Local government pension funds must be able to decide where to invest their money in the best interests of present and future pensioners, and should not have their investment decisions dictated by…Read more…
Don’t ignore the Workplace Pension
Amusing advert but so important that small employers understand that they have to sort out pensions for their staff by law.
Hat tip https://www.gov.uk/government/news/workie-says-dont-ignore-the-workplace-pension While automatic enrolment into workpl…Read more…
No further delays
There can be no further delays by EDF in completing the financial agreement for the construction of the Hinkley Point nuclear power station, Unite said today (January 27). Unite was commenting…Read more…
GPs call ‘time’ on overwork
Doctors in Unite have warned that large-scale GP resignations are on the cards as crunch time looms for a diminishing number of overworked GPs grappling with soaring patient demand in a cash-strapped…Read more…
‘Sweetheart’ deal
Multinational tech giant Google cut a £130m back tax deal with HMRC last week on profits amounting to more than £6bn over the last decade, a settlement that has outraged the public, tax campaigners…Read more…
UNISON bursaries for activists
Activists can apply for substantial financial help for trade union and labour studies and women’s studies courses
The article UNISON bursaries for activists first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
The Racism and Eurocentrism of the Prime Minister Must be Condemned
Defence of the Rights of ALL! In Defence of the Rights of All! Prime Minister David Cameron must be condemned for the outrageous comments made last week in The Times and elsewhere in which he…Read more…
The significance of 2015 for democratic renewal
2015 was a significant year regarding the space for change developing around the necessity for democratic renewal, a year that has in certain respects changed the situation. Beginning with the…Read more…
‘Respect Jeremy’s mandate’
When Ed Miliband won the leadership by just over 1 per cent the media had a field day – the wrong brother who had been backed by the unions won by just a fraction in a run off. MPs who…Read more…
New financial powers could save Scottish councils £50m, says UNISON
Wed 27 Jan 2016
Public services union UNISON has today (Wed 27 January 2016) urged the Scottish Government to push ahead with proposed new financial powers for Scottish councils to relax the rules for borrowing, lending and the repayment of loans. These proposed changes to Scottish councils’ financial powers should now be used for greater flexibility to deal with the funding crisis in ScottishRead more…
How Osborne’s Fake ‘Living Wage’ Could Trap Many in Poverty
The government are introducing a ‘national living wage’, but beware – it won’t pay people what they need to earn to live on.
The article How Osborne’s Fake ‘Living Wage’ Could Trap…Read more…
Cruel and disastrous
The Tories plans to limit benefits to just £20,000 (£23,000 in London) a year could see vulnerable people lose their homes. Charities and housing associations yesterday (January 26) issued a…Read more…
The government is dodging proper scrutiny of the Trade Union Bill. Don’t be like #TUbill
This week saw the long overdue publication of the government’s impact assessment of the Trade Union Bill, which proposed £37m of new red tape for unions. The assessment, which is the government’s best guess at how much the the unfair, undemocratic and unnecessary Bill would cost, is the latest…Read more…
The TTIP threat – part of a bigger picture
27 January 2016
By Linda Kaucher, www.StopTTIP.net
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is one of the vehicles for the corporate Davos agenda, intended to lock-in this agenda…Read more…
Site firms ordered to release blacklisting information
A High Court judge has ordered 30 construction firms, including Sir Robert McAlpine and Balfour Beatty, to disclose all emails and correspondence linked to blacklisting of union reps and safety…Read more…
Remembering the Holocaust
On Holocaust Memorial Day, light a candle as a sign of remembrance and hope
The article Remembering the Holocaust first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON Housing Associations Branch AGM 2016 – Sadiq Khan MP Guest speaker
The UNISON Housing Associations branch Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday 22nd February 2015 at the House of Commons. Sadiq Khan MP will be our keynote speaker.
Please join us for reports on the work of the branch over the last year, …Read more…
Euro-FTT gets a boost as Irish Robin Hood Tax campaign launches
The forces ranged against a European Financial Transactions Tax, popularly known as the Robin Hood Tax, often appear to be growing daily. Although progress is being made in the negotiations between ten EU countries, Estonia dropped out in December because of concerns that it wouldn’t receive…Read more…
Above and beyond the call of duty
A reminder of the generosity and support UNISON members give to those around them each and every day.
The article Above and beyond the call of duty first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Pulling down the walls – or how to arrange an ensemble concert – Celtic Connections 4
Songs of Separation – ***** – Mitchell Theatre In a festival that has made a feature of ensemble concerts, where a number of artists come together around a theme or event, ten women from Scotland and…Read more…