Click here to download ‘Automation and the Workforce’ This is a short paper setting out future developments in Robotics/Cobotics and their application in UK industry and services….Read more…
London bus strike:
Workers to stage two 24-hour walkouts in the next week1 Strike action: London bus workers plan to stage a walkout on Friday and Monday Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images London bus workers today announced…Read more…
The Future Of Trade Unions – September 3rd
Notwithstanding a truce during the EU Referendum campaign, the Government’s relationship with trade unions has reached rock bottom with more restrictions aimed against them through the…Read more…
Unite’s community membership scheme:
Community membership People can achieve so much more when they work together Unite’s mission is to organise people to strive for a society that places equality, dignity and respect…Read more…
Brexit is a warning shot: time to abandon ‘business as usual’ in trade talks and we should start with CETA
By Jude Kirton Darling 26 August 2016 After the intensity of the EU referendum campaign with all its highs and lows, and a proper summer break to recharge empty batteries, the UK’s MEPs will be…Read more…
Brazil’s unions rally against illegitimate Government’s privatisation & cuts agenda
The Olympics is over and the Paralympics has yet to start. Brazil’s Senate is using the break to start formal impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, and the illegitimate government…Read more…
IndustriALL – Training for Gender Equality in Southeast Asia
Better maternity protection is a main campaign goal for this year’s World Day for Decent WorkRead more…
Public buses before profit
Banton is a small village in North Lanarkshire. Like many places in Scotland, people there rely on local buses to get to work, to school, to college, to see friends and family, and to get to…Read more…
Career success?
Wealthy white male graduates are still more likely to have gained entry to the professional classes more than three years after leaving university, even when grades and other factors are taken into…Read more…
Thoughts on the Labour Leadership election
The Labour Party leadership ballot papers dropped on the doorstep this week. Hold the front page, I voted for Jeremy Corbyn! Not that I welcomed this ballot paper. This election is entirely…Read more…
‘Boris bus’ builders’ jobs freeze slammed
Unite has slammed manufacturing firm Wrightbus’ recruitment freeze as the latest blow to Ballymena and Northern Ireland’s manufacturing sector. The bus builders are well known for…Read more…
UNISON calls for council oversight of academy school finances
Friday 26 August 2016 For immediate release Responding to the Local Government Association call for councils to have oversight of academy school finances, UNISON national secretary for education Jon…Read more…
Bus strike talks plea
Unite has expressed ‘bitter disappointment’ over the bus operator First Dorset’s ‘game playing’ on attempts to resolve a long running dispute as it confirmed a series of strikes hitting bus routes in…Read more…
Colombia still needs human rights monitoring despite peace deal
UNISON calls for renewed pressure on right-wing paramilitary groups, as the peace process moves towards a referendum
The article Colombia still needs human rights monitoring despite peace deal first…Read more…
Asset managers and Deliveroo drivers
I’ve been banging on for a few years about incentives and motivation. It’s been interesting to watch as the common sense that performance-related pay is A Good Thing has lost legitimacy. However even despite the growing awareness of problems with relyi…Read more…
“Residents Launch Legal Objection to Bank LOBO Loans at 24 UK Councils”
This report by debt resistance shows that the LOBO loan scandal is a national issue and local authorities must take action to protect residents from being totally ripped off by the Banks.
Local Residents Lodge Legal Objections to LOBO Loans at 2…Read more…
Back the European campaign for Fair Transport!
I work in the transport sector. I am supporting the Fair Transport Europe Campaign. And I want you to join in. Let me explain what the campaign is about. Fair Transport Europe is a joint initiative…Read more…
What should we do about the ACAS Code of Practice on Discipline at work?
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Uproar over lack of beneficiary representation on LGPS pools
This article was published this week on the Professional Pensions website. http://www.professionalpensions.com/professional-pensions/news/2468676/uproar-over-lack-of-beneficiary-representation-on-lgps-pools
“The local government pension scheme (LG…Read more…
Demonstrate to defend our libraries
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