Staying safe at work Monday 6 June 2022 | 14:00-15:00 –> Workers should feel safe whilst working and when travel…Read more…
inUNISON – launch of brand new blogspace created by UNISON Activists for UNISON activists
“inUNISON is a brand new blogspace created by UNISON Activists for UNISON activists. We aim to be a one-stop site, providing news and view’s on all things UNISON, but we also hope to do more than that. Over the last couple of years, due to the p…Read more…
“Trade unions are more vital than ever – so why is the government attacking them?”
Hat tip Frances O’Grady – TUC General Secretary “PoliticsHome”
“As 2022 begins, a pandemic is raging, nearly a million workers are on zero-hours contracts, two million workers have no right to sick pay and five million earn less than the real living wa…Read more…
Why Join a Union and A Christmas Carol
hat tip https://twitter.com/UnisonNbriaPol
Never been a better time to join UNISON. Click here: http://join.unison.org.ukRead more…
Labour Party Leaders on International Workers Day : May Day 2021
Keir and Angela promise to take on the Tories over Worker’s’ rights. Read more…
BHP mine workers tell investors about their reality (and the “Shift of Death”)
As a Pension trustee I took part in this virtual round table. It is shocking how badly supposedly “blue chip” responsible international mining companies treat their workers (and the environment!). Setting up “dummy” companies to outsource staff in orde…Read more…
Christina McAnea for UNISON General Secretary – By closing date over 200 Nominations
“Hugely grateful to get 226 nominations. This includes the NEC, 9 regions, 5 service groups and 211 branches. Onwards and upwards. Lets turn this into votes. A massive thank you to everyone who helped get this and to everyone who has supported me. #our…Read more…
Fight to Save Historic East End Matchgirl’s Grave
“We have written to the Secretary of State for Justice and await his reply. Please rally your MP to help us at least pause this brutal mounding process…
The Matchgirls Memorial
Patrons: Anita Dobson, Diana Holland, Barbara Plantwww.matchgirls1888.o…Read more…
Which unions are the most influential on Twitter in 2019?
In November every year, I carry out an analysis of the influence of twitter accounts for all the TUC-affiliated unions. I compile the results into a league table, so unions can measure their progress…Read more…
Costa Coffee “stealing” money from their staff
Check out this BBC report
Costa Coffee: Employees call £200 deductions for training ‘unfair’
This is outrageous and I hope people boycott this @CostaCoffee in Upminister (& any other employer who steals from its workforce).
This sort of …Read more…
Why join a union?
“Everyone deserves fairness, equality and justice at work. That’s what trade unions stand for. When you join a union, you join a movement that’s 6 million strong.
Working people are stronger when they act together. And together, we can make the workin…Read more…
Trade Union Website League Table 2019
Every year I carry out an analysis of the websites of all the TUC affiliated unions to compare their perceived ‘authority’. I compile the results into the trade union website league table (see…Read more…
Launching Careerzone for unionlearn
Unionlearn, the learning and skills organisation of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has recently launched a new careers area on their website called ‘Careerszone’. The aim is to provide a…Read more…
The relationship between you & your employer is not one of equals…Being in the a union fixes the imbalance!
Hat tip TUC
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This Heart Unions Week – thank a union member
What have the trade unions ever done for me?
Which unions are the most influential on Twitter in 2018?
Every November, I compile metrics to see which union are the most influential on Twitter. This is the seventh year I’ve been doing this analysis, and previous results can be found on this…Read more…
“UNISON celebrates becoming the UK’s biggest union”
“UNISON is marking becoming the UK’s biggest union by launching a month of recruitment activity today to reach out to every worker in the country providing public services.The union has now more than 1.3 million people in its membership who work in edu…Read more…
How can we make it easier to join trade unions?
What’s the most important page on a union website? I’d suggest it’s not the home page, or even the General Secretary’s biography, but the online joining form. In many unions, a majority of members…Read more…
TUC Communications Awards 2018
Every year, the TUC hosts an Annual Communication Awards ceremony to celebrate some of the great work being done by unions. I always take particular interest in the awards focused on using technology…Read more…