ARCHEOLOGICAL excavations due to start soon at Liverpool Street, in London’s central business district, will uncover the bones of many poor, forgotten Londoners, buried in part of the 16th…Read more…
UNISON standing up to racism
http://www.unison.org.uk/news/stand-up-to-racism
It’s good to see UNISON’s high profile support for the forthcoming demonstration against racism, in London on 21 March.
As the continuing crisis unleashed by the banking collapse continues to work …Read more…
Climate actions speak louder than words
Through union lobbying efforts, we got back “The just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work” in the UN’s 88-page draft treaty agreed last week in Geneva. Given the massive changes in the world of work that lie ahead, it’s a relief to see core trade union issues back in play…Read more…
Governing pension schemes in the interests of members
There are basically two models of workplace pension. The traditional model is run by trustees, who have a legal duty to act solely in the interests of their members. In pensions jargon, these are known as occupational pensions, though I prefer to call …Read more…
Ian Stephens, Independent Councillor and ex-leader of the Isle of Wight Council, is standing for Parliament
From the Workers’ oppositional point of view, how can we view Ian Stephens candidature? Ian Stephens is an Independent who has listened, to a certain extent, and worked with the Trades Unions on the…Read more…
Same pay for the same job – is that too much to ask?
The TUC is putting the issues of low pay, poor job security and increasing living costs in the spotlight with Fair Pay Fortnight. Here is a contact centre worker’s personal account of being employed…Read more…
#TTIP: battle hots up over NHS and workers’ rights
EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom was in London yesterday, and there was a lot of talk about the EU-US trade deal known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). In particular, as has been the case for months, the hot topic wa…Read more…
Fair Pay Fortnight – Britain Needs a Pay Rise
Check out TUC website. These facts are a national disgrace and no Party except Labour will do anything to change this. “From 16 February to 1 March 2015 the TUC is running Fair Pay Fortnight, a series of events across the country that will raise awareness about Britain’s cost of living crisis.
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Democratise our savings – Why we need a Magna Carta for Pensions
Many thanks to Henry Tapper for the plug on his website “Pension Playpen – Restoring Confidence in Pension”.
Henry talks sense and reflects a fairly widespread unease amongst member nominated trustees at least, that “professional” or corporate trustee…Read more…
Fair Pay Fortnight: A real plan to fix Britain’s pay crisis
Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron made told the British Chambers of Commerce conference that he believed ‘Britain needs a payrise’. This despite the fact he has presided over the longest…Read more…
Survey finds passengers “pushed to distraction” with long delays, high fares and poor customer service
Consumer group Which? has released their annual rail passenger survey for 2015, illustrating a worrying picture of passengers “pushed to distraction”, experiencing long delays and low…Read more…
Labour’s Plan for Business: a TUC response
Labour’s new industrial policy document, ‘A Better Plan for Britain’s Prosperity’, is an important step forward in thinking about the world of work in the coming years. I’ve just taken a quick look through the full 79 page document. There’s much that we knew before: Labour promises, for example, a…Read more…
Private rail operators using public subsidies to fund pay-outs to shareholders
The taxpayer is footing the bill for private train companies who then pay out millions of pounds to shareholders, says the TUC in response to today’s (Monday) report by the Office of Rail Regulation…Read more…
Extending Rights for Workers
andrew james
16 February 2015
By Andrew James, Solicitor
Much has been reported in recent months about the inequity of zero hours contracts (ZHCs). ZHCs are quite rightly seen as a form of…Read more…
Fair Pay Fortnight begins today
A timely reminder of what five years of a Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government has meant for the pay packets of working peopleRead more…
Government cuts to legal aid made on the basis of no evidence, reveal Public Accounts Committee
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has released a report of their inquiry into the impact of the cuts to the civil legal aid budget, introduced under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO). The report provides a damning indi…Read more…
Fair Pay Fortnight – Scotland and the UK needs a pay rise
Scotland and the UK needs a pay rise. It’s necessary for hard pressed workers and their families, but it’s equally vital for the economy.
The next two week’s will be Fair Pay Fortnight, a series of…Read more…
In a fast-changing world, how should a curriculum and assessment system enable all learners to achieve?
William Stewart is a reporter at the TES. Opinions on the kind of curriculum pupils should be taught have tended to become steadily more polarised in recent years. On the one side is the…Read more…
Fair Pay Fortnight: Tweet for fair pay?
It’s Fair Pay Fortnight from 16 February to 1 March – two weeks of campaigns and activities tackling our growing pay crisis.Read more…
West Ham & Ilford North Valentine’s Day Labour doorstep
Picture from our Valentine “on the knocker” for Labour candidate in Ilford North, Wes Streeting.
West Ham Labour had two canvass teams working with local activists in Fairlop ward. While Lyn Brown MP ran a telephone canvassing bank at the Ilford North…Read more…