MPs from all parties condemn the ‘most significant, sustained and partisan attack’ on workers’ rights in 30 years
The article ‘Draconian’ trade union bill passes second reading first…Read more…
One per cent in wages ‘howl’
When the National Minimum Wage (NMW) was first introduced in 1999, many in the business community claimed the sky was falling – unemployment would skyrocket, profits would fall, and the very people…Read more…
Shrinking the state
Unite has described the government’s spending cuts as “ideologically driven nonsense” after George Osborne’s plans were roundly criticised by a former head of the civil service. At a…Read more…
Fine words and ideals no substitute for investment: UNISON inquiry into Scotland’s libraries
Tuesday 8 September 2015
UNISON, the trade union for Scotland’s library staff, has published a report ‘Read It and Weep’, which outlines the experience of those working in Scotland’s libraries. It raises the concerns and difficulties of staff who are simultaneously being expected to expand services while being in the front line of cuts. The report is based on qualitative research from UNISONRead more…
From the 99 % to the 1 %
The Tories are robbing the working poor and giving to the working wealthy, according to new research from the TUC. And the Tories tried to hide it. The richest working households will be over…Read more…
Osborne Voodoonomics
The Chinese stock market bubble has burst and China has had its own “Black Monday” (on 23 August). Its economic growth is slowing down and the after effects of the turmoil in its stock market and…Read more…
Osborne keeps piling up the debt
The House of Commons Library has just produced a briefing note, “Government borrowing, debt and debt interest: historical statistics and forecasts”. It shows historical statistics for Public sector net borrowing (PSNB) – current account borrowing; Public sector net debt (PSND) – government debt…Read more…
West Dunbartonshire No Cuts Day 12 September
West Dunbartonshire Anti-Austerity Day, Saturday 12 September, 12 noon – 3 PM, Hub Community Centre, Kilbowie Road, Clydebank. Come and hear local and national speakers put the alternative to austerity
music from Pauline Bradley
free teas, coffee, juice and snacks
stalls.
Speakers from the People’s Assembly and STUC Youth Committee.
Local speakers
UNITE – Charlie MacDonald
UNISON – Thomas O’BrienRead more…
Join us in Manchester
On Sunday, it will be just five weeks to the TUC’s demonstration in Manchester marking the opening of the Tory party conference
The article Join us in Manchester first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Poorest hurt most – again
After the announcement that maintenance grants will be scrapped by the government next year, students will be dealt a double blow as the cost of student accommodation soars. Between 2010 and…Read more…
Austerity is not the only way, Prentis tells Newcastle rally
This is our chance to create a new path that offers hope that offers opportunity to all, UNISON general secretary tells Corbyn rally in Newcastle
The article Austerity is not the only way, Prentis…Read more…
Sixth-form colleges need funding protection, says UNISON
“Sixth form colleges need the same funding protection as schools,” says UNISON in the wake of a report from the Sixth Form College Association highlighting the scale of funding cuts
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Salford college urged to consult community on cuts
Public meeting calls for local community to have the chance to consider proposals and suggest alternatives
The article Salford college urged to consult community on cuts first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
4 October National March & Rally – programme confirmed
#4Oct British trade unions are facing a full frontal attack. Government spending on public services and the welfare state is being rolled back decades. It has never been more important for trade…Read more…
The secret sanctions figures
The government is stopping payments to nearly three times as many jobseekers as their official figures suggest, according to new research by the Guardian newspaper. And the numbers being…Read more…
Chancellor’s letter on public sector cuts: UNISON responds
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis comments on Osborne’s letter to public sector workers asking them to find ways to save money.
The article Chancellor’s letter on public sector cuts:…Read more…
‘Bleeding’ us dry
‘Vampire’ Sajid Javid comes from the working class so why is he bleeding us of all our rights? Sajid Javid is the son of a bus driver who sits at the Cabinet table, the proud embodiment of the…Read more…
A 1215-style fight for our rights
“Depressingly ideological and completely unnecessary” – one view the view of the Trade Union Bill rushed out by the Tory government. It wasn’t me who said that, nor any of my union colleagues…Read more…
Minority report
Two reports out today (Monday July 27) both point to the budget and austerity cuts to public services having a greater impact on black and ethnic minorities and women. Up to four million…Read more…
‘Austerity is over’ shocker
Austerity is over, the new Tory minister in charge of the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ has declared. That’s great news, coming in the wake of the end of poverty and economic sunshine breaking out over the…Read more…