Unison director of organising KEVIN LUCAS explains the Organising to Win strategy, its successes to date and key tests on the union’s horizon
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The end of furlough spells disaster for our young workers
Construction apprentices have seen some of the worst employment abuses you could ever come across — but only apprenticeships can solve the coming youth unemployment crisis, writes TAM KIRBY
Young workers do want to get involved in Unison, and where that is enabled we see growth in workplace power, argue Unison North West Young Members co-chairs ZAIHERA CHAUDHRY and IAN CAULFIELD
British military spending is among the highest in the world, diverts scarce resources from far better causes and fuels international conflict. It’s time we made different choices, argues LIZ PAYNE
Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST
Animal metaphors are testament to delight in the non-human world and what we hope and wish for human freedom, argue ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT"
Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
I AM currently working with apprentices who were put on furlough but received no wages for two months and those who were informed they were no longer required via a text message or email — and then told they were not due any payments.
The current situation with the furlough scheme coming to an end will result in a larger number of apprentices losing their jobs by these very same tactics. The CITB have just issued figures that show 37 per cent of their apprentices are still sitting on furlough.
Unite has launched a campaign to lobby both governments to extend the furlough scheme for apprentices who are still awaiting a return to work, or worse — a notification of redundancy when their employers have to start contributing.
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