Majority of Hackney Unison’s council pension holders support ethical divestment, survey finds
‘They’ve never consulted us on where we want our money invested,’ says Hackney Unison branch secretary
Hackney Unison
Hackney Greens call on council to delay children’s centre cuts ahead of budget showdown
Councillors Zoë Garbett and Alastair Binnie-Lubbock put forward their own budget measures with backing from parents and a union
‘We will oppose any closure’: Union vows to fight threat to libraries
Hackney Unison ‘concerned’ about the possibility of a library being axed, as council finance chief says ‘no decisions have been made’
Union calls off tomorrow’s library strike in Hackney as ‘gesture of goodwill’ – but February action set to go ahead
Unison says it wants to ‘give management more time to work on compulsory redundancies and make other positive changes’
Library staff to go on strike over job cuts: four dates announced
Town hall bosses are planning a shake-up of jobs – they could cut 76 roles and create 57 new ones.
‘Expressing solidarity’: Campaigners gather outside Homerton Hospital in support of national nursing strikes
Despite nurses at the hospital narrowly missing out on joining the action, supporters still turned up to demand better pay for them
Trade union fires broadside at departing council executive
Tim Shields comes out fighting after Hackney Unison delivers stinging critique of his legacy
Letter: ‘Remove all barriers to NHS care for overseas workers and migrants’
Keep Our NHS Public, Hackney Migrant Centre, unions and others call on local politicians and health bosses to help end ‘hefty’ surcharges
Hackney UNISON: ‘There’s never been a more important time to join us’
The borough’s largest trade union pays tribute to its members tackling the coronavirus crisis, and invites anyone who values their rights to sign up. Find out how…
Unions slam efforts to reform Town Hall workplace culture as ‘too little, too late’
UNISON calls for action to repair ‘broken relationships’ between staff and management as Hackney Mayor stresses commitment to ‘inclusivity’
Bullying row rumbles on as council hits back at unions with counter-allegations of ‘intimidatory behaviour’
Town Hall reacts angrily to trade unions pulling their support for investigation into working culture at its call centre
Pay dispute leads to strike at special needs schools
Staff at Horizon and Downsview Specialist Educational Needs Schools School take industrial action to secure agreed wages for teaching assistants
Hackney braced for strike as unions show their teeth
Public-sector pensions row looks set to cause nationwide industrial action, affecting thousands of Hackney workers