The following information is taken from the website of the Certification Officer.
It relates to the hearing scheduled for: 19,20 and 21 December 2016 of a number of complaints (including from myself) against UNISON.
The complaints concern the Union’s election for its General Secretary in 2015. The…Read more…
Strikes continue at Fujitsu
We had our third strike day today at Fujitsu Manchester, and two more have now been called for Wednesday and Thursday next week.
Check out our Unite @ Fujitsu web site for the latest news – and an “appeal for support” leaflet which includes how you ca…Read more…
Child Poverty is on the Rise and Concentrated in the Places the Government’s Policies Will Hurt Most
Today the End Child Poverty coalition published their annual Child Poverty Map of the UK which local authorities and parliamentary constituencies across the UK and shows the proportion of children living in poverty in each. (Full disclosure: the TUC is…Read more…
Keeping statutory duties for children the right move, says UNISON
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Ill-conceived government plans to remove statutory duties protecting children should never have been put forward. “Social workers recognised the danger of…Read more…
We need a clean energy future – not fracking
A busy week for the fracking debate in Scotland, but a decision still looks some way off.
There was some speculation ahead of today’s publication of the research sponsored by the Scottish Government…Read more…
The Great Austerity Debate: Using the power of theatre, unions and communities to explore social policy
The words “an interactive play” would strike fear into the hearts of most people. However, last Friday Unite hosted an initiative at its London and Eastern office that combined the skills of theatre…Read more…
Workers’ rights after Brexit
While the millions of people who voted to leave the EU in June may have had various reasons for choosing Brexit, one thing is certain – wiping out workers’ rights and protections was certainly not…Read more…
‘Disastrous policy’
“Employment tribunal fees have been a disastrous policy since their implementation. The fees have blocked access to justice for those who need the justice system most – vulnerable workers who are at…Read more…
‘Tragic’ job cuts
Unite has described the decision by Intelligent Processing Solutions Ltd (iPSL) to close seven sites across the county resulting in approximately 600 job losses as “tragic”. Staff across the…Read more…
A strange temporal coincidence…
If you are looking for relentlessly positive and upbeat assessments of all aspects of trade union organisation you may be in the wrong place. This blog has been a critical voice now for more than a decade.
It is hardly a novelty for me to suggest that …Read more…
Back to work help
Unite is teaming up with employers and the employment charity, Tomorrow’s People in the South West to hold its first ever jobs and training open day in Bristol tomorrow (November 9). The event…Read more…
Priced out of justice
The coalition government’s legacy of injustice was made startlingly clear last week when new TUC figures revealed that the number of employment tribunal claims has plummeted after fees were…Read more…
BMW strike: one step closer
Production of the iconic Mini and prestigious Rolls-Royce motor car could be disrupted in the coming months after BMW group car workers massively backed industrial action in a consultative ballot…Read more…
Saving for self-reliance in Cambodia: Credit unions helping garment workers to organise
There is no minimum wage in Cambodia, despite the Labor Law requiring one to be set in the private sector through sub-decree. More than 10 years after the law was passed, this has not been done. The…Read more…
Len McCluskey: the free movement of labour is a class question
08 November 2016
By Len McCluskey, General Secretary of UNITE
At the 2016 conference of think tank Class – Britain at a Crossroads – General Secretary of UNITE Len McCluskey gave a speech…Read more…
Solidarity with the Durham teaching assistants
Solidarity to the Durham teaching assistants as they start today their first two day strike. This is in opposition to an attempt to drive down pay using the excuse of “equal pay” to impose cuts on a predominantly low paid female workforce.
The newsis that their action is effective.
Let’s hope they…Read more…
Cereal production at risk
Production of some of the nation’s favourite breakfast cereals could be hit by possible industrial action, unless a union rep working for Cereal Partners in Trowbridge, Wiltshire with an…Read more…
European steel protest
Steelworkers from Unite working for Tata Steel UK and British Steel will be joining thousands of fellow steelworkers from across Europe to march through Brussels tomorrow (November 9) to demand…Read more…
Equality watchdog on strike
Members of Unite working for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) will be taking part in the first of two one-day strikes tomorrow (November 9), after talks over the implementation of…Read more…
Defending our EU members
UNISON members who are EU citizens gathered to share their experiences since June’s referendum and their concerns about what happens next
The article Defending our EU members first appeared on the…Read more…