Deputy Regional Secretary at Unite the Union | Lifelong Trade Unionist, socialist and feminist 🌹 views my own
Joined February 2016
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RISHI SUNAK HAS CALLED A GENERAL ELECTION FOR 4 JULY.
It's the end of the Tories (and I feel fine).
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Councillors today unanimously backed the ‘Get Me Home Safely’ motion by @AlysGreens following a brilliant and moving deputation by Caitlin Lee of @unitetheunion. We are committed to safeguarding hospitality workers, and fully support Unite’s ‘Get Me Home Safely’ campaign.
ALT A street near Waverley Station at night with The Balmoral also visible.
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BT CEO Philip Jansen got 32% pay rise this year taking his package to £3.5m
BT and Openreach workers are using foodbanks and some can’t afford fuel to get to work
Jansen is refusing to negotiate despite our huge ballot result
RT if you will back the workers when they strike
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5 years ago, a horrific fire took the lives of 72 people, including Unite members and their families. Shamefully, nobody has ever been held to account.
Today, we stand in solidarity with the #Grenfell community in the fight for justice.
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Back again @COSLA to protest the #coslalivingcrisis and draw attention to the paltry 2% pay offer for local government workers that got us through the pandemic #publicsectorpay #fairpayforcouncilworkers
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The full programme for the Edinburgh and Lothians May Day march and rally on Saturday May 7th is now on the website - please share edinburghandlothiansmayday.w…
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Top Tories, including the Prime Minister @BorisJohnson and @Jacob_Rees_Mogg, have criticised fire and rehire.
So why threaten to block @BarryGardiner's Bill to #StopFireandRehire today?
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Very important motion for #Edinburgh just passed at #UPC2021 to bring residential care for older people back in public ownership. Thanks to Scotland's Retired Members for submitting and moving this motion #saveourcarehomes
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Hard working #NAECI members (Engineering & Construction covered by the Blue Book) have been told that the industry want to impose a pay freeze.
We are calling on our members to push back & vote YES to taking industrial action.
Vote by 1st of March 🗳️
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Many trade unionists in Scotland will know Helen as a long-standing key member of our @ScottishTUC team, who gave tremendous support to our Women’s Committee in particular over many years.
Our thoughts are with her family and friends.
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Unlike Trump, we trust postal voting! Apply now if you want a postal or proxy vote for the upcoming Perth City by elections.
Link below 👇 #postalvote
Can't make it to your polling station for the Perth City North and South by-elections on 26 November? Apply for a postal or proxy vote now: goo.gl/F4FqwF
The pandemic has evidenced how important fair work principles are to social care and central to a national social care system.
Today @FairWorkScot met with @AndyK_Piper and @derekfeeleyQI. We agreed there has never been a better time to make lasting change in the Social Care sector. #FairWork needs to be at the heart of a National Social Care System 👉bit.ly/34AHFCb
ALT Fair Work Convention - Lilian Macer and Henry Simons
The government's plans to cut the Union Learning Fund means hundreds of thousands of workers will miss out on skills and training.
Sign the petition calling on the government to reverse cuts to union learning #SaveUnionLearning megaphone.org.uk/petitions/u… via @megaphoneuk
Congratulations Linda . You Look forward to working with you .
Now, more than ever, we need a strong trade union movement to protect and defend workers rights. I'm delighted to join @ScottishTUC in building that movement in Scotland.
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Read @FairWorkScot guest blog post with @ScottishTUC
👉bit.ly/2FZAj1s giving our thoughts on the #COVID19 crisis, #FairWork and pointing to our Self Assessment tool to help set the agenda for unions and employers action to shape fair workplaces 👉bit.ly/2YLULJl
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On #worldmentalhealthday2020 a reminder that our @unitetheunion officers and reps are always there to support you in the workplace. Please don’t suffer in silence. Our members well-being is our priority
Check out our brilliant #MentalHealth guide ⬇️⬇️
resources.unitetheunion.org/…
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Rishi Sunak’s announcement today of an extension to the job support scheme falls disastrously short of that which is needed to keep the hospitality sector afloat and could cost nearly one million jobs, Unite has warned.
unitetheunion.org/news-event…
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Emma Clarke was the first Black woman to play football in Britain. She made her debut in 1895 in front of an estimated crowd of over 10,000 spectators at Crouch End in London. A later tour of Scotland attracted crowds of thousands #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryIsBritishHistory
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Awareness about wellbeing at work is improving.
But signing up to “awareness days” and “wellbeing initiatives” without investing to support them is not enough.
Employers should tackle the root causes of poor mental health at work. #WorldMentalHealthDay
tuc.org.uk/blogs/mental-heal…
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During #WorldMentalHealthDay we stand in solidarity with everyone who has suffered during the pandemic. Mental health is important to us all, here is a message from STUC General Secretary @RozFoyer ⬇️