Troubled construction giant Carillion has been branded a hypocrite after they claimed thousands of pounds of legal costs from a blacklisted worker only days after issuing an unreserved apology in the…Read more…
Episode 7: ‘I would like to go to the union meeting’
Sounds familiar? If you work in the hospitality industry you can join www.unitetheunion.org – if you earn less than the Living Wage (£9.15ph in London, £7.85 outside) for just £2.10 per week….Read more…
Blood money! Blacklisted worker stunned by legal bill
Dave Smith says if Carillon – which apologised to blacklist victims – wants its money, it’ll have to come after itRead more…
Solidarity with Alfreton teachers back on strike today
NUT members angry at forced changes to school timetablesRead more…
UNISON warns of Somerset health care privatisation as deal collapses
Union says patients and communities will suffer if services are taken out of the NHSRead more…
Unions fear one in six steelworkers will lose their jobs
Unions renew calls for government to act to save the UK industryRead more…
Ministers must admit how many on tax credits will lose out, says Dave Prentis
The government must come clean on the numbers of working people who will be worse off as a result its cuts to tax credits next year, says UNISON. UNISON is critical of misleading claims made by…Read more…
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STUC General Secretary at SNP conference
On the morning of Saturday 17th October, Grahame Smith our General Secretary got to his feet, delivered a speech to SNP conference and received a standing ovation. It was described as an ‘historic’…Read more…
Thousands ofSteelworkers Struck For Higher Pay in Central China as the Crisis has Long Affected the Country.
In the face of the global capitalist crisis, the Chinese have already seen the facts materialising as the economy slowed and brought the prospect of further worldwide recession. Police faced off with…Read more…
Thousands ofSteelworkers Struck For Higher Pay in Central China as the Crisis has Long Affected the Country.
In the face of the global capitalist crisis, the Chinese have already seen the facts materialising as the economy slowed and brought the prospect of further worldwide recession. Police faced off with…Read more…
One in six British steelworkers face losing their jobs, warns TUC
The TUC has warned today (Monday) that one in six (5,200) UK steelworkers now face the prospect of losing their jobs. Responding to the news that steel firm Caparo are to make 1,800 redundancies, on…Read more…
One in six British steelworkers face losing their jobs, warns TUC
The TUC has warned today (Monday) that one in six (5,200) UK steelworkers now face the prospect of losing their jobs. Responding to the news that steel firm Caparo are to make 1,800 redundancies, on…Read more…
Caparo steel goes into partial administration
Administrators from PwC have been appointed to parts of Caparo Industries’ steel operations. Unions say cheap steel imports may be responsible for its financial problems. The UK steel’s…Read more…
Caparo steel goes into partial administration
Administrators from PwC have been appointed to parts of Caparo Industries’ steel operations. Unions say cheap steel imports may be responsible for its financial problems. The UK steel’s…Read more…
Who cares for the Caseworkers ?
Che Guevara said: “If you tremble with indignation at any injustice, then you are a comrade of mine.”
If you tremble with indignation at injustices on a regular basis, chances are you are an NUT…Read more…
Steel in the blood
On January 14 this year the future of steel, according to David Cameron was as follows: “We are working as hard as we can to make sure we keep steel production growing in our country….Under…Read more…
Asbestos: Remove it NOW.
We’ve been saying it for years, and finally an All-Party Parliamentary Group agrees we’re right. Asbestos must be removed from schools.
More than 90% of schools in my Division have asbestos present….Read more…
Deadly asbestos ignored
More than 20 workers have been exposed to asbestos after the Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester failed to deal with the cancer causing substance – putting staff, patients and…Read more…