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Abbey Gardens Winter Fair – Saturday 6 December 2014

Nov 30, 2014By John's Labour blog

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Nov 30, 2014John's Labour blog

Failure of ‘austerity’

Nov 30, 2014By Martin Wicks

Interesting to see that David Renard has signed a joint letter to the Observer with other Council leaders from all three main parties. It’s a shot across the bows of George Osborne in the run up to the autumn statement. It says that “further reductions (in local government funding) without…Read more…

Nov 30, 2014Martin Wicks

The invisible role of trade unions in the fight against slavery

Nov 30, 2014By Stronger Unions

On Saturday the Home Office released a new strategy for combating modern slavery or forced labour in Britain and abroad. We’re still digesting it, because, surprisingly, we weren’t…Read more…

Nov 30, 2014Stronger Unions

Modern Slavery: Traditional Remedies

Nov 30, 2014By Ian Manborde

Colleagues,

We are approaching the last wretched gasps of the Coalition government, so it is no wonder then that much of the most urgent legislative reform is tabled at the end of a Parliamentary period, only after the ConDems have placed own prioriti…Read more…

Nov 30, 2014Ian Manborde

The Labour movement and the future of local government

Nov 30, 2014By Jon's union blog

http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/nov/30/letters-council-leaders-across-spectrum-plead-no-more-cuts
‎After a very relaxing week away I return to prophecies of doom from the political leaders of English local government.
Having made savings of 40% in this Parliament, our leaders say that…Read more…

Nov 30, 2014Jon's union blog

Recovery bypassing workers in low-paid Britain

Nov 30, 2014By UNISON Active

The LRD’s annual earnings survey finds that average earnings growth is on the floor with little improvement in pay settlements over the past 12 months: ‘Since the 2008-09 recession, the UK has…Read more…

Nov 30, 2014UNISON Active

Plight of a migrant worker by Khalid Hameed

Nov 30, 2014By UNISON Active

wake up in the morning

head out to look

for work

stand in the corner of

the street

waiting for cars passing by

to pick you up

and take you to veg

gardens

as a day labor,

I am that forgiven…Read more…

Nov 30, 2014UNISON Active

Osborne’s “pointless machismo”

Nov 29, 2014By Martin Wicks

With the Chancellor’s autumn statement due next week, advance notice has been given of yet another political trick designed to put Labour on the spot. Osborne is proposing to introduce a law which will make it an obligation of the next government to end the ‘structural deficit’ by…Read more…

Nov 29, 2014Martin Wicks

Swaziland’s Marikana in the making?

Nov 29, 2014By Stronger Unions

Striking Swazi miners have retreated to a nearby hill in protest at the way they are being treated by their employer and the Swazi police, in a worrying echo of what happened ahead of the infamous…Read more…

Nov 29, 2014Stronger Unions

Join the Pension Scheme Revolt against Executive Greed at BG Group

Nov 29, 2014By John's Labour blog

I have just contacted my own pension schemes and asked them to ensure that our fund managers
are instructed to vote against BG Group paying its CEO up to £25 million.

If you agree then Click on the ShareAction links below to contact your own funds. It takes two minutes and all you need is the…Read more…

Nov 29, 2014John's Labour blog

These Czechs “worked” in the UK for less than four years. No benefits for them?

Nov 28, 2014By John's Labour blog

Great tweet by Tomas Prouza the Czech State Secretary for European Affairs in response to our Tory Prime Minster latest pandering to racists
The vast majority of EU citizens who come to this country come to work and are not interested in claiming bene…Read more…

Nov 28, 2014John's Labour blog

A Living wage for all Newham Council workers?

Nov 28, 2014By John's Labour blog

At the last meeting earlier this month of the Regeneration and Employment Scrutiny Commission, Councillors considered a “Living Wage” for all Newham Council workers.

We had a presentation by Emmanuel Gotora and Paul Regan from Newham citizens on behal…Read more…

Nov 28, 2014John's Labour blog

Striking workers in Qatar find labour laws finally working – against them

Nov 28, 2014By Playfair Qatar

If you ever needed proof of Qatar’s one-sided refereeing, this is it The reason “Play by the Rules” is one of our ‘Playfair Qatar’ campaign demands is that Qatar could make life better for its 1.5m…Read more…

Nov 28, 2014Playfair Qatar

Striking workers in Qatar find labour laws finally working – against them

Nov 28, 2014By Stronger Unions

If you ever needed proof of Qatar’s one-sided refereeing, this is it The reason “Play by the Rules” is one of our ‘Playfair Qatar’ campaign demands is that Qatar could make life better for its 1.5m…Read more…

Nov 28, 2014Stronger Unions

Our Future Free from Racism

Nov 28, 2014By Scottish Trades Union Congress

It’s a pleasure and a privilege to be able to share some of my thoughts with you so early in my tenure as First Minister.
Scotland has just lived through the most extraordinary flowering of democracy…Read more…

Nov 28, 2014Scottish Trades Union Congress

Our Future Free from Racism

Nov 28, 2014By Scottish Trades Union Congress

The STUC’s St Andrew’s Day March is an opportunity for the labour movement to look back at what we have achieved in the fight for racial equality here in Scotland.

Through big struggles we’ve…Read more…

Nov 28, 2014Scottish Trades Union Congress

Combatting human trafficking – without the unions?

Nov 28, 2014By Eric Lee

A version of this article appears today on Equal Times, a global news, opinion and campaign website about work, politics, the economy, development and the environment which is supported by the 175…Read more…

Nov 28, 2014Eric Lee

ESG – where are the workers?

Nov 28, 2014By Labour And Capital

There’s an interesting PRI report just published on investor engagement on public policy. It is worth a read. But I thought I’d carry out a little experiment to see the relative emphasis put on different issues as measured by mentions.

Here’s the scor…Read more…

Nov 28, 2014Labour And Capital

Football Supporters’ Federation joins campaign

Nov 28, 2014By Playfair Qatar

Our friends at the FSF have now publicly joined the campaign, and hosted this blog on their site. Qatar 2022 has sparked a building frenzy in the world’s richest country with an estimated 1,100…Read more…

Nov 28, 2014Playfair Qatar

SOUTH WEST TRAINS SECTION OF THE RAILWAYS PENSION SCHEME – 2013 ACTUARIAL VALUATION

Nov 28, 2014By RMT-SWT company council union news

      My Ref: MRP 1/8/24​           28th November 2014 ​           Circular Num: NP/254/14To: The Secretary All Branches & Regional Councils Dear Colleagues, SOUTH WEST TRAINS SECTION…Read more…

Nov 28, 2014RMT-SWT company council union news
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