Sainsbury’s stores in London and the South East could face empty shelves after DHL lorry drivers at the supermarket’s Dartford distribution centre signalled their willingness to strike over pay,…Read more…
Sainsbury’s delivery drivers strike off
The six days of strike action by 12 outsourced drivers in the pay injustice dispute that could have hit deliveries to about 100 Sainsbury’s stores in London and the south east have been suspended,…Read more…
‘We can’t watch from the sidelines’
To mark International Women’s Day today (March 8), Unite’s South East region is ramping up the union’s Period Dignity campaign in the area to highlight the issue of access to sanitary products, which…Read more…
UNISON welcomes West Sussex jobs move
Council brings safeguarding jobs back in house, citing fears that children are at risk because privatised contract delivers too few assessments
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DOCAS and facility time changes brought forward
New DOCAS agreements have to be in place from 10 March 2018 to ensure a “reasonable fee” is paid to public sector employers who deduct union subs directly from members’ wages
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Businesses and unions across the country call for right to remain for EU citizens
Today chambers of commerce representing businesses and TUC offices across the country put out joint statements calling for the government to stop stalling and give EU citizens the right to remain in the UK after Brexit. These joint statements back the …Read more…
Women drag last equal pay claim council to court, says UNISON
Reading council – the only local authority in England and Wales never to settle an equal pay claim – will today (Monday) be challenged in court by more than 60 women owed over £1.5m because they were…Read more…
Women drag last equal pay claim council to court, says UNISON
14 October 2016 Embargo: 00.01hrs Monday 17 October 2016 Reading council – the only local authority in England and Wales never to settle an equal pay claim – will today (Monday) be challenged in…Read more…
Public library service ‘hollowed out’ by job losses and cuts
UNISON backs BBC report that reveals loss of 8,000 jobs and 343 libraries in six years
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A life lost can mean another saved
Becoming an organ donor can be a gift – both for the lives you save, and the loved ones you leave behind
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Members ‘disappointed and frustrated’ at OU closures decision
Open University council approves plan to close seven regional offices and put 500 staff at risk
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UNISON condemns plan to slash Essex police service
Essex police force unveils plan to axe PCSOs and close stations in the county
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