Unite the union has today (March 18) confirmed that its membership at Lothian buses is holding a consultative ballot on potential industrial action. The moves follows Lothian Buses management…Read more…
Blog: You can attack us all you want – we aren’t going anywhere
Everyone who has ever received support from UNISON knows how vital our union’s activists are. In every branch, they are the beating heart of the union, UNISON members working tirelessly to support…Read more…
Bromley council in the dock
Conservative-controlled Bromley council will face allegations of victimisation of a long-standing trade union rep at an employment tribunal (ET) in Ashford, Kent, starting on Monday (October 2)….Read more…
Battle continues against ‘restrictive and draconian’ Trade Union Act
Brighton delegates told: ‘They want to make us an endangered species. But if they push us, we push back.’
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DOCAS and facility time changes brought forward
New DOCAS agreements have to be in place from 10 March 2018 to ensure a “reasonable fee” is paid to public sector employers who deduct union subs directly from members’ wages
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Unite slam council leader’s double standards
Tory-controlled Portsmouth city council seems ‘hell-bent’ on worsening industrial relations by slashing the funding for trade union reps who represent workers, Unite said today (February 3). …Read more…
‘We must fight for facility time – for our members and for our services’
UNISON president Eric Roberts tells TUC unions must make the case for a system which gets better outcomes for union members and employers
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The Trade Union Bill – how we campaigned for key changes
This week the Trade Union Bill went back to the House of Commons. We didn’t manage to defeat the entire Bill but we did manage to remove several elements of it that would have irrevocably damaged the…Read more…
As we condemn the Trade Union Bill we shouldn’t overlook what our campaigning has achieved
This is a bad bill but without the labour movement pushing back with passion and vigour, it could have been much worse.
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UNISON lobbying sees ministers move on facility time
Ministers have backed away from an outright ban on facility time across the UK’s public services
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Lords inflict serious blow to the Trade Union Bill
Peers vote for three key changes to the government’s damaging trade union reforms
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UNISON Scotland joins day of action against Trade Union Bill
Facility time, overwork and workplace stress among the big themes as unions engage with employers
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#TUBill will limit the amount of paid time off for public sector reps
A new report from the TUC on the benefits of paid time off for union reps provides evidence that the Government’s attack on facility time in the public sector is wrong-headed. The proposals in the. This is the culmination of a campaign waged by the political right against workplace representation…Read more…
Welsh councils and unions unite to oppose Trade Union Bill
Cymru/Wales local government employers defend facility time, check-off and union rights for council workers
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Facility time pays dividends for employers and staff
Get involved in our campaign to drop the trade union bill
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‘Draconian’ trade union bill passes second reading
MPs from all parties condemn the ‘most significant, sustained and partisan attack’ on workers’ rights in 30 years
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Facility time is vital for unions but also for employers
#ulgc15 Delegates slammed attacks on the trade union facility time and called on the union to support our members with training, finance and other resources to fight these attacks but also to organise to increase our activist base.
Moving the motion for the Service Group Executive, Western Isles Alison MacCorquodale delivered an excellent maiden speech and told delegates that securing andRead more…