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The striking workers, most of whom are women, are experiencing extreme distress as a result of Mitie’s failure to pay them what they’re owed
The article Pay up Mitie: Striking cleaners demand the pay that they are owed first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The striking workers, most of whom are women, are experiencing extreme distress as a result of Mitie’s failure to pay them what they’re owed
The article Pay up Mitie: Striking cleaners demand the pay that they are owed first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Clearer identification of physician associates and their roles will help
The article Leng review brings some clarity and opportunity for reset first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Clearer identification of physician associates and their roles will help
The article Leng review brings some clarity and opportunity for reset first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Councils often only intervening at crisis point due to funding strains
The article Care overspend shows urgent need for reform of sector, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Councils often only intervening at crisis point due to funding strains
The article Care overspend shows urgent need for reform of sector, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Responding to the government’s road map for implementing the bill, UNISON calls its reforms ‘popular, long overdue and exactly what staff are calling for’
The article Employment Rights Bill ‘can’t come soon enough’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Responding to the government’s road map for implementing the bill, UNISON calls its reforms ‘popular, long overdue and exactly what staff are calling for’
The article Employment Rights Bill ‘can’t come soon enough’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
As the UK prepares for its third heatwave this summer, there is some welcome relief for London bus drivers. Following a video going viral of Transport for London commissioner Andy Lord making comments at a City Hall meeting and suggesting that bus drivers in the capital can “refuse to take a bus into service” if […]
The post “Intolerable” conditions appeared first on Unite Live.
A just transition and investment was at the heart of a debate on the future of the automotive and steel industries on Wednesday (July 9). Unite delegate Vincent Harrod, who works in the car industry, warned of the risk to hundreds of thousands of jobs in the industry and wider supply chain – and the […]
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The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has adopted a landmark Convention on Biological Hazards in the Working Environment, with Unite’s Rob Miguel at the heart of negotiations. The 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva wrapped up on June 13 with the adoption of the first-ever international labour standards aimed at preventing exposure to, and protecting […]
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Yesterday (July 8) the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI), the global confederation of construction unions, opened a crucial International Trade Union Conference: Work and Sport in Mexico City. The conference runs from July 8-9, with over 70 trade union representatives from 14 countries across Latin America, Europe, and beyond coming together with a clear goal […]
The post Kickoff for Decent Work appeared first on Unite Live.
Christina McAnea highlights need for social care reform in evidence to Covid inquiry
The article Social care sector has yet to learn the lessons of pandemic, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Christina McAnea highlights need for social care reform in evidence to Covid Inquiry
The article Social care sector has yet to learn the lessons of pandemic, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON branches are encouraged to donate to the strike fund
The article Gloucestershire phlebotomists pass 100 days on strike first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON branches are encouraged to donate to the strike fund
The article Gloucestershire phlebotomists pass 100 days on strike first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite is calling on the local government ombudsman to investigate whether Birmingham’s government appointed commissioners have a financial conflict of interest in keeping the bin strike going. The strikes are over pay cuts of up to £8,000 impacting around 400 workers who are either former Waste Recycling Collection Officers or bin lorry drivers. At the […]
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Donations are being sought for healthcare support workers as their dispute at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust continues
The article Strike fund appeal for Nottingham healthcare workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Donations are being sought for healthcare support workers as their dispute at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust continues
The article Strike fund appeal for Nottingham healthcare workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The bizarre and counterproductive approach adopted by senior executives at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is not only out of step with the rest of the NHS, but it clearly isn’t working either
The article Time for “rogue” NHS trust to resolve 100-day blood specialists strike, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.