Union is seeking to protect youth services ‘for the long term’
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Shrink back shock
UK manufacturing has rapidly deteriorated to the point that it is now among the worst performers in the developed world, a shocking new report revealed today (March 24). The UK manufacturing…Read more…
Higher education unions reject initial pay offer for 2016-17
Employers’ initial offer to higher education unions does not include the living wage
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EDF living wage commitment welcome, says UNISON
Commenting on EDF Energy’s announcement today (Thursday) that the company has become a living wage employer, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is good news for all those staff,…Read more…
UNISON urges Swansea to celebrate multicultural community
Festival and concert can help to combat efforts of National Front to organise intimidating rally
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Temporary relief for the NHS as nurses stay on the UK’s job shortage list, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcement from the Migration Advisory Committee –that nurses are to be allowed to remain on the occupational shortages list for another three years – UNISON head of nursing Gail…Read more…
Pregnancy bias: Unite call secures study
A government study that exposes the disgraceful pregnancy and maternity discrimination experienced by three out of four working mothers has finally been released, following pressure from Unite….Read more…
Shares tumble after Ashley’s ‘own goal’ comment
Sports Direct billionaire owner Mike Ashely has claimed that the scrutiny of his company’s practices are damaging its sales at the expense of profit. Shares had already more than halved since…Read more…
Ashley: Contempt charges
Billionaire Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley faces contempt of parliament charges if he now fails to turn up to face MPs on June 7. MPs investigating mistreatment of his workers wish to…Read more…
UNISON calls for action to end the homecare wages scandal
Tens of thousands of care workers across England and Wales are still being paid less than the minimum wage because councils are not insisting that homecare companies pay staff their travel time, a…Read more…
All parties in Northern Ireland must listen to UNISON members
Northern Ireland has been transformed in recent years – but for a part of the world that has faced such hardship, the impact of austerity is significant and painful.
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Secure future for Co-op workers
A two-day strike by Co-op drivers over the transfer of their jobs to transport and distribution company Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL) has been suspended at the last minute. Industrial action was…Read more…
RSPCA: Board overhaul call
A survey of Royal Society for the Protection of Animals (RSPCA) staff has revealed that 43 per cent believed that the governance was ‘ineffective and poor’ with only four per cent satisfied with the…Read more…
Brexit economic shock
Leaving the EU will dramatically shrink the UK economy by £100bn over the next five years and could mean the loss of nearly 1m jobs, a new report from the Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) has…Read more…
Police staff cuts and crime rises – the correlation is clear
For a government intent on slashing police spending, their chickens are coming home to roost. And with the Police and Crime Commissioner elections less than two months away, there has never been a…Read more…
For the future of our communities
Tens of thousands of skilled defence jobs are at risk from an ‘unpatriotic’ purchasing strategy that sees increasing amounts of UK defence expenditure flow to the US. That was the message from…Read more…
UNISON says East of England ambulances changes are ‘unacceptable’
Proposals include changes to meal breaks and ‘late finishes’ leading to compulsory overtime
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Local authority chief officers agree two-year pay deal
Pay settlement includes a commitment to produce guidance on workloads and stress
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Serious crime rises as police numbers fall, warns UNISON
Serious crime is on the rise again after years of steady falls in offending, and UNISON believes government cutbacks in policing are to blame. Keen to encourage people to vote in the police and crime…Read more…
Decent work for all
Unite Scotland community and youth activists will tell delegates to the Scottish Labour Party spring conference tomorrow (March 19) that growing trade union membership is the remedy to the rise of…Read more…