They don’t want you to read this. David Cameron’s government want to water down the Freedom of Information Act – the law that lets us ask tough questions about what the government does behind closed doors. Their plans are dangerous … Continue reading →Read more…
General secretary opens UNISON shop in new Glasgow hospital
Let’s work together to make this new hospital a success,” general secretary Dave Prentis said as he opened a new UNISON shop in Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
The article General…Read more…
NDC Conference Glasgow 16-19 June2015
A summary of this year’s events – NDC Summary Report Read more…
Unison Local Government Conference Glasgow 14-15 June 2015
(permission given to use photo for branch social media) UNISON local government members have rallied in support of a sacked Glasgow gardener. Robert O’Donnell was employed for 12 years at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, where UNISON’s local government ……Read more…
We have to get better organised – Glen Williams
#uLGC15 ‘I have tried not to focus on the doom and gloom, but to give you a flavour of the struggles that take place every day around the UK, struggles and resistance by you and our members that we…Read more…
ILO issues global inequality warning
The warnings and predictions just keep on coming. Following the World Bank statement earlier this year that the rise in Global Inequality is partly due to the decline of trade unions, the…Read more…
Agitate, educate, organise!
In the aftermath of the general election, trade unions have a unique role in leading the fight back against the Tory offensive, writes John Stevenson of UNISON Scotland:
‘The…Read more…
Election- what it means to young workers
Last Thursday’s general election saw a Conservative majority government voted into Westminster. After having had the weekend for it all to sink in, it’s time to look at what the election result means…Read more…
2015-2020: a do-or-die period for UK trade unions
‘Trade unions will now pay a heavy price for Labour’s defeat. Tory plans are set out clearly enough in their election manifesto, including the much-trumpeted proposals for yet more restrictions on…Read more…
Changes To Convenor Constituencies From 20 April 2015
With effect from Monday 20th April the lead branch officer for your department may change. Should you need support & you don’t have a workplace representative to discuss your concerns with in the first instance then please contact the following. … Continue reading →Read more…
Why Workers Won’t Unite: That is the question
In her review of two US books on the decline of unions in the States, Kim Philips Fein of NYU takes us through a hop, skip and a jump of US Union history and then dives into a complex seeming summary…Read more…
Will conference words of unity translate to reality?
Calls for unity from both platform and floor were welcome after a sometimes bitter special local government conference in London on Tuesday – and unity is essential if anything positive is to come…Read more…
Personal Injury Settlements February 2015
During February 2015, members of the West Midlands region received £98,603.43 in compensation for personal injury payments. Members of this branch received £3,650. It always pays to be a Unison member.Read more…
Rising inequality caused by weaker unions
A new study by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has tracked three decades of income (1980 to 2010) and found that as unionisation declined, the wealth of the richest 10% in advanced countries…Read more…
Unison Executive Committee Officerships
The branch has opportunities to serve on its Executive committee for the following posts:- Women’s Officer International Relations Officer Membership & Recruitment Secretary Youth Officer (must be aged under 27) Treasurer Auditors x 2 Black Members’ Officer LGBT Officer –…Read more…
Unison Branch Annual Report Jan – Dec 2015
The annual report gives a comprehensive insight into the work of Branch Officers and Convenors for 2014. It’s well worth a read – jan – dec 2014Read more…
Does it matter which union is the ‘largest’?
Inter union rivalry has been a negative characteristic of British trade unionism for more than a century. The highly unionised teaching profession is strongly contested by 3 TUC affiliated unions and…Read more…
Unison AGM 25 February 2015 5.00 pm
The Unison City of Stoke-On-Trent Local Government Branch AGM will take place on Wednesday 25 February 2015 at 5.00 pm in the Windsor Room, Civic Centre, Stoke. This will be preceded by a buffet at 4.20 pm which must be … Continue reading →Read more…
Organising workers and the question of race
Within recent memory part of the substantive debate around trade unions and equality was centred on the question of the extent to which white workers were seen to benefit from racism and working…Read more…
What is a trade union?
Well done to Jamie-Max Caldwell for another excellent video: