise Thomas
Denise is a Welsh care worker who is standing in the @Unison National Executive Council elections (NEC) which start 17 April 2023.
This just over one minute intro by Denise is about why she is standing and what she wants to achieve if elected.
UN…Read more…
Vote John Gray for UNISON NEC (& Denise Thomas)
John who is a housing worker is standing in the @Unison National Executive Council elections (NEC) which start 17 April 2023.
This just over one minute intro by John is about why he is standing and what he wants to achieve if elected.
UNISON memb…Read more…
Legal mobilisation and data-driven technologies: overthrowing algorithmic power and liberating work (part one)
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Thank God it’s Friday?
Unite has blasted restaurant chain Fridays for scrapping free meals for low paid staff working 10-hour shifts, often late at night. Fridays claims the move is to “provide more equitable benefits to everyone in our teams”, however Unite accused the profitable company of trying to squeeze already hard-pressed staff for extra cash. UK-based Hostmore group […]
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Blog: Honouring Stephen, Doreen and Neville Lawrence
By challenging the racism that led to Stephen’s death, Doreen and Neville Lawrence challenged an entire society to change and transform itself
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UniteLive stories of the year – ‘From the ground up’
Every day over the Christmas period, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2023. Today we look back at a comment piece from Claire Peden, Unite organiser and team leader of Unite for a Workers’ Economy about their Feed the Weans campaign wins. — In September last year, hundreds of trade unionists […]
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Voted for John Gray & Denise Thomas for UNISON NEC elections 2023
This morning my UNISON NEC ballot papers arrived at my home address.I opened up the envelope and there was 2x candidate election statements, letter from our General Secretary, Christina McAnea encouraging us to vote, a pre paid return envelope an…Read more…
Recruitment, retention and registration discussed at health conference
UNISON’s health conference finished with debates on a variety of motions with implications on recruitment and retention
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Health conference asks why ambulance staff aren’t an emergency service
Conference debates ambulance and privatisation issues and discusses how to make the union ‘ballot ready’
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Care Quality Commission staff to strike in escalation of pay row, says UNISON
CQC employees started a continuous work to rule on Monday 17 April 2023.
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Institutional racism still remains a challenge at work and in wider society
On the anniversary of Stephen’s death, the sad truth is this: not enough progress has happened to challenge racism in the last 30 years.
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Blog: This is democracy in action
The NEC makes decisions on your behalf and, working collectively, they must put UNISON members’ interests first – please use your vote
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UNISON NEC Elections 2023 – My personal recommendations for all contested seats
1.3 million ballot papers have started to drop at the homes of UNISON members. Please vote in these elections, the future of the union is at stake. We need a NEC that will be a voice for all members, reject division, defeat this Government a…Read more…
GSK workers to strike
Hundreds of workers employed by pharmaceutical giant GSK will stage a series of walkouts throughout May in a dispute over pay. The 750 workers who are members of Unite voted for strike action having rejected the company’s significantly below inflation rate pay offer of a six per cent pay increase and a one off lump […]
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‘No end in sight’ to cost of living crisis
Inflation continues to stay at record highs, according to the latest figures, driven mainly by ongoing hikes in the price of food. The consumer prices index (CPI) measure of inflation fell marginally from 10.4 per cent in February to 10.1 per cent in March – a smaller drop than analysts expected, with some having predicted […]
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