Growing frustrations with the government’s short term political decision-making have led Unite defence sector members to join with leading industry figures to discuss the growing frustrations at a…Read more…
Tories’ volte-face steel shame
The UK has been haemorrhaging steel jobs over the last seven months – by the latest count, more than 5,000 posts have been axed as the steel industry teeters on the brink of total collapse. …Read more…
Steel commitment
Tata Steel is being urged to commit to the long-term future of UK steelmaking amid renewed calls for government action. Unite pointed out that quarterly results released to the Indian stock…Read more…
Wake-up call
Unite has backed the growing number of Conservative voices speaking out against the Government’s Trade Union Bill and planned changes to party funding. Concerns were expressed by members of…Read more…
What to do if you are a trade unionist with a pension manager that attacks you?
Check out another great post by Tom P
“Ahh…. Fidelity, the lure of right-wing British politics is just too strong for you isn’t it?
I’ve blogged previously about the latest Fidelity link to the Tories – their involvement with the Leaders Gro…Read more…
Axe the Tax
A move by the Court of Appeal declaring the Bedroom tax unlawful has been greeted by Unite as a “significant step forward.” Judges in London ruled that in two separate cases – those of…Read more…
Bulldozing homes, bulldozing lives
The Tory war on council and social housing has taken a sinister twist this week with Prime Minister David Cameron backing proposals to bulldoze entire council estates. Those evicted will not be…Read more…
A radical new beginning
A new year always brings with it a sense of optimism and renewed hope and I’m determined 2016 should be no different. Yes, 2015 landed us with five years of Tory rule as David Cameron won a…Read more…
How our pensions are used to fund attacks on workers.
“Fidelity and the “premier supporter group of the Conservative Party”
Check out another post by Tom P on a great British rip off.
“Ahh…. Fidelity, the lure of right-wing British politics is just too strong for you isn’t it?
I’ve blogged pr…Read more…
Ambulance crisis looms
The number of paramedics and other ambulance staff leaving the NHS has nearly doubled in four years with thousands more planning to quit imminently. Poor working conditions and low pay are…Read more…
Fidelity and the "premier supporter group of the Conservative Party"
Ahh…. Fidelity, the lure of right-wing British politics is just too strong for you isn’t it?
I’ve blogged previously about the latest Fidelity link to the Tories – their involvement with the Leaders Group. According to the Conservative Party’s own we…Read more…
Take us seriously Mr Cameron
Dear David Cameron, As a 14 year old in state education, I’m often surrounded by a wide diversity of young people all from an array of different backgrounds both financially and culturally….Read more…
Fare treatment please
George Osborne is being warned the impact of looming government cuts to bus services will see the country “grind to a halt.” Local bus services – which account for almost two thirds of public…Read more…
Save our services
Unite – which represents staff in Oxfordshire county council’s early intervention hubs – will join hundreds of concerned residents on the streets of Oxford tomorrow (Saturday 14 November…Read more…
Don’t lose your voice
Unite is urging people across the country to make sure they are registered to vote with with just days left before the end of the transition period to new the individual electoral registration…Read more…
Rock and a hard place
The government’s £13 billion sale of ‘bad bank’ mortgages to a United States equity firm threatens the long-term security of thousands of home owners Unite has warned. …Read more…
Appeal Court rules René González can come to Britain
An historic ruling by the Court of Appeal has opened the door for Rene González to visit Britain despite twice being denied a visa last year by the Home Office. Gonzalez’s second invitation to…Read more…
Too Far Too Fast
The defence giant BAE Systems has been accused of cutting ‘too far, too fast’ after announcing that 371 jobs are to go at Wharton and Samlesbury in Lancashire. Unite is urging the firm to…Read more…
Austerity is not a necessity
To govern is, we are told, to choose. This government chooses austerity. It does so not because it makes economic sense — it patently does not — but because it seeks to further tilt the balance of…Read more…
Caledonia Investments update
Just keeping this one warm. As it stands, the Electoral Commission register of donations continues to list two donations from Caledonia Investments PLC worth £4000 in the financial year to 31 March 2015. As previously noted these were not disclosed in the company’s annual report and were not…Read more…