‘Our members do not go to work to be assaulted’ community conference declares
The article Union charter to commit employers to tackle violence at work first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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‘Our members do not go to work to be assaulted’ community conference declares
The article Union charter to commit employers to tackle violence at work first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Earlier this week the Employment Committee of the European Parliament voted 38 to 6 in favour of calling for important changes to the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive. This is a major step forward….Read more…
The annual report reflects the work undertaken by the branch January – December 2016. It is well worth a read – 2016Read more…
For January 2017, members in the West Midlands Unison region received £251,400 in compensation for personal injury payments, with members of this branch receiving £3335. It always pays to be a Unison member!!Read more…
For many years the TUC has been arguing that successive governments have abandoned the health aspect of health and safety. Over 70% of work-related absence is a result of stress or musculoskeletal…Read more…
Yesterday the Government published their response to a report from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee into pregnancy and maternity discrimination. Quite a bit of that original report…Read more…
There is a brand new resource available from today for anyone who wants to consider how to make their workplace safer through building a strong union. Last year the TUC published a guide to…Read more…
The European Commission have finally released details of what they are proposing to do on health and safety regulation in the coming years. Yesterday they released a communication which contained…Read more…
“Stone” worktops in kitchens are becoming very fashionable in Britain, yet how many people know that they are killing the workers who make or install them? I only found out it because I ordered a new…Read more…
Dead bodies, detective work and the truth about food poisoning – the work of the environmental health officer has no shortage of surprises
The article Inside the hidden world of environmental health…Read more…
The Government are planning to change the rules for compensation claims that would make it much more difficult for workers to get the money they are entitled to when their employer’s negligence…Read more…
For many people, working outdoors in the sun is a blessing. But for refuse loader David Lewis, living in the shadow of skin cancer, it became a curse
The article Beating the Big C – cancer,…Read more…
UNISON survey aims to find out scale of problem in wake of concerns over rise in superbugs
The article How much of a risk do new cleaning agents pose to you? first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Government plans to increase the small claims limit for personal injury claims will deny many thousands of employees made ill or injured by their jobs every year the ability to take cases against…Read more…
Unite has told British Airways to stop classifying the release of toxic fumes into plane cabins as ‘odour events’ and warned that downplaying such incidents risks masking an industry-wide problem….Read more…
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh shocked the world. Since then, UNISON has helped the garment workers fight for their rights
The article The Price of Fashion first appeared on…Read more…
Last week was European Health and Safety week. This is a time to think about work related safety matters.
Early this month I was rang by the radio programme “BBC 5 Live investigates”. They asked if I was available to be interviewed by the pr…Read more…
Personally, I struggle with mornings. To me, the arrival of daylight savings time and an extra hour in bed is the highlight of autumn, a season that contains my birthday. As you look forward to…Read more…
The branch has once again sent a delegate to the Hazards Safety Conference held at Keele University 29-31 July 2016. The theme of this year’s conference was “Building Resistance To Support Safety Reps” and included: Use Brexit to improve and … Continue reading →Read more…
Last month the Government appointed an employer to represent workers on the HSE board. This totally undermined the principle of an equal voice for employers and workers that is enshrined in the…Read more…