Share: Facebook Twitter Google Plus LinkedIn On 31 January 2015 Barnet Council put out invit
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BREAKING: two more unions back Corbyn
FBU and RMT join ASLEF and BFAWU in supporting MP’s leadership bidRead more…
Solidarity with London Met UNISON
http://www.londonmetunison.org.uk/2015/06/ten-ways-to-support-our-strike-on-25th-june/
UNISON members at London Metropolitan University are on strike again tomorrow as part of their continuing campaign against cuts and job losses.
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UNISON Labour Link backs Dugdale and Rowley for Scottish Labour leadership
UNISON Labour Link, the
affiliated section of Scotland’s largest trade union, has given its backing to
Kezia Dugdale MSP in the contest for the next Scottish Labour leader and Alex
Rowley MSP for Deputy Leader.
UNISON
Scotland Labour Link Chair Gordon McKay said:
“With
the election of a majority Tory UK government UNISON members need a strong
Scottish Labour Party more than ever.Read more…
Towards a rebalanced economy
Hobbled by an almost exclusive focus on the low-wage services industry and the short-term thinking of the financial sector, the UK has lagged woefully behind on exports. A final Cole…Read more…
International trade unionists sign Clerys workers’ petition in Dublin
Members of the international trade union movement signed the Clerys workers’ petition outside the department store in O’Connell Street, Dublin.Read more…
CCS stuck on Amber
Three times today at the CCSA’s annual reception the Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, was pressed to clarify the extent of government support for carbon capture & storage (CCS). Can the supply chain bank on two CCS projects and look forward to further CCS projects? “You are asking for more…Read more…
Whose Pride is it anyway?
Trade unionists have promoted the rights of LGBT members for forty years. Trade unionists negotiated equal tights at work with employers long before it was a legal requirement. Trade unionists have organised solidarity with LGBT people at home and acro…Read more…
NETWORK RAIL PAY OFFER ACCEPTED
FROM RMT PRESS OFFICE
24th June 2015 NETWORK RAIL PAY OFFER ACCEPTED RAIL UNION RMT confirmed today that the referendum on the Network Rails latest offer on pay and…Read more…
BREAKING: train dispute over as RMT accepts Network Rail offer
Mick Cask thanks members for their determination and solidarity during disputeRead more…
BSG calls for inquiry into police surveillance of trade unionists
Blacklist Support Group makes formal submission to the Home Office with suggested Terms of Reference for the Pitchford InquiryRead more…
London Demo: END AUSTERITY NOW!
Indesit drivers and warehouse staff ballot for strike action
Unite members angry over below-inflation pay offerRead more…
Teachers warn of strike ballot after pay talks collapse
EIS says rejected offer fails to address union’s major concernsRead more…
UNISON welcomes Solent University Living Wage pledge
Union praises “positive” step by university bossesRead more…
Unite fights to save Young’s Seafood jobs
Firm says 330 jobs at risk after it loses Sainsbury’s contractRead more…
Cutting Child Tax Credit mainly hurts working families
David Cameron’s speech yesterday ends a lot of speculation: the government seem determined to introduce substantial cuts in Child Tax Credit. The prospect of £12 billion of benefit and tax credit cuts is so horrific that many people refused to believe they were possible. Last month I explained why…Read more…
Education 4 Action @ Durham Miners’ Gala: 7-10th July 2015
Solidarity – This is what it looks like
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Join the call to drop Greece’s debt
The government of Greece is in a battle with creditors to overturn austerity policies which have wreaked havoc on the country. Unemployment has been over 20% for four years. One-third of people now live in poverty. The debt cannot be paid and, for Gree…Read more…