Today we remembered workers who died in the course of their duties and also those who died trying valiantly to save them. Workers Memorial Day is on Sunday (28 April) this year but we decided to hold our annual event today. The venue was bes…Read more…
Struggling schools forced to rely on teaching assistants as cheap cover for teachers
Ministers are entirely responsible for the funding crisis that’s putting schools in this impossible position.
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AI: Threats & Opportunities For The Media
Festival Of Debate, 2024. Louisa Bull, National Officer Graphical, Paper, Media & IT Sector. Unite The Union : AI: Threats & Opportunities For The Media April 25th, 2024I know other speakers are going to deal much more eloquently with the … Continue reading Read more…
‘It’s time to start fighting now’
On Thursday (April 25) striking canteen workers based at Drax Power Station descended on Drax’s AGM in London. Watch the inspiring film below to find out more about this brave group of women who are taking a big stand for fair pay. Film by Anna Burton
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Fighting the flood
In the week ahead of International Workers’ Memorial Day, UniteLive has explored this year’s theme – workers’ health and the climate crisis. Earlier this week, we looked at the impact of rising temperatures on two very different groups of workers – farmworkers and commercial kitchen staff. Today, we look back at a story that was […]
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UNISON SGE elections 2024: Community Recommendations
Denise and I, as elected UNISON Community NEC members, have no hesitation recommending Clare, Malcolm and Joy as Service Group Executive members. Read more…
Video: Shadow IT and unions: How do we keep innovation without adding risk?
To launch our new report on managing Shadow IT in unions, author Simon Parry presented to a TUC Digital Lab webinar on the subject. Following on from our last webinar on wider cyber security issues, this 30 mins video is a deep dive on Shadow IT. Simon looks at what it is, what it means for … Continue reading Video: Shadow IT and unions: How do we keep innovation without adding risk?
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‘No way’ to low pay
Drax shareholders heard Unite’s message loud and clear at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London on Thursday (April 25) as striking canteen workers based at Drax power station fight for fair pay. Unite reps and activists descended on the AGM in support of the canteen workers, who have been in dispute with their […]
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The flowers of freedom
April 25, 1974 – and the world witnessed a 48-year authoritarian reign of terror that had stunted industrial development being swept aside in Portugal by a coup led by middle ranking army officers. Known as the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) they had become radicalised by the Iberian nations determination to retain its sprawling colonial empire, […]
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New Deal for Workers – potentially the ‘singular most transformative policy of the incoming Labour government’
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Managing Shadow IT in unions
Shadow IT is the use of technology in an organisation without formal approval or oversight. It particularly refers to online, Software as a Service (SaaS) tools. That could mean reps using private Google accounts for union email, organisers setting up WhatsApp groups for member communication, or staff setting up new tools like Survey Monkey to … Continue reading Managing Shadow IT in unions
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US Ban On TikTok: Could The UK Be Dragged Into A Trade War?
Buried deep in the US Senate’s foreign aid support package for Ukraine is a fast track provision to ban the Chinese social media platform TikTok unless it is sold by its Chinese owners ByteDance to a US-approved buyer, something ByteDance … Continue reading Read more…
Kitchen staff at boiling point
In the week ahead of International Workers’ Memorial Day on Sunday (April 28), UniteLive turns its attention to this year’s IWMD theme – workers’ health and the climate crisis. Earlier this week in our IWMD series, we looked at the affect of rising temperatures on farming and forestry workers, who are toiling in increasingly unsafe […]
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Reminder: Workers Memorial Day event – 1pm Friday 26 April 24 at Three Mills Green, Stratford, E3 3DU – Theme is Climate Change impact on safety
This year since Workers Memorial Day is on a Sunday, my branch will be organising our annual wreath laying event on the Friday before (Friday 26 April at 1pm) outside the “Clasping Hands” Statue in Three Mills Green, Stratford, E3 3DU.This is the site …Read more…
Unite access win
Unite has secured an access agreement for HS2 Old Oak Common after a ‘relentless’ campaign. Unite officers’ hard work in the construction sector has resulted in a new agreement being signed with BBVS. This leaves SCS as the only joint HS2 venture without a union access agreement. The agreement to allow trade union access to […]
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Third Period, First Republic: The use and mis-use of symbols
Rough sleepers have returned to Finsbury Park and their various belongings lay pressed against the walls of a railway bridge. Just above where they sleep, the walls are plastered with posters asking “Are you a…Read more…
Workers’ Memorial Day events near you
It’s International Workers’ Memorial Day on Sunday (April 28), where workers and their trade unions get together to honour those who have died or have been injured in work, and to fight for better health and safety in all our workplaces. Nothing sums IWMD better than ‘Remember the dead, fight for the living’. Unite is […]
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St Georges Day 2024 – Message from Keir Starmer
“On behalf of the Labour Party, I wish everyone a happy St George’s Day. Let us be proud of our national identity, confident on the world stage, and sure of our country’s future”.Keir StarmerRead more…
Government’s failure to implement Windrush decisions is unlawful
UNISON among parties to judicial review of Home Office actions
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Government’s failure to implement Windrush decisions is unlawful
UNISON among parties to judicial review of Home Office actions
The article Government’s failure to implement Windrush decisions is unlawful first appeared on the UNISON National site.