By 5.30pm today (Wednesday 6 January) the average FTSE 100 Chief Executive would have already earned more this year than the average annual salary of UK workers. They only had to work 34 hours to earn £31, 461 which is the average medium wage fo…Read more…
LAPFF webinar highlights video 2020 Dec 2-4
Check out highlights of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum virtual conference for 2020 (only 1 minute 40 secs). Despite the challenges of online webinars there was a number of excellent speakers and lively panel debates.
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Committee Workers Capital (CWC) online Conference 2020 – The Road Ahead
I logged on this evening to the first session of the Conference. The CWC describes itself on its website “WorkersCapital” “With over 700 participants from 25 different countries, the Committee on Workers’ Capital is an internatio…Read more…
‘Skills, confidence and opportunities’
For over twenty years the Union Learning Fund (ULF) has supported union learning reps and unions across the country build skills, learning opportunities and life chances across the country. The ULF,…Read more…
‘Timing of the decision is bizarre in the extreme’
The government’s decision to axe the Union Learning Fund (ULF) has been met with growing opposition from major employers’ organisations and skills bodies.
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UNISON president calls for a ‘global recovery’ after the pandemic
UNISON members address virtual TUC congress, highlighting the impact on workers of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Public services need a new normal, says UNISON general secretary
Public services must be rebuilt after years of cuts and neglect
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Government must support public services and key workers to build a better post-pandemic future
New UNISON campaign to move country forward
The article Government must support public services and key workers to build a better post-pandemic future first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Track and trace doomed to fail unless sick pay raised
Any attempts to control the coronavirus pandemic through test and trace efforts are doomed to fail unless statutory sick pay (SSP) is increased as a matter of urgency, the TUC has warned. A new poll…Read more…
Jobs, security and dignity – sign up to TUC congress 2020
Our moment to demand change for working people
The article Jobs, security and dignity – sign up to TUC congress 2020 first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Heartless and reckless’ move
Today (July 29) it was the TUC’s turn to join the ever growing chorus of those highly concerned about pushing extremely vulnerable workers back to the workplace on the completely arbitrary date of…Read more…
Organise 2020: TUC’s free festival launches next week
The TUC’s festival of ideas runs from 9-11 July – and there are plenty of remote events to sign up for
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Education unions’ agree statement on the safe reopening of schools
Ministers should step back from 1 June target and put safety first
The article Education unions’ agree statement on the safe reopening of schools first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Stay safe – Join a Union
If you don’t know which trade union to join then check out the TUC website (Trades Union Congress – the collective body of more than 5.5 million working people in the UK and 48 member unions) and click https://www.tuc.org.uk/find-union-you.
If …Read more…
Stay safe – Join a Union
If you don’t know which trade union to join then check out the TUC website (Trades Union Congress – the collective body of more than 5.5 million working people in the UK and 48 member unions) and click https://www.tuc.org.uk/find-union-you.
If …Read more…
Lack of protective equipment for health and social care staff is “a crisis within a crisis”
Joint union statement calls on ministers to protect those on the health frontline
The article Lack of protective equipment for health and social care staff is “a crisis within a crisis” first…Read more…
Pensions that last: TUC Pensions Conference 2020
This conference gives anyone interested in a trade union perspective on pensions the chance to learn about and debate the latest issues.About this EventAs pensions change rapidly, it’s more important than ever to take a long-term view. How can we make …Read more…
#HeartUNISON 2020
“Heart UNISON is part of Heart Unions Week, a national event organised by the TUC to celebrate unions and make sure everyone knows why we’re vital at work”.Read more…
UNISON signs TUC’s Dying to Work charter
Charter aims to provide terminally-ill workers with greater security and peace of mind
The article UNISON signs TUC’s Dying to Work charter first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Labour’s proposed reforms “promise a sea change in the workplace”
Commenting on Jeremy Corbyn’s speech today (Tuesday) to the delegates gathered at the 151st Trades Union Congress in Brighton,UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “These reforms promise a sea…Read more…