Unite has called for a radical change in the existing senior leadership at Amnesty International following a new report into the health and wellbeing of the workforce. The report by the…Read more…
Bus ballot prep goes on
Unite is proceeding with its preparations for an industrial action ballot of 3,500 Yorkshire bus workers over ‘the bullying culture’ at two First Group companies. Unite is preparing the paperwork for…Read more…
Cut to the bone
Unite delegate Julie Phipps spoke on Monday (September 10) at TUC conference in Manchester on the public sector. “Conference, public services have been underfunded and cut to the bone in the…Read more…
Dignity in work call
The statement today (December 21) by Andrea Leadsom regarding the working group into bullying and harassment in parliament, has made some helpful recommendations but much more progress will be needed…Read more…
Fighting the workplace bullies
Kieran was once called an Irish fa**ot while being repeatedly punched in the arm. It was no schoolyard incident – Kieran, a waiter on minimum wage, was carrying a bowl of soup at work when he…Read more…
Tribunal victory
A union rep at Bromley council has won her employment tribunal (ET) case which found she was victimised for trade union activities, Unite has announced. Unite Legal Services lodged claims…Read more…
‘Emoji con’
The use of touchpads with happy and sad faces to gauge worker satisfaction at Sport Direct’s warehouse in Shirebrook was branded an ‘emoji con’ by Unite today (September 1). Unite understands…Read more…
Out at Work – More than one in three LGBT people have been harassed or bullied at work
Out at work? Those of us who hoped that homophobia at work was a thing of the past will be disappointed to read a new TUC report, ahead of the TUC’s LGBT conference and Pride in London this weekend. Earlier this year the TUC carried out an in-depth piece of research to find out whether…
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Conference hears that ‘one person bullied is one too many’
National delegate conference hears emotional report on the scale and impact of bullying and harassment in the workplace
The article Conference hears that ‘one person bullied is one too…Read more…
Ferry strike called off
Tomorrow’s strike (April 21) that would have hit travellers using the Woolwich Ferry has been suspended, as ‘positive progress’ has been made in talks today (April 20) in the dispute over a bullying…Read more…
Ferry strike off
Tuesday’s 24-hour strike (April 18) that would have hit travellers using the Woolwich Ferry has been suspended, as talks in the dispute over a bullying culture make progress. Unite said today…Read more…
Ferry strikes suspended
Progress has been made in the Woolwich Ferry dispute talks and both today’s (Friday 10) and next Friday’s (February 17) 24-hour strikes have been suspended to facilitate negotiations. Talks…Read more…
Fighting back against the cyber bullies
A local councillor from Wales spoke to UNISON members about her experience of cyber abuse
The article Fighting back against the cyber bullies first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
In solidarity
Woolwich Ferry workers took the first day of a 12-day strike action today (January 27) in support of a colleague who has been allegedly sexually harassed and over health and safety issues on the…Read more…
Ferry rocked by strike action
More than 40,000 car journeys that rely on the Woolwich Ferry are set to be disrupted as the workers announce 12 days of 24-hour long strikes going into the spring over a bullying culture. …Read more…
Xmas deliveries threat
Staff at UPS Parcels in central London will strike for two days next week, which will disrupt the firm’s deliveries in the run-up to Christmas, over alleged bullying, harassment and racism. …Read more…
Bad job
For more and more people, bullying does not simply end in the schoolyard – it continues, too, in the workplace. As part of National Anti-Bullying Week this week, the conciliation and…Read more…
Workplace bullying of LGBT people remains unacceptably high – but we can challenge it
Are LGB and T people more likely to be bullied? The evidence is clear but seems to contradict studies of changing social attitudes. The figures for bullying on grounds of sexuality or gender identity are grim and they always have been. For decades the …Read more…
YoungMinds says make a noise about bullying this anti-bullying week
Lucie Russell, Director of Campaigns and Media at Young Minds explains what you can do to tackle bullying (originally posted on Safer Schools). The theme of Anti-Bullying Week 2015, coordinated by…Read more…
Why are so many children so unhappy at school?
The 2015 Good Childhood Report comes to some chilling conclusions. Children in England were found to be among the most unhappy with their school life in the world. And their dissatisfaction…Read more…