UNISON is supporting a day of lobbying and celebration in defence of its EU migrant members
The article EU migrant members speak up for right to remain first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
All the union news that's fit to blog...
UNISON is supporting a day of lobbying and celebration in defence of its EU migrant members
The article EU migrant members speak up for right to remain first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON members who are EU citizens gathered to share their experiences since June’s referendum and their concerns about what happens next
The article Defending our EU members first appeared on the…Read more…
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey’s spoke at the CLASS conference in London, on November 5. Unite is proud of the part it played in establishing the movement’s very own think-tank…Read more…
General secretary will urge the government to consult trade unions throughout negotiations to leave the European Union when he meets cabinet minister David Davis
The article Dave Prentis calls for…Read more…
Anke Plummer blogs about her experience as an EU migrant in
The article How I became a Brit with a German passport, and why I no longer am first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The Office for National Statistics today published figures on the number of migrants in the labour market up to the end of June. Given that this only captures information from a few days after the referendum, it’s not possible to read from these findings any impact of Britain’s vote to leave the…Read more…
Migrant workers at Sports Direct (SD) in Shirebrook have praised Unite for assisting them with learning English. The union has established eight English for Speakers of a Second Language…Read more…
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…
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…
UNISON is seeking advice from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) .
The article UNISON seeking legal advice for EU migrant members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON stands with all those who have a right to work in this country and will continue to defend their right to do so – Dave Prentis
The article Add your name to the call for EU citizens’…Read more…
National delegate conference agrees to continue working to combat myths around migration
The article ‘Refugee lives do matter’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
NHS staffing crisis worsened by government migrant rules
The article £35k migrant worker minimum salary doesn’t add up for NHS workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
The union warns that proposals are politically driven and potentially dangerous
The article UNISON responds to language requirement for public service workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
EHRC campaign is ‘a big step in the right direction for often invisible workforce’ says union general secretary
The article UNISON welcomes dignity and respect campaign for cleaners first appeared…Read more…
Andy Hall, the British-born, Thailand-based migrant and trade union rights advocate, is back in court on Monday, 19 October. The latest court hearing is to decide whether to indict him for criminal…Read more…
China’s bureau of statistics published the latest migrant workers’ report in late April. Migrant workers are the crucial contributors to the growth of China’s manufacturing and services industries,…Read more…
China’s Premier Li Keqiang delivered his annual report on the work of the government this Thursday at the National People’s Congress. Although workers often deem this kind of high-level policy addresses as empty and meaningless, it might still be useful to take a brief look at what the government achieved last year and what it is planning to do to improve workers’ living condition this year:Read more…
As the coalition government staggers towards its last days, the House of Lords has inflicted one last defeat – by just seven votes, 183-176 – over the rights of overseas domestic workers. The TUC welcomes that move (we called for it this morning) because it restores freedom from slavery for…Read more…
Should the UK be aiming to restrict access to benefits for citizens of other EU countries who are working here? The Prime Minister made this objective the centrepiece of his recent speech on migration: ‘Someone coming to the UK from elsewhere in the EU, who is employed on the minimum wage and who…Read more…