Unite general secretary Len McCluskey called on the mayor of London Sadiq Khan to build on the successful introduction of a minimum pay rate for London’s bus drivers, by working with Unite towards a…Read more…
Get on board — save our NHS
Unite Community West London members will get aboard the ‘Save Our NHS’ open top bus on Saturday (February 11) as part of their campaign to expose the threat posed by the government’s secretive NHS…Read more…
Ferry rocked by strike action
More than 40,000 car journeys that rely on the Woolwich Ferry are set to be disrupted as the workers announce 12 days of 24-hour long strikes going into the spring over a bullying culture. …Read more…
‘Great news for London’
Unite today (Wednesday December 21) welcomed the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s first step towards fulfilling his election manifesto promise to provide a new fairer deal for the capital’s 25,000 bus…Read more…
‘Unacceptable’ cuts
A campaign to safeguard the pay and terms and conditions of Newham council’s workforce and, ultimately, the council services for the more than 300,000 residents in the east London borough is being…Read more…
‘Major blow’
Unite is demanding to see the financial figures to justify the loss of 389 jobs at Muller’s milk plant at Chadwell Heath in east London. Muller Milk & Ingredients bought Dairy Crest’s milk…Read more…
“Axe the Housing Act”: UNISON Motion to London Labour Conference 2016
This is below a motion by Greater London UNISON Regional Labour Link to the London Labour Party Conference next Saturday 12 November.
“Housing continues to be the biggest challenge that Londoners face in the capital today with many who grew up in…Read more…
Tackle exploitation plea
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to put his ‘economic fairness’ pledge to the top of the agenda by tackling the exploitative work practices in London’s multi-billion pound hotel industry by…Read more…
Workers are not machines
More than 60 Hackney traffic wardens will be striking for 24 hours starting today (September 22) in a victimisation and pay dispute, which will mean the number of parking tickets issued in the…Read more…
Solidarity cinema
The 4th annual London Labour Film Festival kicks off today (September 22) at the Art House Cinema in Crouch End and will feature a range of films that the festival’s organisers bill as an “intimate…Read more…
End zero hours abuse
Cleaners, porters and workers serving food at Barts Health NHS Trust will stage a protest tomorrow (September 21) at the Trust’s annual public meeting to demand an end to the abuse of zero hours…Read more…
‘End of their tether’
London bus workers at the bus operator Tower Transit will be staging a second 24-hour stoppage today (Tuesday September 6), over the imposition of roster changes and a failure by a hard line…Read more…
Gesture of goodwill
There was solid support for Friday’s (August 26) 24-hour stoppage by London bus workers at the bus operator Tower Transit. Unite members took to picket lines and services were severely…Read more…
London Loop Walk: Section 7 – Kingston Bridge to The Causeway
Off message. I am trying to catch up on my walking posts. Following the May 5 election I went on a walking weekend with Gill to get away from politics and enjoy my “hinterland”. We have been trying to complete the London Loop since las…Read more…
Barnet library workers on strike
Dave Prentis takes support and solidarity to north London picket line in strike over plans to outsource library service
The article Barnet library workers on strike first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Congratulations Sadiq Khan
A UNISON member, Sadiq has always been a friend to me and to our union. He has fought a smart, passionate and thoughtful campaign for Mayor, focussed on issues that matter to UNISON members and all…Read more…
Someone on our side
Londoners will decide the future of their city in tomorrow’s (May 5) mayoral election. It’s set to be a contest between Labour MP for Tooting Sadiq Khan and Tory MP for Richmond Park and North…Read more…
‘We will work to protect housing association jobs and conditions’
UNISON tells London housing associations planning merger that success of plans relies on ‘efforts of dedicated workforce’
The article ‘We will work to protect housing association jobs and…Read more…
We must fight this Conservative assault on neighbourhood policing – Sadiq Khan
Labour’s candidate for mayor of London on the important role UNISON members have to play in the forthcoming elections
The article We must fight this Conservative assault on neighbourhood policing –…Read more…
UNISON teams with young people to fight cuts to youth services
Union is seeking to protect youth services ‘for the long term’
The article UNISON teams with young people to fight cuts to youth services first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…