All Campaigns subcategories:
Workplace and TU campaigns keywords:
Filter by importance | All results
4 March 2020
Electricians at Sandwell Council, West Midlands have won better pay. Unison local government union members had been taking action short of striking since 6 January, after voting 100% on a 94% turnout for both action short of strike action and strike action.
12 February 2020
Big Unison south east regional meeting votes for anti-cuts position
Over 150 delegates registered for the South East regional council meeting of local government union Unison which took place on 8 February. This was the biggest meeting for many years.
12 February 2020
An important discussion at Lambeth Unison's annual general meeting ended with a vote to endorse and circulate an open letter to Unison's leadership
22 January 2020
Make a stand: set legal no-cuts council budgets
Defend jobs, services and communities. Reports from Carmarthenshire, Peterborough, Swansea, Enfield
15 January 2020
Reverse Unison's undemocratic nomination of Blairite Starmer
There is widespread outrage in the union following the endorsement of Starmer
9 January 2020
20 December 2019
Council concedes to striking winter gritters' demands
Plaid Cymru-led Carmarthenshire County has backed down in the face of determined industrial action
4 December 2019
Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles.
27 November 2019
Help fund the fightback: sponsor my marathon
In 2015 I had a major heart attack. It is fair to say that the NHS and their dedicated staff saved my life.
20 November 2019
Carmarthenshire union demands no-cuts budget
With both Labour and the Tories promising more spending, there is no excuse for any council to make more cuts
20 November 2019
Frimley NHS Trust: Strikers remain determined to defeat privatisation
Hospital support staff struck on 18 and 19 November against transfer to a 'wholly owned subsidiary'
9 October 2019
Huge opposition to Barry rehab ward closure
"That was challenging and uncomfortable" - the Cardiff and Vale Health Board chief executive's closing remark at a public engagement meeting on NHS cuts in Barry, South Wales.
9 October 2019
Unison's retired members reflect growing anger
Unison's retired members conference met in Southport from 1-2 October, and the debates reflected the growing anger of older people.
28 August 2019
Strike action wins privatisation reprieve at Bradford hospitals
After three weeks of strike action by estates and facilities workers in Bradford hospitals organised in health union Unison - and with an all-out strike looming - management has blinked first.
14 August 2019
Bradford: All-out action to defeat backdoor NHS privatisation
The escalation of the strike at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust to all-out strike action at the end of August marks a significant intensification by Unison union members in estates and facilities at the trust.
9 July 2019
Bradford: Unison members strike to stay 100% NHS
Around 300 Unison members at Bradford Royal Infirmary are on strike for a week against the transfer of estates and facilities staff to a 'wholly-owned' subsidiary
3 July 2019
Birmingham uni workers strike against terms and conditions attacks
Unison members working in catering, cleaning and security held a well-supported one-day strike at the University of Birmingham on 28 June. They were protesting against the removal of premium payments for weekend and anti-social hours and reduction of holiday entitlement by a week.
26 June 2019
Unison conference: Socialist Party members call for anti-cuts fight and build left challenge
Despite the right-wing leadership's stunts, the union's call for a general election was saved and 200 attended the campaign meeting for a fighting, democratic Unison
19 June 2019
Harrogate academy workers strike against closure
A lively picket of staff at Harrogate's Grove Academy, a unit educating vulnerable secondary school pupils, took place on Thursday 13 June despite the pouring rain, writes Kevin Pattison, Leeds Socialist Party.
12 June 2019
Socialists in Unison hold positions in elections
28 socialists who are supporters of broad left group Unison Action have been re-elected to the national executive committee of public sector union Unison maintaining its position on the 67-strong committee.
Search entire database:
LATEST POSTS
31 Mar Birmingham South East Socialist Party: How important are trade unions today?
1 Apr Cardiff West Socialist Party: A discussion on the Socialist paper
1 Apr Hackney & Islington Socialist Party: How the poll tax was defeated
CONTACT US
Phone our national office on 020 8988 8777
Email: info@socialistparty.org.uk
Locate your nearest Socialist Party branch Text your name and postcode to 07761 818 206
Regional Socialist Party organisers:
Eastern: 079 8202 1969
East Mids: 077 3797 8057
London: 07748 534 891
North East: 078 4114 4890
North West 079 5437 6096
South West: 077 5979 6478
Southern: 078 3368 1910
Wales: 079 3539 1947
West Mids: 024 7655 5620
Yorkshire: 077 0671 0041
ABOUT US
ARCHIVE
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999