In a desperate attempt to sell more dirty energy to a sceptical public, the UKGovernment is proposing cash bribes to households impacted by fracking.
INEOS has announced the first delivery of US…Read more…
Scottish college workers vote to strike in pay dispute
College employers urged to use negotiations on 25 August to agee pay fairness or strikes will mark the start of new academic year
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Pizza Factory jobs threat
The threat to 350 jobs at The Pizza Factory in Nottingham was branded ‘a hammer blow’ for the workers and the local economy by Unite last night (August 17). Unite is due to hold talks with the…Read more…
‘Why are we waiting?’
Unite, which represents bus drivers in Weymouth and Bridport, is waiting to hear if the company will agree to the terms of reference for arbitration talks under the auspices of the conciliation…Read more…
How much have higher education workers lost?
UNISON launches ‘salary loss calculator’ for UK university staff ahead of September’s industrial action ballot
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UNISON sets out its own Olympian stall in Birmingham
Union hosts community sporting event to help build relationships across the community and raise UNISON’s profile
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Some good news about LOBOs but…
See recent report below from Financial advisors “Vedant Hedging” below. While this is on face value welcome, Joel Benjamin, from LOBO campaigning group “Debt Resistance” thinks there are more cynical motives behind this move.
“Whilst there is PR value…Read more…
EU citizens’ right to stay: We need your evidence
I’ve joined a panel established by British Future to look at the detail of how a guarantee to EU27 citizens (people from the 27 countries staying in the EU) currently living and working in the…Read more…
The Referendum Result is Binding:
Invoking Article 50: the Law, the Constitution and Politics The legal power to invoke Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union is in law a prerogative power vested in the Crown, which may be…Read more…
Why must Brexit mean Brexit in the politics of Devolution and Localism?
Abandoning the anti-democratic arrangements put forward by the European Union helps the struggle against Austerity and a return to funding in the post Brexit period of leaving the EU. Devolution in…Read more…
Family Picnic with Lyn Brown MP
‘Flawed’ scheme
BA management was today (August 17) urged to drop its new controversial ‘unfair’ performance scheme, after its cabin crew voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in protest. …Read more…
‘Massive impact’
Campaigners from the Unite have taken their message against massive NHS Fife cuts direct to the Scottish health minister. Members of the union lobbied NHS Fife board members at the…Read more…
Positive talks
Bus drivers and engineers at Brighton & Hove and Crawley have welcomed the firm’s ‘fresh look’ at its management style. Bus drivers and engineers at Brighton and Hove Buses and its…Read more…
UAW backs Kurdish solidarity call
Unite has welcomed the backing from the 400,000 strong US union, the UAW, for the freedom of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdish Workers’ Party who remains imprisoned in Turkey. In a…Read more…
‘Body blow’ for Boulby
Around 140 employees are facing redundancy at a Teeside potash mine, after bosses announced “further restructuring” measures. The job losses, which are expected to take place by the end of the…Read more…
Making the case for compulsory sex and relationships education
Today sees the launch of a new campaign for Sex and Relationships Education (SRE), set up by the End Violence Against Women coalition and the Everyday Sexism project, and supported by the TUC. The SREnow campaign calls for SRE to be made compulsory in …Read more…
What do Olympians and the champions of our public services have in common?
The work that public servants do each and every day is more important than sporting prowess, but it will rarely receive a medal, will rarely headline the evening news or the front pages of the paper…Read more…
Rail: nationalise now
As services dangerously deteriorate, rail fares have continued to rise, outstripping wages by more than double since 2010, a new analysis has found. As it was announced today (August 16) that…Read more…
Worplace 2020 – make Labour policy
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