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23 January 2020
Unite regional committee votes to support anti-cuts Enfield councillor
Unite's London and Eastern regional committee is supporting a campaign in Enfield against cuts
9 October 2019
Corbyn promises 'power in the hands of workers' - how can Labour do it?
While the government and the employers are busy gloating at the 'record numbers' of workers in employment, the figures hide a harsh reality for millions.
18 July 2019
Tories prepare to attack education workers' pensions
The government has issued a consultation document on proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
12 June 2019
Grenfell two years on - Still fighting for safety and justice
Two years ago, on 14 June 2017, 72 people perished in the Grenfell Tower fire in west London.
1 May 2019
Union action needed to fight Tory Derbyshire Council cuts
Derbyshire's local government unions must respond with boldness and determination in the face of the Tory-controlled county council's latest round of austerity.
17 April 2019
During the campaign against the Poll Tax, we used to say that the tax was unfair because a lord in his manor was expected to pay the same as a dustman down the road.
10 April 2019
Local government in crisis: councillors can fight cuts!
By cutting, Labour councils deliver a double whammy for the Tories, who get what they want and get Labour to share the blame too
20 February 2019
Unite the Union has launched a pay campaign targeting GLL. The company, operating under brand name 'Better', competes for leisure and library contracts around the country.
20 February 2019
Unite union London council workers back Enfield Labour no-cuts call
London local government workers' representatives have agreed to support Enfield North Constituency Labour Party's no-cuts campaign
30 January 2019
Two years ago, Wakefield district's council declared that it could no longer guarantee service provision for even the most needy.
16 January 2019
Nothing to declare? Dodgy councillors hide vested interests
59 of our 62 listed local councillors had claimed 'special dispensation'
9 January 2019
Carmarthenshire council: Unison demands no-cuts budget
Just before Christmas, Carmarthenshire county Unison union branch sent a letter to councillors demanding they set a no-cuts budget to prevent more job losses and further reduced services
7 November 2018
Labour councils should use £14bn reserves to fight all cuts
A new report from the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) has set out the ability of Labour councils to resist cuts.
26 September 2018
Glasgow workers striking for equal pay
7,500 low-paid and overwhelmingly women workers employed by Glasgow City Council are to strike for equal pay in October and November
12 September 2018
Reading council plans privatisation - set a no-cuts budget instead!
Reading Borough Council plans to privatise many of its key services. Bins, parks, road maintenance, housing benefit payments and council tax support are all at risk.
11 July 2018
Big victory for Wigan NHS strike against privatisation
In an outstanding example of how privatisation in the NHS is not inevitable, striking workers in Wigan have forced their NHS trust to drop all plans for outsourcing cleaning, catering and domestic services.
4 July 2018
Social care funding crisis: no to an age levy - make the super-rich pay
We all know how desperately needed a funding solution is for social care and the NHS. But it can't be found through ordinary people chipping in even more to pay for it
27 June 2018
Unison union conference: delegates can't be cowed
The union's right-wing leadership sanitised the conference - but suffered several defeats at the hands of angry delegates
6 June 2018
PCS union launches strike ballot on pay
Workers in the PCS union, representing civil servants across all government departments, have voted overwhelmingly to ballot members for strike action.
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