A collective platform of women and women’s organisations in the UK launched this week to raise awareness of and campaign against the Turkish invasion of Afrin, an area of Northern Syria. The…Read more…
Trump steel tariffs slammed
US president Donald Trump sparked fears of a global trade war after he announced his intention to slap hefty across-the-board tariffs on imported steel – a move that would be devastating for the…Read more…
We liberate the mind, we liberate the land
Comedian Mark Thomas and two aspiring stand-ups from Palestine, Faisal Abu Alhayjaa and Alaa Shehada, talk about a new show that dares to find the comedy in occupation
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‘Support forces for peace’ plea
Unite is outraged at the Turkish military attacks on the Kurdish population and security forces of Afrin, Syria – as yesterday (January 29) Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, told foreign…Read more…
‘Free protesters and trade unionists,’ UNISON urges Iran
General secretary Dave Prentis writes to President Hassan Rouhani in wake of arrests following recent protests
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Preparing for Holocaust Memorial Day
The Holocaust Memorial Trust has a wide range of resources that can help union branches organise events this Holocaust Memorial Day
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Save Bombardier jobs
A Unite delegation representing Northern Ireland Bombardier workers will be in Montreal and Washington D.C. next week for a whirlwind lobbying push to safeguard UK jobs ahead of the US department of…Read more…
Help to stop the government using aid to subsidise education profits
Write to your MP and DFID calling for a halt to support and funding of so-called ‘low-fee’ private schools in Africa and Asia
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Report from Unite GPM&IT national sector conference 2017
Last week delegates from each of Unite’s industrial sectors met in Brighton for their National Sector Conferences. This report covers the plenary, shared between several sectors, and the conference for my own sector – Graphical, Paper, Media & IT.
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Bad for both EU and UK workers
Brexit loomed large at this year’s industrial sector conferences, with delegates expressing concerns at the Tories’ lack of a negotiating position and the risk of damage to jobs and the economy if no…Read more…
Havana Glasgow Film Festival
A reminder that the Havana Glasgow Film Festival runs from today until Sunday 12 November.
The festival has a great selection of films and UNISON is associated with the screening of From Ghost Town to Havana at 7.15pm at the CCA, Glasgow, on Friday 10 November. Ghost Town to Havana is a heartbreaking, funny, and inspirational story about mentorship, life, love, murder, kids and baseball inRead more…
Blog: Proud of our internationalist union
I have always believed that internationalism matters. I have always been an internationalist. But right now, when Brexit threatens to make Britain an inward looking tax haven on the coast of mainland…Read more…
Unions vote to stand up for migrants and refugees
Public Services International congress hears of the plight of refugees and migrants
The article Unions vote to stand up for migrants and refugees first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Now is our time to lead’ Dave Prentis tells PSI congress
Dave Prentis opens the Public Services International congress with a speech to delegates from across the world
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Why Public Services International is important to you
This week public sector workers from across the world will be packing their bags and flying to Switzerland. Travelling from as far afield as Egypt, India, Niger, Jamaica, as well Germany, France, and…Read more…
Cautious welcome
Airbus’ decision to take a majority stake in Bombardier’s C-Series jet after the US imposed “crushing” tariffs on the aircraft has been given a cautious welcome by Unite, which warned there is still…Read more…
Rumps to Trump!
As news surfaced this week (October 11) that US president Donald Trump is set to make his first official visit to the UK early next year, author, designer and illustrator Mike Dicks wants Britons to…Read more…
‘Only the start’
Unite deputy convenor at Bombardier Dougie Jamison lives right beside the factory where he works – a proud bulwark of highly skilled jobs and good wages in an area of Belfast otherwise blighted by…Read more…
Defend our jobs
A deputation of Bombardier workers will be flying from Belfast on Wednesday (October 11) to meet with MPs at the House of Commons and press the government into action to defend jobs, skills and…Read more…
‘Disappointing’ ruling
Unite has condemned the latest decision on Friday night (October 6) by the Department of Commerce in an escalating trade dispute between aerospace firms Boeing and Bombardier, which saw the US…Read more…