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A corporate governance agenda for the Left

Jan 31, 2017By Labour And Capital

1. Explicitly remove shareholder primacy from the UK system. This should be argued on the basis that it hasn’t worked, the shareholder base has changed too much to make the model work for the public (shareholders now primarily split between the City – …Read more…

Jan 31, 2017Labour And Capital

The Future of the Left in Britain: Newham Compass & Fabians event 21 Feb 2017

Jan 31, 2017By John's Labour blog

Should be interesting. Read more…

Jan 31, 2017John's Labour blog

Priced out of justice

Jan 31, 2017By UNITElive

The government today (January 31) published a review into the introduction of Employment Tribunal (ET) fees and their impact, which showed a dramatic fall in the number of cases brought forward….Read more…

Jan 31, 2017UNITElive

‘Bonkers’

Jan 31, 2017By UNITElive

Although trade unions are at the forefront of delivering and supporting apprenticeships across all industrial sectors, it was revealed on Friday (January 27) that not one trade union representative…Read more…

Jan 31, 2017UNITElive

The government should admit employment tribunal fees were a mistake and scrap them

Jan 31, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

The government’s decision to demand a fee from anyone taking their employer to court was ill-judged, has failed to save the taxpayer money, and prevented thousands of badly treated workers from…Read more…

Jan 31, 2017Dave Prentis blog

Community nurses’ jobs slash shocker

Jan 31, 2017By UNITElive

Demonstrators will gather outside the East Yorkshire headquarters of the Humber NHS Foundation Trust tomorrow (February 1), to protest against plans to slash health visitors and school nurses by 25…Read more…

Jan 31, 2017UNITElive

English sixth form workers accept pay offer

Jan 31, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

New agreement sees 1% pay rise backdated to September and abolition of three lowest pay rates from 1 January this year

The article English sixth form workers accept pay offer first appeared on the…Read more…

Jan 31, 2017Dave Prentis blog

Policing is changing

Jan 31, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

We caught up with police and justice service group chair Caryl Nobs to talk about the changes to policing and why she hopes police members vote in the terms and conditions ballot taking place in…Read more…

Jan 31, 2017Dave Prentis blog

MPs debate Brexit: we want to know what will happen to our rights at work

Jan 30, 2017By Touchstone blog

Today, the second reading debate for the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2016-17 begins. Or in shorthand, MPs will finally start debating Article 50, or the start of the Brexit negotiations. It has taken a long time to get something substantive debated – something more than…Read more…

Jan 30, 2017Touchstone blog

My Question On Risk to Full Council before it was cut

Jan 30, 2017By John's Labour blog

This is the question that I submitted to the Newham Council meeting that was cut.

Dear Kim
Please submit the following question

Question to Cllr Lester Hudson
“I refer to Agenda Item 12 “Annual Treasury Management Report 2015/2016 page 51 of the Yellow Book item 3.8.
While I would agree with the…Read more…

Jan 30, 2017John's Labour blog

Tata jobs – at a price

Jan 30, 2017By UNITElive

Tata steelworkers are set to vote in a ballot that opened today (January 30) over the company’s proposals to rescue the Port Talbot steelworks, commit to investment and save thousands of jobs across…Read more…

Jan 30, 2017UNITElive

Choppers chopped out?

Jan 30, 2017By UNITElive

Business secretary Greg Clark is being asked why there is no mention of UK helicopter production in the government’s much-heralded industrial strategy.   Unite has written to Greg Clark,…Read more…

Jan 30, 2017UNITElive

Invest in HMRC call

Jan 30, 2017By UNITElive

Britain’s richest people seem to be getting preferential treatment from the taxman and are not being properly pursued for their outstanding tax bills, according to parliament’s spending watchdog….Read more…

Jan 30, 2017UNITElive

Common cause

Jan 30, 2017By UNITElive

The leaders of Unite and a major global auto-maker have agreed to build common cause in defence of UK car manufacturing’s access to the European Union’s single market post-Brexit it was announced on…Read more…

Jan 30, 2017UNITElive

Careers guidance needs professional staff and recognition

Jan 30, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

Government needs to ‘properly recognise the value of careers professionals’ says UNISON after minister’s speech on service strategy for England

The article Careers guidance needs professional staff…Read more…

Jan 30, 2017Dave Prentis blog

Agency workers and others – MPs want to hear from you

Jan 30, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

Have your say as Commons committee calls for public contributions to its inquiry into ‘the future world of work and workers’ rights’

The article Agency workers and others – MPs want to hear…Read more…

Jan 30, 2017Dave Prentis blog

Dark satanic mills: Lobbyists fight against EU’s workplace cancer protection

Jan 30, 2017By Touchstone blog

If you were told that more than 100,000 premature deaths in Europe each year could be prevented with a few policy changes, wouldn’t you think it was about time? Unfortunately not everyone agrees: this is the story of how industry is ducking its responsibility to protect workers from cancer-causing…Read more…

Jan 30, 2017Touchstone blog

End class pay bias call

Jan 30, 2017By UNITElive

The gender pay gap is well known and well documented – it now stands at just over 18 per cent in the UK. Likewise, the pay gap between white and black and ethnic minority (BAEM) workers has also long…Read more…

Jan 30, 2017UNITElive

Angie Roberts UNISON NEC Candidate Female Seat Cymru/Wales

Jan 29, 2017By John's Labour blog

“The stronger UNISON pledge sums up how I feel in my heart.

Our members are amazing individuals who collectively are our great Union and I am determined no matter what happens in these unprecedented times, that I will continue to be a strong voice for…Read more…

Jan 29, 2017John's Labour blog

Plea for mayoral “open selection”

Jan 29, 2017By John's Labour blog

A well argued letter in the Newham Recorder by respected and long standing West Ham CLP Treasurer and former Councillor John Saunders. Read more…

Jan 29, 2017John's Labour blog
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