update: Jerry Hicks, Former Convener at Rolls Royce in Bristol, is standing for General Secretary of the UNITE union. This is a most significant event in the life of the Trades Unions. We welcome...

The South African public sector strike was set to continue after the country’s main labour federation on Wednesday rejected a revised government offer. “We got a report from unions and the overwhelming majority of provincial structures have rejected the government’s offer, the...

The TUC Lay Leadership Development Programme will provide senior lay union representatives (i.e. members of union National Executives) with a challenging and innovative package of training,...

In 2001 the Labour Party campaigned under the banner of "A lot done - a lot to do." That slogan holds true today when it comes to the equality agenda. I am truly proud of what Labour achieved in...

Click here for a selection of great strike posters South Africa's public sector strike is set to continue after the leading trade union federation Cosatu rejected an improved wage offer from the...

Committee on Workers' Capital report (PDF) on engagement over forced labour.

BBC management has been facing the biggest staff revolt in years over proposals to cap final salary pension benefits for existing members from April 2011 and to close the scheme to new employees....

Transmedia Next, an innovative training event supported by the EU MEDIA Programme, kicks off in the form takes place in London 8-10 September 2010. The Guild has negotiated a 20% discount off the regular price of £850 for members of the Guild. You must quote your membership number when...

 (this is an internal London UNISON thingy - enjoy or ignore) -  ..."The interesting thing is that the press have reacted to the story about the rift between Brown and Blair as it was something new. Everyone knew they couldn't stand each other and they did not have a love hate...

Congratulations to UNITE members and their colleagues in the NUJ and BECTU for an impressive result in the strike ballot over plans for savage cuts to their pension provision. It is reported in The Guardian and elsewhere that members of the three unions returned a majority of over 90% for strike...

This evening I came home from work to find my first ballot papers for the national Labour Leadership and London Mayor.  Since I am a member of UNISON Labour Link and other affiliated Socialist societies I expect to receive others in the next few days. I will actually vote "on-line" to save...

Tory run Nottinghamshire County Council recently announced that they need to make £69m of cuts next year. Last year they said they needed to cut £33m but UNISON showed comprehensively that there was...

The joint unions, BECTU, the NUJ and Unite have today welcomed the overwhelming backing of union members in the BBC for the unions’ campaign against drastic cuts to staff pensions. In ballots calling for strike action which closed at lunchtime today (Wednesday 1 September) more than 90 per...

From this week's TUC UNIONREP's e-newsletter "The festival to be held on 18 September commemorates the 100th anniversary of the fight of the Cradley Heath Women Chainmakers, who in 1910 went on strike for 10 weeks and were successful in winning the first ever minimum wage. The TUC-organised event...

So, the first day of Vegtember. And I frankly woke up pretty excited about the whole thing, I’d already made my vegetarian lunch for today last night. I had humus, cherry tomato, cucumber, red...

Hague says human rights are key to our foreign policy – Telegraph Bouncing back from recent leaks suggesting that William Hague was downgrading human rights work at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, this article stresses his commitment to human rights, and affirms that issues will be...

Here it is...the massive vote for strike action. The ballots across the 3 unions averaged around 90%. In the NUJ the vote was 94% in favour of strike action and 97% for action short of a strike. Next week's negotiations should be a lot more constructive!

Political Scrapbook's attack video: David Cameron's "pure and simple lies" to pensioners is well worth a look. Thanks to Chris Bartter for the nod....

Last Friday the Chief Executive at Derby City announced the council are to cut 244 full time equivalent (FTE) jobs by 31 March 2011 as part of a 4 year plan to make cuts of £28m and reducing the...