In spite of what the IFS are reported as saying (eg ‘household incomes finally top 2008′), they confirm that real pay is down. They show median incomes for most working-age people actually fell: by -2.5% for those aged 31-59, and -7.6% for those aged 22-30 (between 2007-08 and 2014-15,…Read more…
“Social model of disability”: What’s that about?
In a week when the government is claiming credit for getting hundreds of disabled people a day into employment and global corporation Maximus is about to take over running the Work Capability Assessment from discredited ATOS, why should the TUC bother …Read more…
Socialism: PHASE 4
Socialism has historically passed through four main phases. Phase One: The early 19th century socialism of the utopians, Robert Owen, Fourier and St Simon. The early trade unions and co-operativists…Read more…
UNISON report says that ‘mental health staff are working under increasing stress’
More than 8 in 10 (84%) of
mental health staff say that their workload has increased, more than 7 in 10
(76%) say they have experienced cuts, with the quality of patient services in
decline, in the last three years.
Those are the findings of a
new report into working in Scotland’s Mental Health Services, by public
services union UNISON. The report See Us was compiled by the trade unionRead more…
Taboo subject
Walking into a room of Unite members – bus drivers working on the South East coast, I mention the upcoming general election. This raises a grunt, followed by a laugh, and then a nervous silence. Politics has become a taboo subject, many don’t think it’s their place and certainly don’t feel comfortable discussing it […]
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Saying it with flowers
Domestic workers are one step closer to getting the justice they deserve, as the House of Lords passed an amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill last week which would free the migrant workers from being tied to one employer as a condition of their visa. Now, the bill must go through the House […]
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Newspaper summit 25 April 2015
Major summit for newspapers and agencies
10.30-16.00, lunch provided
Saturday 25th April 2015
Unite’s office, Transport House, 211 Broad Street, Birmingham B15 1AY
The union’s newspapers and…Read more…
‘Funding for lending’ still fails to deliver as bank bosses reward themselves while cutting back lending to firms
As another bank boss was rewarded yesterday with another fat pay packet, (ironically timed) figures at the end of last week showed the ‘funding for lending scheme’ still failing to deliver. Banks continue to cut back on lending to firms (large and small), while soaking up cheap lending from the…Read more…
TUC publishes guide to improve equality for disabled people at work
Frances O’Grady says unions should lead by exampleRead more…
Unions help 185,000 members into learning
Union learning reps praised for their work in engaging new membersRead more…
“Where’s our Leveson Enquiry?” – Blacklist Support Group challenges election candidates
Blacklist Support Group calls for full investigation into human rights conspiracyRead more…
Union attacks university bosses over “secret” expenses claims
UCU report shows university bosses enjoyed an average salary of £260,000 and spent up to £60,000 on premium flights last yearRead more…
New Scottish Government Economic Strategy: Corp Tax and Inequality
There’s much to discuss in the 82 pages of the Scottish Government’s new/updated/refreshed economic strategy published today. I’ll try to return to other stuff over the next few days but confine this…Read more…
Argentinian teachers strike over pay and conditions
Teachers in Argentina are engaged in a two day strike, demanding increased pay and improved funding for schools.Read more…
More from the Future of Private Enterprise
Here’s a further chunk of text from George Goyder’s book setting out a good case for revisiting company law.
The Companies Act of 1862, on which all subsequent Companies legislation is based, gave to shareholders something which does not in equity belo…Read more…
Safety Last – but police spied on union members
DAWLISH, a resort on the South Devon coast, looks like a nice place to retire, and I expect Juliette Austin had looked forward to enjoying her retirement. But Ms. Austin, who as a former PE teacher…Read more…
US Oil Workers – It’s All About Safety
USW oil workers have been forced into an unfair labor practice strike. The workers are fighting to secure fair contracts that will protect the health and safety of workers and communities. The oil…Read more…
Pay deal victory
Workers maintaining tens of thousands of miles of UK motorways secured a much improved pay deal today (March 3). The Unite members, working for Amey in four different depots in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire, accepted the two-year pay deal following the first day of an unprecedented week-long strike action. Amey’s workers, who grit […]
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The value of voting
The NoVoteNoVoice whistle stop bus tour is off to Brighton and Hove tomorrow (March 4) and then onwards to Southampton the following day (March 5), in an unprecedented voter registration drive that’s hoping to reverse the millions of people missing from the electoral roll. The bus tour, organised by a coalition of groups including […]
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Fidel meets the Five
On February 28, the Cuban leader received the Five anti-terrorists and conversed about the many years of injustice they suffered Author: Fidel Castro Ruz | internet@granma.cu march 2, 2015…Read more…