Unite and the TUC have called for stricter legislation to prevent the exploitation of agency workers, after a study found that 1m people will be working for employment agencies in Britain by 2020….Read more…
The Defeat Of TPP Trade Deal Is A Tale Of Ants Slaying A Dragon.
By Leo Gerard, President of the Unite Steelworkers of USA and Canada It seemed a fearsome task, challenging the powerful behemoth that is Wall Street, Big Pharma, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Big…Read more…
Wal-Mart Trying To Stop Workers From Using Oransing App
The anti union US retailer Wal-Mart is trying to stop its workers downloading a smartphone app designed by OUR Wal-mart, an organisation that is campaigning for higher pay and better working…Read more…
Workers’ rights after Brexit
While the millions of people who voted to leave the EU in June may have had various reasons for choosing Brexit, one thing is certain – wiping out workers’ rights and protections was certainly not…Read more…
Len McCluskey On Brexit & Immigration
Britain’s exit from the European Union must deliver a migration policy that changes the UK from a ‘race-to-the bottom to a rate-for the-job country’, Len McCluskey of Unite will say today….Read more…
‘Monumental Victory’ In Uber Case
This is the official GMB press release: Similar contracts masquerading as bogus self employment will all be reviewed says GMB GMB, the union for professional drivers, has won their case against Uber…Read more…
Unite will not stand by and see good jobs scrapped amid Brexit
This week Unite will set out its strategy on manufacturing and Brexit. Called Brexit On Our Terms, Unite has consulted and listened to our shop stewards and reps in manufacturing, the Trades Union…Read more…
Seat at the table
Theresa May’s pledge to install worker representatives on company boards could be law “within a year”, according to a new TUC report. The commitment, made during the prime minister’s summer…Read more…
Early Reflections on Labour Conference 2016
The portents were not good a few weeks ago – the conference was expected to expose a giant chasm and split the party; Ian McNichol was for the chop; they were struggling to find a new security…Read more…
Speech at the TUC on the Trade Union Act.
Tony Burke: Unite the Union Composite 16 – 2016 Trade Union Act Congress, we have been calling for repeal of anti-union laws for 30 years – a call that has continued to fall on deaf…Read more…
Trade unions must be represented in Brexit negotiations
By Jon Ashworth MP, Shadow Minister Without Portfolio Many Labour politicians will head to Brighton this week to meet up with trade union colleagues and take part in the debates at this year’s…Read more…
UNISON urges greater ambition in defending workers’ rights
Congress hears call to step up the fight in defence of union and workers’ rights during Brexit
The article UNISON urges greater ambition in defending workers’ rights first appeared on the…Read more…
New trade union rights call
Congress today (September 13) stood united against the government’s pernicious Trade Union Act, which threatens the most fundamental rights of working people. On the third day of the TUC…Read more…
Finding a way through Brexit
As the UK wonders what happens next in a post-Brexit world, UNISON is acting now
The article Finding a way through Brexit first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Why TTIP & CETA Are Running Into Trouble In Germany
By Hans Von Der Burchard, Politico Europe The fate of EU trade policy hangs on the next four weeks in German politics. The European Commission can only look on anxiously from the sidelines as its…Read more…
Brexit is a warning shot: time to abandon ‘business as usual’ in trade talks and we should start with CETA
By Jude Kirton Darling 26 August 2016 After the intensity of the EU referendum campaign with all its highs and lows, and a proper summer break to recharge empty batteries, the UK’s MEPs will be…Read more…
Union sets up network to support members who are EU citizens
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…
MPs to discuss workers’ rights post-Brexit
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…
‘Free to exploit at will’
When Theresa May gave a speech after it was announced she would become the UK’s next prime minister, she pledged that the Tory party will put itself “completely, absolutely, unequivocally” at the…Read more…
Brexit top of UNISON agenda for TUC
‘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…