Off message. Recently Gill and I took time out from family matters for this recent walk in Wales around the ancient hilltop market town of Ruthin, Vale of Clwyd. We found the walk on the Ordnance Survey app. Starting from the town centre going nor…Read more…
Harlow council strikes intensify
Pay strikes by over 300 staff responsible for Harlow council’s housing stock and the cleaning and maintenance of council grounds and buildings are to intensify, Unite said on Tuesday (March 28). The workers, who are employed by HTS, which is wholly owned by Harlow district council, began strike action in late February. New strike dates […]
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Unite to fight pension age rises
The state pension age is already too high – it’s due to rise to 67 by 2028 and 68 by 2046. The government must rule out raising the state pension age further in the forthcoming Work and Pensions review. The state pension age is already too high and the government must clearly rule out plans […]
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DHL workers at JLR Halewood win
Fears that the JLR plant at Halewood on Merseyside could grind to a halt this spring have been averted after Unite agreed a deal with the company’s contractor DHL, following the withdrawal of shift premiums. The dispute arose as a result of the DHL workforce – who are employed on the logistics and dispatch contract […]
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Health workers to decide whether to take NHS wage offer or risk lengthy pay review body wait
Consultation on one-off payment plus pay rise begins today
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10th anniversary collapse of Rana Plaza garment factory Bangladesh: 1100 dead
Webinar on Global Company–Trade Union Agreements: A proxy for regulatory compliance & due diligenceAs someone who has worked on and off in the borough for 30 years (I was there today) and been a trade union representative for most of this time…Read more…
‘Profiteering epidemic’
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has finally acknowledged the role that rising prices is playing in soaring inflation — but Unite warned that Bailey is still failing to recognise the depth of the profiteering crisis. Last week, Bailey warned that businesses that set prices above inflation will risk embedding higher prices into the economy. […]
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Blog: Why it’s time to say YES to NHS pay
It’s important that as many health members as possible vote to have their say
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National Express West Mids pay win
West Midlands bus strikes have ended after a ballot of more 3,100 National Express drivers resulted in an improved offer being accepted, Unite announced on Saturday (March 25). The offer includes a one-year 16.2 per cent pay increase and improvements to the drivers’ accident pay and hourly rates for working over the Christmas holidays. National […]
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“Trouble in Mill” Clarion Housing Group Pay and Pensions Disputes
1. Update on Pay dispute and ballotFollowing the rejection of the UNISON pay claim for 2023/24 and the imposition of pay cuts by Clarion (resulting in pay being cut in real terms by somewhere between 5 to 8.2% below inflation during the worse cos…Read more…
NHS Pay offer – UNISON 2023 ballot : Gordon McKay
An intelligent and convincing guest post by UNISON Health NEC member (and real life NHS nurse) Gordon McKay on the latest NHS pay offer to settle the strikes. I am so proud of my UNISON NHS comrades such as Gordon and LAS Eddie Brand,, who have not onl…Read more…
Review: The Blind Spots, by Thomas Mullen
Thomas Mullen is an author I’d never come across before, but his other books have gotten rave reviews. And this one had an intriguing premise: imagine a world where in the course of a few…Read more…
The imperial roots of British racism
“Sydney Smith tells us that men seldom eulogize the wisdom and virtues of their fathers, but to excuse some folly … MoreRead more…
Post-pandemic social care – Hopes and Disappointments
I was speaking at the launch of the report ‘Post-pandemic Hopes and Disappointments’, which looks at post-pandemic social care across Europe. Written by the brilliant Lisa Pelling from the progressive Swedish think tank Arena Idé. This is a follo…Read more…
Covid death families have yet to claim millions in compensation
Families should apply without delay if they meet payment criteria
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Royal Courts of Justice – full statement on the Daniel Collins case
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE Claim No: QB-2021-000523 QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION BETWEEN: DANIEL GUY COLLINS Claimant And (1) CROSSRAIL LIMITED (2) COSTAIN GROUP PLC (3) COSTAIN LIMITED (4) COSTAIN CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED (5) COSTAIN ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (6) COSTAIN INTEGRATED SERVICES LIMITED (7) SKANSKA UK PLC (8) SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED (9) SKANSKA …
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Inflation – no end in sight
Commenting on the latest ONS inflation figures released on Wednesday (March 22), Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Inflation is back on the rise and workers continue to be hammered by high prices. “Unite’s own research shows that it’s profits propelling inflation, while workers’ wages struggle to keep up. In 2021, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda […]
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National Express union-busting harassment hotline launched
More reports have emerged of union busting bullying at National Express after strikes by more than 3,100 bus drivers began this week, Unite said on Wednesday (March 22). Workers are increasingly angry over the company’s strike breaking tactics, which include unjustly calling the police to peaceful picket lines and threatening striking workers with job losses […]
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Unite member says he feels fully vindicated in Crossrail “blacklisting” case as open court statement delivered
Unite news release. 21 March 2023. A landmark case involving allegations of contemporary “blacklisting” on the flagship Crossrail project has concluded following a statement in open court yesterday (Monday 20 March). Skilled electrician Unite member Daniel Collins, an electrician, took a case for blacklisting, breaches of data protection and misuse of private information against construction …
Orchard Day Nursery must be saved, says UNISON
Staff, parents and children have been treated abominably
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