A day of action on 11 February will call on the Westminster government to fund a rent freeze and end evictions during the cost of living crisis
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Support the strikers!
More workers will be taking strike action, officially, today than on any date since 30th of November 2011.Following the defeat of the defence of public service pensions in the early years of the last decade, many of us felt that it would be years befor…Read more…
A spectre is haunting Putin
A spectre is haunting Vladimir Putin — the spectre of Andrei Sakharov. Sakharov was a physicist and the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb. He later became a world-famous campaigner for peace, democracy and human…Read more…
Unions join forces for Environment Agency strike next week
UNISON and Prospect walk out on 8 February
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Digging in won’t solve pay dispute, nor get the NHS back on its feet
New ambulance strike date announced for 10 February
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Insourcing win at Barnet council
Over 300 staff in a variety of services like trading standards, environmental health and other regulatory services, will now be transferred back in-house
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Local government and school staff deserve inflation-busting pay rise, say unions
Significant pay award is vital after years of cuts and restraint
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UNISON Labour LInk Motion on Cost of Living Crisis: London Labour Regional Conference 2023
(My speech yesterday) “Chair. Conference. John Gray, proposing this motion on Cost of living crisis on behalf of UNISON Labour Link, the political wing of the largest and of course best trade union in London. Conference, yesterday, we heard from a…Read more…
Government NHS investment ignoring ‘elephant in the room’
Responding to the government’s announcement today (January 30) that it intends to invest an additional £1 billion in the NHS to increase the number of hospital beds and ambulances, Unite warned that it is again failing to address ‘the elephant in the room’ of low pay, huge vacancies and experienced staff quitting the service. Unite […]
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Solving workforce emergency now is key to the future of the NHS
Government plans to fix emergency care won’t work without tackling pay and staffing
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London Labour Conference 23 – Day 2
From my twitter feed as UNISON Labour Link Delegate lead.John Gray @grayee Start of day 2 of @LondonLabour conference. 9.10am start with opening remarks by Chair Maggi Ferncombe @unisontheunionJohn Gray @grayee Proud to ha…Read more…
London Labour Party Conference 2023 – Day 1
From my twitter feed as a UNISON Labour Link Delegate. At @LondonLabour annual conference. Chair of Regional board #MaggiFerncombe opens conferenceNext our @labour leader @Keir_Starmer MP gives key note speech on why we w…Read more…
Review: Just One Thing: How simple changes can transform your life, by Dr Michael Mosley
Dr Michael Mosley’s latest best-seller (or soon-to-be bestseller) is one of a number of new books that promise massive improvements in your life — if you just do one tiny little thing. And yet —…Read more…
‘We must stand together united’
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27) when people across the world gather to remember the more than 6m Jewish people who were massacred in the Holocaust, as well as the millions more who were likewise murdered in other genocides, including in Bosnia, Rwanda, Darfur, Cambodia and others. This year’s theme for Holocaust Memorial Day […]
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Chancellor mustn’t ignore public services in his economic vision
Economy won’t thrive without investment in services and staff
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The Year of Black Workers
A year-long focus on the important issues that affect Black members and their everyday lives
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Unions ‘shocked’ by revised higher education pay offer
Those on the highest grades are offered the highest percentage rise, as new strikes dates are announced
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Newham Labour Unions – the Right to Strike – Thursday 2 Feb 23
This is our 2nd meeting to organise and rally Labour Party supporting trade union branches and activists in Newham. The Tory Government threats to the basic human right of taking strike action simply must be opposed. Find out more about what is a…Read more…
Blog: Remembering the ‘banality of evil’ is of vital importance
Two UNISON young members reflect on the significance of Holocaust Memorial Day
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Marking Holocaust Memorial Day
This year’s theme charges us to collectively challenge antisemitism, intolerance and the politics of division and hate
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