Billions of pounds of cuts mean that few councils can cope with demands from young people
The article Council cuts could mean more children in need let down first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
TU Bill: no justification
IndustriALL, the world-wide trade union, has hit out at the government’s trade union Bill, calling for it to stop the attacks on trade unions and start a dialogue. IndustriALL warns the…Read more…
Fares still unfair
Regulated rail fares are set to rise by 1 per cent in January, after inflation figures released today (August 18) show an unchanged Retail Price Index (RPI) in July. Over the last two years,…Read more…
Everything has changed
I’ve not blogged much in the last few days because I don’t know where the combination of optimism and anger will take me – and in recent years I’ve been taken to task for calling strike breakers by their given name and for being honest in public about how I felt about the death of a former Prime…Read more…
Austerity is not the only way, Prentis tells Newcastle rally
This is our chance to create a new path that offers hope that offers opportunity to all, UNISON general secretary tells Corbyn rally in Newcastle
The article Austerity is not the only way, Prentis…Read more…
‘Guilty’ young exiled to bootcamp
What does the word bootcamp conjure up for you? Military recruit training? A type of correctional facility or penal system? Imagine being a young person, fresh out of school, trying your…Read more…
Prentis opens new Northern region ‘shopfront’ centre
New ‘shopfront’-style UNISON resource centres are a new way of organising in local communities and making the union visible, general secretary Dave Prentis said today, as he opened a new…Read more…
Summer is over here in the Barnet Bunker
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Betsi Cadwaladr consultation shows impact on morale
UNISON Cymru/Wales’s thorough consultation with members of what it is like to work for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board moved to Wrexham Maelor yesterday with two mass meetings of health…Read more…
Dossier reveals cost of Rhondda Cynon Taff mileage rate cut
Rhondda Cynon Taff Council’s decision to slash mileage rates for staff will cost the public purse more. A dossier produced by UNISON Cymru/Wales proves that forcing council workers to use…Read more…
Unionised workers from Prosegur in Chile drive 80 armoured vehicles to the Presidential Palace after the death of their colleague, Rafael Pardo Triviño
On 31st July 2015, security guard Rafael Pardo Triviño was killed during the course of his work for Spanish security company Prosegur in San Antonio, Chile. UNI Global Union is asking for a full…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign helps, but Scottish Labour’s solutions have to be home grown
Congratulations to Kez Dugdale and Alex Rowley on winning the Scottish Labour leadership elections. The challenges haven’t gone away, but this is the right leadership team to start rebuilding…Read more…
Defeat the Trade Union Bill – STUC public meeting in Glasgow Tue 26 Aug
The Scottish TUC has called a public meeting to mobilise opposition to the vindictive Tory Trade Union Bill. Renfied St Stephen’s Centre, Bath Street, Glasgow on Tuesday 26 August from 6.30pm – 9pm.
Chair: Helen Connor, STUC Vice-President & EIS Speakers:
Jackson Cullinane, Political Officer, Unite the Union Scotland Lillian Macer, Convenor , Unison Scotland Mark Serwotka, General SecretaryRead more…
Tip top tunes?
American actress, jazz singer and author Molly Ringwald, who is performing at Pizza Express in London this week, has been asked to back Unite’s campaign against the company’s controversial ‘tipping’…Read more…
Put students at the heart of the curriculum, not political ideologies
Anne Heavey is an Education Policy Adviser at ATL. Stanley Park High recently hosted a visit for ATL members. In my last blog, I explained about their Excellent Futures Curriculum, and the pupil-led…Read more…
Local government SGE election result
Jon Woods has been elected unopposed to the local government service group executive South East general seat in a by-election and will take office immediately
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Airport workers announce Bank Holiday strike
GMB members at Stansted to take action over payRead more…
Commuters out of pocket as rail tickets rise three times faster than wages
Unions call for re-nationalisation of rail networkRead more…
When two rights make a wrong
It’s taken 35 years for the disaster of the Tory sell off of council homes known as right to buy to fully evolve as the hidden hand behind our current housing crisis. It turns out that now the…Read more…
Londoners’ walk up Place Fell
Off message but last week I was on holiday in the Lake District and went for a superb 8.5 mile walk up and down Place Fell then alongside Ullswater. The weather was unusually kind, warm and sunny (unlike some of the other days – there is a reason why t…Read more…