Jon's union blog | 01/02/15
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-transparency-code-2014
Tomorrow is the last date by which local authorities must publish certain data as specified in the Local Government Transparency Code.
"Transparency" is one of those words (like "modern" or "flexibility") which its...
John's Labour blog | 01/02/15
The latest attempt by the Tories to attack Ed Miliband has backfired.
The Billionaire Italian boss of Boots the Chemist, Stefano Pessina. told the Sunday Torygraph if Labour politicians acted in the way that they spoke “it would be a catastrophe”.
It turns out that the billionaire does not pay...
Jon's union blog | 01/02/15
Generally speaking this is a niche blog of interest to the handful of us who are fascinated by what is happening in our workplaces (particularly in the public sector) and to our trade union and labour movement.
However, our local action takes place in a global context and – just now – it is...
Power In A Union | 01/02/15
Members of the United Steelworkers who work in oil refineries and chemical plants have walked out at nine sites across the USA – beginning strikes aimed at putting pressure oil companies to...
Martin Wicks | 01/02/15
Why solidarity with Syriza against the EU leaders is crucial If anybody can remember a new Finance Minister (anywhere in the world) beginning his first press conference by announcing he is going to reinstate the cleaners made redundant by the previous Finance Minister let me know. When has anybody...
John's Labour blog | 01/02/15
On Wednesday 4th February 2015 at 10am it is the Annual General Meeting of the Greater London UNISON Regional Council.
It will take place at the Holiday Inn Conference room, Coram Street (across the road from Russell Square tube station). Doors open at 8:45am.
There will be guest speakers,...
Rtuc's Blog | 01/02/15
The struggle for housing and the London demonstrations focus the capital centred economy versus the pro-social economy. The worsening conditions due to the imposition of bedroom tax and unaffordable...
RandomPottins | 01/02/15
WHAT is going on about "fracking"? Last week MPs overwhelmingly rejected a bid to impose a moratorium, suspending fracking for shale gas, although the government agreed to Labour proposals for...
UNISON Active | 01/02/15
When will the Labour Party learn a bit of municipal history? Announcements trumpeted as some kind of radical overhaul of bus regulations by the party appear to be yet another neo-liberal experiment...
UNISON Active | 01/02/15
You tell us
It looks bad for our cause.
The darkness gets deeper. The powers get less.
Now, after we worked for so many years
We are in a more difficult position than at the start.
But the enemy...
Stronger Unions | 31/01/15
Unions around the world have welcomed the election result in Greece last Sunday, because the victory of the anti-austerity Syriza party was a rejection of the policies that have dominated Europe...
Rtuc's Blog | 31/01/15
The Northern Public Services Alliance (PSA) summit in Newcastle was on one level a fighting conference to rally the public sector organisers behind the fight against austerity. As Dave Prentis said,...
Rtuc's Blog | 31/01/15
Greece’s parliamentary election was held on Sunday, January 25, resulting in Syriza, the Coalition of the Radical Left, gaining 149 seats, just short of of the 151 needed for an overall...
Rtuc's Blog | 31/01/15
It is over three months before the General Election on May 7. But already there is intense speculation on the balance of forces in the new Parliament, and the “100 days” to the election rocket has...
Power In A Union | 31/01/15
BMW opened a brand new distribution facility near the old one where Teamsters Local 495 fought to save 70 members’ jobs a couple of years ago — and won. For a while it looked as if BMW was...
Chris Bartter | 31/01/15
-->My Review of the Celtic Connections concert featuring Luka Bloom and Bella Hardy was in Wednesday's Morning Star. it can be found here.Another concert that the Star hasn't had the space...
RMT Waterloo Branch | 31/01/15
Rmt Waterloo Branch nominated and has supported Alan Pottage for the Assistant General Secretary position, he is the most experienced loyal and hard working person and is the best and only man for...
John's Labour blog | 31/01/15
I have just enjoyed reading two very different posts on the Green Party and their policies.
The first was from the never shy nor retiring Kitty Jones on
"You’d have to be Green to believe the Green Party: two more lies exposed".
While the other post by Steve Hilditch "The grass isn't any greener...
Touchstone blog | 31/01/15
Last week’s employment figures showed the annual increase in average weekly earnings (regular pay) rising to 1.8 per cent, higher than the most recent inflation figures (1.6 per cent for the Retail Price Index, 0.5 per cent using the CPI). It’s a bit early to celebrate, though. The reality is that...