The local services we all benefit from need our help
The article Save our services – where our campaign’s going in 2016 first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
‘Fight for survival’
The UK steel workforce faced one of its worst blows today (January 18) as steel giant Tata announced the loss of just over 1,000 jobs, the majority of which will be axed at the steelworks in Port…Read more…
Don’t let them silence you – a message for UNISON activists
https://www.fbu.org.uk/don’t-let-them-silence-you-–-switch-direct-debit-today
This is a link to the organising response of our sister union, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) to the proposals in the Trade Union Bill to prevent public sector employers from operating deduction of union contributions at…Read more…
UNISON warns on academies push in new legislation
IPPR report supports union view that Education and Adoption Bill will see resources spent on admin, contracts and legal advice
The article UNISON warns on academies push in new legislation first…Read more…
Agenda & Reports for Unison AGM 24 February 2016
The Unison City of Stoke-On-Trent Local Government Branch Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 24 February 2016 at 5.30 pm in the Jubilee Hall at Stoke Town Hall, Glebe St, Stoke-on-Trent. The following reports are available – Agenda – … Continue reading →Read more…
More Steel Job Cuts:
Tata Steel confirms 1,050 job cuts Tata Steel has confirmed it plans to cut 1,050 jobs in the UK, including 750 at Port Talbot, the UK’s biggest steelworks. The firm said 100 jobs would go…Read more…
‘UNISON means? Confidence, learning and not getting a pay cut’
Careworker Mitsy tells her story
The article ‘UNISON means? Confidence, learning and not getting a pay cut’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Yoga, stand-up comedy, silent bears and screaming…
All in a day’s work for the librarian
The article Yoga, stand-up comedy, silent bears and screaming… first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
‘Night tube’ strikes suspended
Unite has suspended three days of strike action in the ‘work/life’ balance dispute over the introduction of the ‘night tube’ on London Underground, so that further talks could take place. The…Read more…
John McDonnell pays tribute to Barnet UNISON members and Save Barnet Libraries campaign
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Keep Calm and Join a Trade Union
This is a modified version of a flyer that I sent out this morning. Up and down the country union branches are sending similar messages to staff.
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Why are multinational enterprises wasting money on supply chain audits?
A new report from the University of Sheffield, published last Thursday and brilliantly summarised by Tansy Hoskins for the Guardian, provides yet more evidence for something trade unionists have known for years. Expensive audits of the impact of supply chains on workers’ rights and…Read more…
The Soul of the Estuary – Celtic Connections 2
— and this is the second – a tour-de-force by Chris Wood
Chris Wood – ***** – Glasgow Art ClubChris Wood – stepping up to the markIt is a common misconception that the tradition of ‘folk music’…Read more…
The Carrying Stream – Celtic Connections 1
This is the first of a series of reviews of Celtic Connections concerts. I’m doing a couple of summary reviews for the Morning Star (and indeed did a preview piece here.) but I thought some of these…Read more…
Thai worker rights activist Andy Hall faces prosecution again
Today, British-born workers’ and migrants’ rights activist Andy Hall is back in court facing further charges arising from his work for a Finnish NGO on the abuse of migrant workers in a…Read more…
Trade Unions And The Coming Digital Revolution
Phrases such as ‘Industry 4.0’, ‘Big Data’ and ‘The Internet Of Things’ are now common currency as the predictions of a new digital world and a new world of work. The…Read more…
The modern day snowman
I couldn’t resist sharing this brilliant photo. Hat Tip Franz BeeRead more…
Sadiq Khan for London Mayor “SuperSaturday” in Canning Town & Forest Gate
Picture collage from today’s “Super Saturday” campaign in support of Sadiq Khan as London Mayor. Around 20 activists turned up to work with West Ham MP, Lyn Brown, in Canning Town in the morning and a similar number in the afternoon in Forest Gate.
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CTUF – IER Spring Rally – February 11th
Monitoring Employees’ Use of the Internet
Be warned!!!! I have made a number of urgent messages to union members over the years asking them to remove a post on social media about their employer or work colleagues.
“Is the right to respect for private life and correspondence breached if emplo…Read more…