Key issues will feature in debate and congress will recognise the work of activists Darren Barber and Margaret McKee
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Key issues will feature in debate and congress will recognise the work of activists Darren Barber and Margaret McKee
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Even as jobs become more plentiful, new figures show that workers’ wage pain is set to continue as inflation bites and the UK’s post-Brexit economy begins to take shape. Compared to July of…Read more…
The TUC has joined with a host of others across the political and business spectrum to call for citizens of other EU countries living and working in the UK to be given the right2remain after Brexit. That’s in the gift of the UK government, and there are good reasons for granting it…Read more…
Union will be producing information for members from the EU and their families to reassure them of their rights
The article Union sets up network to support members who are EU citizens first…Read more…
UNISON backs private members’ bill and launches its new network for EU members
The article MPs to discuss workers’ rights post-Brexit first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
I’ve joined a panel established by British Future to look at the detail of how a guarantee to EU27 citizens (people from the 27 countries staying in the EU) currently living and working in the…Read more…
I’ve joined a panel set up today by centre-left think tank British Future to look at one of the knottiest problems caused by the Brexit vote in June – what to do when we leave about the EU citizens who are already living and working in the UK. The TUC and CBI have jointly…Read more…
UNISON’s general secretary wants to ensure ‘the best possible outcomes’ for members
The article Prentis seeks top-level Brexit meetings with government first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The EU referendum result was a close one – 52% to 48% suggests a country deeply divided, and there are clearly good reasons for being concerned about that. But the polling the TUC commissioned…Read more…
The latest manufacturing figures released yesterday (August 1) have shown that the uncertainty unleashed by a Brexit vote is no passing phase. The closely-watched Markit/CIPS UK…Read more…
‘The need for stability and reassurance has never been greater,’ says Dave Prentis
The article Brexit top of UNISON agenda for TUC first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The simple answer, of course, is that it is too early to tell. The electorate’s decision on 23 June was just a decision, not the actual act of leaving the EU. Since then, we’ve had a substantial fall in the value of sterling which will make imported goods and components more expensive…Read more…
I think this is one of the real reasons for Brexit. No wonder so many people feel angry and betrayed in the face of such a massive cut in wages.
Employment may be relatively high but evidently most of these jobs are insecure and have rotten…Read more…
The TUC is only one of many groups in Britain calling for citizens of other EU countries currently living and working in the UK to be given the right to remain when we leave the European Union. Others who support the position include the CBI, IOD, orga…Read more…
Given the possibility that the UK may no longer be covered by EU regulations on health and safety in the near future, what protection will British workers have to a safe workplace? This is important…Read more…
One of the strangest views you hear expressed about the result of the EU referendum a month ago is that the impact on the economy has not been as severe as the Remain campaign claimed. Apart from the political turmoil in both the Conservative and Labou…Read more…
UNISON is seeking advice from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) .
The article UNISON seeking legal advice for EU migrant members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
University bosses should not use speculation about future EU research spending in the UK to avoid giving higher education (HE) staff a decent pay rise, Unite said today (July 22). Unite, which…Read more…
I was very proud on Monday evening to take part in a peaceful protest against hate and racism.
An Asian Labour Party canvasser had been abused, attacked and hit on the head with a bottle the previous day. This was a completely unprovoked attack…Read more…
I’m in Beijing, China for the annual G20 Labour & Employment Ministers meeting (LEMM). Priti Patel has already got on her plane and gone looking for work in Theresa May’s new Cabinet, but trade union leaders from across the world – known as the L20 – are still working…Read more…