Part 2: Tackling stress, bullying and harassment using health and safety

Jon Benson (he/him) has over ten years' experience in the higher and secondary education sectors as a union lay officer and official. Jon has a strong interest in health and safety, with additional union experience in organising, bargaining, negotiations and change management. This is the second part to an article originally published on 2 December … Continue reading Part 2: Tackling stress, bullying and harassment using health and safety

Part 1: Tackling stress, bullying and harassment using health and safety

Jon Benson (he/him) has over ten years' experience in the higher and secondary education sectors as a union lay officer and official. Jon has a strong interest in health and safety, with additional union experience in organising, bargaining, negotiations and change management. Speak to almost any union representative about top issues affecting members, workplace stress … Continue reading Part 1: Tackling stress, bullying and harassment using health and safety

Member training: Using the Equality Act

The Equality Act 2010 is a powerful tool to improve working conditions, from individual casework to policy development. In this online course, we will explore what the Act means, how to use it in casework by learning to correctly identify the differences between direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation. This session draws on the … Continue reading Member training: Using the Equality Act

Lifting the lid – major trade union uses wholly owned subsidiary company to undercut terms and conditions and union bust

Employers who create wholly owned subsidiary companies to engage workers with inferior terms and conditions conjures thoughts of the advancing neoliberal agenda in the public sector. However the Union Workers’ Union can reveal that a well known and long established trade union is a proponent of this practice which is often derided by the wider … Continue reading Lifting the lid – major trade union uses wholly owned subsidiary company to undercut terms and conditions and union bust

The fight against racism in the UK entertainment industry

Ian Manborde, Equality & Diversity Organiser, EquityThis article is published by the author as a UWU Guest Blog and originally appeared in Trade Unions: Fighting racism and the far-right At the time of drafting this article it was with great sadness that Equity learnt of the passing away of long-standing member, Earl Cameron. In recognition … Continue reading The fight against racism in the UK entertainment industry