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The importance of the 2024 IWMD theme, Climate Crisis and Workers Health, was brought home on Tuesday (March 26) after a court fined a company and council £50k following the death of a Unite member in a storm. Matthew Campbell was an electrical engineer working for Lagan Construction Ltd with a colleague at a forest […]
The post ‘Matthew’s Law’ call appeared first on Unite Live.
Flooding unleashed by Storm Ciarán in October devastated villages and towns up and down Northern Ireland. Newry and Downpatrick were among the worst hit, with hundreds of homes and businesses severely damaged.
The post Fighting the flood appeared first on Unite Live.
Tony Wright, chair of UNISON’s policy development and campaign committee, attended the COP28 as part of the International Trade Union Confederation delegation
The article Blog: Reflecting on a week at COP28 in Dubai first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Tony Wright, chair of UNISON’s policy development and campaign committee, attended the COP28 as part of the International Trade Union Confederation delegation
The article Blog: Reflecting on a week at COP28 in Dubai first appeared on the UNISON National site.
“Congress, this motion raises important ideas about what our movement can do to meet the climate crisis head on.
“But the reality is we must start by recognising a green future will not be won on the conference floor, but on the shop floor.
The post Climate change and jobs appeared first on Unite Live.
The report, commissioned by UNISON and based on a survey of members, reveals the extensive role which the union can play in addressing climate change issues
The article ‘This challenge unites us as a union’, says new green report first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Stephen Smellie, NEC member from Scotland, attended COP27 as part of the International Trade Union Confederation delegation. Here he reflects on the outcome.
The article Blog: COP27 – One step forward… first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Climate change campaigners have joined Unite in a further demonstration that the union’s clear focus on jobs, pay and conditions is resonating with workers. Hope for the Future is a climate charity with offices in Sheffield, London and Liverpool. It works to equip communities, groups and individuals with the tools they need to communicate the […]
The post Climate change workers get Unite on their side appeared first on UNITElive.org.
UNISON members at the agency have seen pay fall since 2011, but now these vital workers are balloting for industrial action – and three explain why they’re voting ‘yes’
The article Working a day every week for free at the Environment Agency first appeared on the UNISON National site.
I have just realised that I still have 2 more days to post on this year’s Labour Conference. So Tuesday started off with another short run along the Mersey and back from my hotel. Weather was kind compared to Monday. The UNISON delegation started…Read more…
This is photo from Tuesday morning (Day 3 of Labour Party Conference) of me giving a speech to Labour Conference as a UNISON Labour Link delegate. It was during the debate on Climate change. It was titled the “decarbonisation of public services”….Read more…
Unite delegate Professor Cecile Wright made a vital intervention in a debate on the climate crisis on Tuesday (September 27) of the Labour Party conference. Cecile told conference that the climate crisis was inextricably linked with the current energy crisis, noting that “the Tories have produced a rigged market in the production and supply of […]
The post ‘Outrageous profiteering’ appeared first on UNITElive.org.
Green UNISON Week is our time to highlight a once-in-a-generation challenge
The article Blog: There is no future on a dead planet first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Green UNISON Week gives activists the opportunity to publicise the union’s work on green public services, and build awareness on this vital issue
The article Get ready for Green UNISON Week first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Please see the fascinating exchange of emails between the two Newham Green Councillors Nate and Danny (The Green Group Leader) copied into 64 Labour Councillors, Mayor and various officers. From: Nate Higgins (Councillor) <Nate.Higgins@ne…Read more…
Climate change and global warming are the single biggest environmental challenge the world is currently facing. Unfortunately, previous and current global climate policies have been insufficient in…Read more…
General secretary Christina McAnea will launch the report on how public services can go green in Glasgow next week
The article Join UNISON for the launch of a greening public services report first…Read more…
School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change
The article Education unions call for urgent action on climate change crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unite delegates highlighted the urgency of tackling the climate emergency and the importance of a green industrial revolution on the first day of policy conference on Monday (October 18). Unite…Read more…
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner gave an impassioned speech as he spoke in support of a motion on climate change at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26). Addressing conference, he…Read more…