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Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
NEU (National Education Union)?
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Ah, mebbe NASUWT?
Sorry, have a pathological need to solve puzzles
Either way, have certainly seen/heard of similar cases all over the place. Sadly there's few better recruitment drivers than horrendous working conditions, but at least unions are becoming more relevant/supported again.
Sorry, have a pathological need to solve puzzles
Either way, have certainly seen/heard of similar cases all over the place. Sadly there's few better recruitment drivers than horrendous working conditions, but at least unions are becoming more relevant/supported again.
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
Even early childhood practitioners are wondering how to agitate for change
steveo87
22/11/2022 - got a maths joke.
YES!!!
Louis MacNeice
Autumn Journalist
There's an article in the Times about RM with something from Vince Cable (who I think oversaw privatisation). I can't read it because of the paywall; can anyone access it for me?
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Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
Louis MacNeice
Autumn Journalist
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Bloody hell, fucking Shelter??!
I know, I know, the charity sector has serious problems and isn't
Right, and what abut next year, then? Will they call that a pay cut when staff don't get another 'one-off payment' to top up their wages?
I know, I know, the charity sector has serious problems and isn't
Right, and what abut next year, then? Will they call that a pay cut when staff don't get another 'one-off payment' to top up their wages?
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
I understand that some Shelter staff are giving advice to people with housing difficulties that are earning more than the Shelter Advisors.
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Maybe I've misunderstood you - are you saying that Shelter employees don't have any grounds for this call to industrial action?
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
No, t'other way round - you'd think an organisation like Shelter of all folks would be invested in trying to make sure their staff weren't struggling.
Bingoman
Well-Known Member
Nursing union the Royal College of Nursing announces first strike in its 106-year history
The RCN had called for its members to receive a pay rise of 5% above the RPI inflation rate, which currently stands at above 12%.
news.sky.com
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
The charity sector has some of the worst employers and poorest terms and conditions in the UK. Unite organise in many of them and some are absolute scumbags.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Nursing union the Royal College of Nursing announces first strike in its 106-year history
The RCN had called for its members to receive a pay rise of 5% above the RPI inflation rate, which currently stands at above 12%.
Newsnight interviewed the General Secretary of Unison (who are also balloting 350,000 NHS workers) on Monday. She claimed that staffing levels could increase during days of strike action. Apparently management and unions would have to agree minimum staffing levels for each ward which would be higher, in some cases, than the NHS is currently providing due to staffing shortages.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
UCU November strike days... more to follow:
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
According to someone involved in Unison in the NHS, RCN don't really have much in the way of an activist/rep layer cos of not really acting like a union most of the time, so a lot of this ballot campaign was just email and similar rather than actual on-the-ground campaigning. I can't confirm that myself, but it sounds plausible, and that is an amazing turnout if so. Unison NHS ballot closes on the 25th, Unite seem to be running a rolling campaign of balloting different areas, with the ambulance service and NHS Wales balloting now, looks like their Scottish ballot seems to have already finished?
Here's the Unite Scottish results:
Here's the Unite Scottish results:
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
24th and 25th November, both CWU and UCU are on strike at the same time. Be good to see some inter-union united front stuff going on.
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Think they might have picked those dates deliberately? As long as CWU are still out then, I can't keep up with stuff being announced and then called off. Suppose they have a pretty coordinated colour scheme already, which is the most important thing. Reckon there should be some HE Unison branches out on the day as well.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Ah yes, I'd clocked (and subsequently forgotten... 
) that overlap, and had similar thoughts.
Not entirely sure quite what it'd look like (aside from, yes, most likely a shitload of pink
), but will try to remember to ask around again.
) that overlap, and had similar thoughts.Not entirely sure quite what it'd look like (aside from, yes, most likely a shitload of pink
), but will try to remember to ask around again.
locomotive
come on baby, do the locomotion
I'm currently at a charity with no union presence at all. Spoken to some colleagues who are union-curious. Do you know what other unions have a presence in the sector?
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
There's Unite of course but also Community which specifically organises charity workers Community Trade Union - @CommunityUnion. Dunno how good they are though.
There's also Unison and GMB but I'm critical of both of these.
I see that IWGB also has a charity workers' branch too: IWGB Charity Workers Branch
locomotive if it were me, I'd go with IWGB if they're organising in your area. If not, go for Unite or possibly Community.
There's also Unison and GMB but I'm critical of both of these.
I see that IWGB also has a charity workers' branch too: IWGB Charity Workers Branch
locomotive if it were me, I'd go with IWGB if they're organising in your area. If not, go for Unite or possibly Community.
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belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
yup, 86% vote to strike on a 51.something% turnout. That's over the threshold in 126 employers, another six were a single vote short of reaching it! All the major groups apart from HMRC (750 votes shy of the threshold) so they're being reballoted early next year.
elbows
Well-Known Member
The list of hospital trusts which will have nurses strikes is here. My local hospital isnt one of them.
news.sky.com
Will nurses at your hospital go on strike? Check which trusts are affected
NHS trusts all over the UK will be affected - see below to find out if your local trust is involved.
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