A very powerful statistic provided by “Progress Together” which aims to “work to create a financial services sector in the UK in which EVERYONE working in it is both enabled and has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.The measure of s…Read more…
Construction bosses exposed over poverty pay
Construction employers who negotiate the pay and conditions of hundreds and thousands of workers, who operate via the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC), have been exposed for cynically driving down workers’ pay. Rates have become so low that the employers’ side is being forced to increase the lowest rate (for general operatives) outside of normal […]
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Corporate profiteering soars
New Unite research, analysing the FTSE 350 shows how profit margins for the first half of 2022 were 89% higher compared to the same period in 2019. FTSE 350 profits have spiked even higher than in 2021 where profits jumped 73%, according to Unite’s first profiteering report, published in July 2022. Unite’s latest report on […]
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Blog: Which version of the UK will Jeremy Hunt choose to back?
We’ll be watching closely, and we’ll be ready to take action if the chancellor fails to fix the crisis in pay packets and public services
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West Ham Park Street Survey
In West Ham, the ward I represent as a Newham Councillor (E15 postcode), a consultation and survey is taking place on “seeking local views on issues relating road safety, air quality, walking, cycling, and traffic in the area”. This survey (and p…Read more…
Dan Tomlinson for Chipping Barnet
It was great to attend fundraising dinner last week for the Labour candidate in Chipping Barnet, Dan Tomlinson. I went with my UNISON colleague (and political secretary to London Labour Link) Joel Bodmer. Dan was supported by @unisonglr #Lab…Read more…
“Over-55s braced to work into their 70s as cost-of-living bites”
A dreadful story. While some of us may want to think about working after retirement, nearly all of us would want to have the choice and not be forced to work until we drop. The answer is greater financial support by employers and government for p…Read more…
Solidarity with refugees
Unite has called on prime minister Rishi Sunak and home secretary Suella Braverman to stop with “racist and inhumane, dog-whistle announcements” after the government published its Illegal Migration Bill, which has been widely condemned. Unite executive head of operations Gail Cartmail wrote to the prime minister and home secretary this week, urging them to focus […]
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UNISON Greater London Labour Link Regional Forum 2023
This week we had our UNISON Regional Labour Link Forum meeting for Greater London delegates in our headquarters in Camden. Labour Link is the UNISON Political fund affiliated to the Labour Party which members decide whether or not they wish to join.&nb…Read more…
Equality “at the heart of everything Unite does”
Unite Equalities celebrated International Women’s Day on Wednesday (March 8) with an inspiring online webinar that featured a range of Unite women activists making a difference in their workplaces. The online event was hosted by Unite regional officer Allison Spencer-Scragg and Unite national chair of the women’s committee Jane Stewart, who is also on the […]
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The numbers behind NHS pay
How does pay affect staffing levels? How does staffing affect patient care? A look at what the stats tell us about NHS pay
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How the budget could fix public services
But new UNISON research shows that public service workers are overwhelmingly pessimistic about chancellor Jeremy Hunt doing the right thing next week
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Why it is crucial to oppose the anti-trade union laws
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“We need to outlaw fire and rehire forever”, declares UNISON community conference
The annual conference was held in Bournemouth on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 March
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Change of direction is needed to save NHS
Ministers must act to turn round staff survey findings
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International Women’s Day: Protecting Women’s Right to Strike
“It’s fitting that today, 8th March, is International Women’s Day and it was also going to be one of the most important strikes in UNISON history, if the government hadn’t finally given into pressure thanks to the four days of action taken by our…Read more…
UniteLive stories of the year – Get Me Home Safely goes global
Every day over the Christmas period, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2023. Today, we look back at our Get Me Home Safely Campaign, which celebrated its one-year anniversary in March and highlight the many wins the campaign has had since. — As the world today (March 8) celebrates International […]
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Local government pay offer short of what’s needed after years of cuts
Preparations for ballot now under way
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Why the trade union struggle needs to be a feminist one – and vice versa
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A Cold Spell
Although spiders’ webs froze on treesand overflows’ constant drip became shafts of iciclesLidia still bedded down in Kentish Townon cardboard under polystyrene Born in Bolivia her face lit upwhen someone spoke to her in SpanishHer heart gave out on TuesdayOn the railings a bouquet of red tulips For Lidia we gathered. We walked behind the […]
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