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WW2 Soldiers on the London Underground
The crisis in the Steel industry is bigger than it appears at first sight:
Tata Steel production in the UK To give an idea of the scale of Tata Steel in the UK: The firm has 17,000 employees. In Motherwell: Dalzell rolling mill and Clydebridge coating plant – the…Read more…
Ystradgynlais Miners Support Group – LGSM
Claudia Jones – Organiser 1965
Prentis listens and corrects error. Better late than never.
http://www.votedaveprentis.org.uk/nomination-news-and-next-steps-in-the-campaign/
The link above reveals that the wording of a blog post on the campaign website of Dave Prentis, originally posted dated three days ago has been amended today to correct misinformation about UNISON’s election…Read more…
What did Cuba do when it Nationalised?
LAWS 890 AND 891 APPROVED 55 YEARS AGO Nationalization means to put under the nation’s control October 1960 saw the approval of Laws 890 and 891 on the nationalization via expropriation of all…Read more…
Trade Union Bill: Parliamentary Lobby – 2 November 2015
I have just sent my MP, Lyn Brown, a message via the UNISON website asking to meet and lobby her over the Conservative anti-trade bill at the TUC event being organised for Monday 2 November.
If you have a Labour MP (who are opposed to the bill) y…Read more…
Australian ANZAC Hospital – Harefield and the Red Ensign
Harefield is the the only town in the United Kingdon to annually honour ANZAC day – The link dates back to the establishment of the Australian Hospital at Harefield during WW1.
Every ANZAC day fresh…Read more…
James Maxwell General Secretary of the Civil Service Association KIA
James Maxwell General Secretary of the Civil Service Association (Union) Killed in Action WW1
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Prentis misinforms supporters about UNISON election procedures
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GLC John McDonnell
Edmonton – Social Democratic Federation Banner
Edmonton, (London Borough of Enfield)
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Time ticking on UK steel
Time is ticking on the UK’s steel industry and urgent action from the government is needed, not platitudes, warned Unite following today’s (October 16) steel summit in Rotherham. Commenting on…Read more…
Threat to democracy
Some of the country’s top trade union leaders gave evidence to MPs at a committee hearing over the trade union Bill yesterday (October 15). The general secretaries of Unite, GMB, Unison and…Read more…
Medical staff need our support
UNISON is urging members and the public to support junior doctors in their struggle against being forced to work 200 hours a week
The article Medical staff need our support first appeared on the…Read more…
Steel summit: united front for action
The UK steel industry presented a united front to government ministers at the steel summit in Rotherham today (October 16). And as the coke ovens were shutting down in Redcar on Teesside the…Read more…
Tata Steel ‘set to cut 1,200 jobs’
Tata Steel is expected to announce 1,200 job cuts at its Scunthorpe steel plant next week. It is thought that the company could also axe more jobs in Scotland. Tata has not denied reports which said…Read more…
Capital-Centred vs Human-Centred Thinking
Capital-centred thinking underscores the current anti-social direction. This retrograde thinking puts the ownership and control of social wealth and narrow private interests as most important. It…Read more…
Global unions gather in Scotland to unite workers across industrial sectors
ITF-IndustriAll joint initiative aims to unite workers across supply chains at geographical industrial hubs.Read more…