The global trade union movement is pressing the ‘international financial institutions’ (IFIs) to switch track, abandoning support for austerity, and replacing it with a global recovery strategy consisting of public investment stimulus and coordinated wage increase; investments in…Read more…
What the British Say….
While I don’t think that this is a totally accurate reflection of how “Brits” or “Foreigners” think there are some home truths. Read more…
General Secretary’s report from March 2016 Unite EC meeting
I’ve got a copy of the General Secretary’s report from the March 2016 Executive Council meeting and will email it on to Unite members on request.Read more…
Nuit Debout . Huge anti-labor reform protests rock France
Published time: 9 Apr, 2016 16:12 RT – Daily news Live updates Thousands of people across France have taken to the streets to voice their protest against a newly proposed labor reform. Some…Read more…
The Panama Papers: Why Iceland?
By Gearóid Ó Colmáin Global Research, April 09, 2016 The most unusual aspect of this week’s ‘Panama Papers’ scandal was the appearance of the Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson…Read more…
A week of campaigning for Sadiq Khan as Labour Mayor of London in West Ham
Some pictures from the door knocking that has been going on by various ward branches in West Ham Labour Party during the last week.
On Sunday I helped out in Custom House. Interestingly, we are also asking residents how they will vote in the European …Read more…
Fraudulent Government Consultations on Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Exposed
TML Weekly is publishing below an article by Council of Canadians Trade Campaigner Sujata Dey on the International Trade Minister’s consultations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership neo-liberal…Read more…
As a trade unionist, this is why Britain must vote to Leave
Enrico Tortolano 7 April 2016 from open democracy The British left has a proud history of opposing the bureaucratic, undemocratic super state that is the EU. The case for Leave is stronger now than…Read more…
‘Our schools will not be academies,’ says major local authority
Adi Bloom Birmingham City Council has passed a motion stating that it does not want its schools to become academies At a meeting this week, Labour councillor Brigid Jones proposed the motion that:…Read more…
Dutch reject EU Association deal with far-right Ukraine
Voters in the Netherlands have rejected in a referendum an EU Association deal with Ukraine with about the same ratio as the vote to reject the European Constitution in 2005. Following the 2005 vote…Read more…
Latest statement from David Cameron on “morally wrong” tax evasion
Love it 🙂 #resigncameronRead more…
Live reports from delegation to Palestine – please support the boycott policy
Fourth report from a delegation to Palestine and Israel by Sam Macartney, UNISON Scotland International Chair: Day 5: Went to Hebron and was not surprised by the number of Israeli solders surrounding this city.
A few hundred Israeli settlers have live in Hebron since 1982. There have always been some issues but this has increased dramatically over the last 20 years. Ever since Israel’sRead more…
Hundreds of Co Durham teaching assistants protest at pay cut plans
County council’s plans could see vital school staff lose £1,000 to £5,000 a year
The article Hundreds of Co Durham teaching assistants protest at pay cut plans first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
‘Light it up blue’
Big-hearted Unite members working for Rolls Royce in Derby have forked out £2,000 to light up their plant in blue to raise aware of autism which affects 700,000 people in the UK. Global icons…Read more…
Rebalanced economy hopes dashed
The makers appear to be marching away from the UK, as the latest figures on manufacturing, productivity and trade reveal any nascent economic recovery to be nothing more than a mirage. …Read more…
Driver Only Operation (DOO) and Keep the Guard on the Train Campaign
To All Branches, Regional Offices & Regional Councils Circular No IR/99/16 Our Ref: BR2/0146 Dear…Read more…
National Support
It’s perhaps the most famous horserace of all with six hundred million people watching live on TV – the world stops for the Grand National. This year however punters in Northern Ireland…Read more…
Employment is at record levels – so what’s the problem?
The employment rate at 74.1 per cent is at record levels, and the unemployment rate at 5.1 per cent has returned to pre-recession levels. These are strong employment figures, yet while the numbers are healthy there are still concerns about the quality …Read more…
Vote for investment in public services, Scots urged
UNISON Scotland launches manifesto for 5 May Scottish Parliament poll: Public services and the good society
The article Vote for investment in public services, Scots urged first appeared on the…Read more…
NUJ courses for freelancers
Brighton branch freelance members may be interested in attending either or both of the NUJ freelancing business one-day training courses coming up soon in London. They are:
Getting Started As A…Read more…