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Hundreds of Unite members at homelessness charity St Mungo’s have just ended their long-running strike after accepting an inflation beating pay increase.
After three months of strike action and tireless campaigning, the workers have agreed to a pay increase which works out at 10.74 per cent based on a median wage or £3,125 in cash terms.
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My speech to Forum. “Chair, Forum, John Gray from Greater London Region, moving our regional motion on stopping bogus self-employment companies exploiting workers Forum, the recent BBC TV documentaries referenced in the motion have exposed the sc…Read more…
Over 600 workers at the housing and homeless charity Shelter begin an unprecedented fortnight of strike action today (December 5) in a bitter dispute over pay. Shelter’s management has imposed a three per cent pay increase, in 2022 which has left many of its own staff being unable to pay their rent leaving them haunted […]
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Howls of protest have met plans to cut staff at the long-established Mayhew animal charity in North West London, as Unite the union holds a consultative ballot on whether its members wish to proceed…Read more…
This is the motion and my speech at last Saturday’s (3.7.21) UNISON Special Labour Link National Forum meeting, moving this Greater London motion 8 about the Volunteer sector and the race to the bottom with regard to staff terms and conditions an…Read more…
Members of Unite will hold a socially distanced protest tomorrow outside the Leeds debt support charity StepChange from 12.30pm over ‘counterproductive’ plans to slash up to 170 jobs. The ending of…Read more…
Both Denise and I have been nominated and accepted by the returning officer to stand again in the UNISON National Council Elections (NEC).
The UNISON NEC is hugely important in our union and acts as the decision making “Parliament” of UNIS…Read more…
Yesterday I received notification that I have been accepted as an “eligible candidate” for the UNISON National Executive Council (NEC) elections 2021-2023. I will be thanking all the branches that have nominated me.
I am standing for re-election …Read more…
The redundancy process at the RSPCA has descended into such ‘chaos and confusion’ that chief executive Chris Sherwood needs to reflect on the lack of staff confidence in him, Unite said today…Read more…
RSPCA bosses have been accused of using Covid-19 as an excuse to sack 279 workers as part of a jobs’ cull strategy that predates the pandemic, Unite, said today (August 6). Talks between Unite and…Read more…
More than 200 jobs at Oxfam’s headquarters in Oxford could be under threat after the charity’s fundraising nosedived amid the coronavirus pandemic. Oxfam was due to start the 45-day consultation…Read more…
Just as demand for charities’ services – from mental health to housing and more — are seeing an unprecedented rise amid the coronavirus epidemic, their fundraising opportunities have collapsed….Read more…
In our latest coronavirus news round-up on Tuesday (March 31) Unite has issued a call for two key sectors to urgently be supported amid the epidemic – charities and the bus industry. The…Read more…
Members of Unite, employed by housing charity Shelter, are celebrating victory after agreeing a vastly improved pay offer. The decision to accept the new deal means that the scheduled strike due to…Read more…
MPs join UNISON members and employers at parliamentary launch of union’s Violence at Work charter
The article Time to stop the violence plaguing workers in the community sector first appeared on the…Read more…
New survey reveals danger for staff in the charity and voluntary sector
The article Violence towards staff in charities and housing associations must end first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Counsellors, support workers and staff at a charity that helps victims of sexual abuse and rape in Northern Ireland are organising with Unite to keep the vital service open, as the impact of…Read more…
The strike over pay due to take place tomorrow (March 9) at the charity Action for Children, by members of Unite and UNISON, has been suspended. This is to allow talks to continue with…Read more…
UNISON calls for protection for members and transparency from trustees in the wake of high-profile charity collapses
The article Charity trustees need to be transparent, community conference…Read more…
Leaders of ten leading UK charities concerned with protection of the environment have written to the Prime Minister, alarmed that: “early policy choices being made are running counter to the strong intentions you outlined in your pre-election climate pledges and in your manifesto, to…Read more…