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

Our 2022 election results plus member sign up opportunities…

Following a whopping 47% turnout, we are delighted to announce that the following nominees were elected: President: Tracy Edwards General Secretary: Chris Musgrave Executive members: Andrew Woodman, Russel Waterhouse, Mark Oley, Cheryl Gedling, Alan Brown and Jon Benson.  At the first meeting of the new cycle, the new executive supported a heartfelt vote of thanks to outgoing … Continue reading Our 2022 election results plus member sign up opportunities…

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