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Tolpuddle Martyrs Walk: Greensted, Essex 2017

Jul 31, 2017By John's Labour blog

On Sunday 16 July Sunday 2017 during the annual Tolpuddle Martyrs weekend, I went for a walk with Gill in Chipping Ongar and Greensted to visit the wooden Saxon Church and pay homage to the Tolpuddle Martyrs who were resettled in farms around here, aft…Read more…

Jul 31, 2017John's Labour blog

Labour enforcement agencies – six potential developments

Jul 31, 2017By Touchstone blog

The Immigration Act 2016 brought about significant changes to the remit and powers of the Gangmasters Labour Abuse Authority.  It also created the position of director of labour market enforcement.  Sir David Metcalf has been appointed to this post.  It is the director who is responsible for…Read more…

Jul 31, 2017Touchstone blog

History of Populism:

Jul 31, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

The people is sublime: the long history of populism, from Robespierre to Trump David Marquand, The New Statesman A spectre of populism is haunting the world’s liberal democracies. Donald…Read more…

Jul 31, 2017Rtuc's Blog

It’s the Common Law wot won it

Jul 31, 2017By Institute of Employment Rights Blog

31 July 2017

By Michael Ford QC, Professor of Law University of Bristol and Counsel for the EHRC in the UNISON case

As described by one commentator, the Supreme Court judgment in R (UNISON) v Lord…Read more…

Jul 31, 2017Institute of Employment Rights Blog

After another lost decade, it’s time to fix the UK’s broken skills system

Jul 31, 2017By Touchstone blog

Workers have suffered from a lost decade of wage growth. While the jobs recovery has been strong, the wage recovery has been agonisingly slow. Wages in 2016 were still 4% lower in real terms than they were a decade before, and they are falling again.   Britain’s dreadful performance on…Read more…

Jul 31, 2017Touchstone blog

Going paperless at TUC Congress

Jul 31, 2017By TUC Digital

Anyone who’s been to the TUC Congress or any other big motion-based union conference knows about the paper. While democracy is the intention, a heavy bag of paper is one of the products. For…Read more…

Jul 31, 2017TUC Digital

UNISON wins another important legal case over employers who fail to consult unions

Jul 30, 2017By John's Labour blog

Following on from the victory over employment tribunal fees on Wednesday.

“UNISON has won a landmark court victory today (Friday 28 July) that makes it much harder for employers to ignore staff when making major changes in the workplace.

The Court of…Read more…

Jul 30, 2017John's Labour blog

The Phenomena of Time Consciousness

Jul 30, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

(excerpt) Hardial Bains (Circa 1967) The commitment of Socratic life is the individual acts on what he knows, today he goes into the future with the full conviction of his knowledge. He only goes…Read more…

Jul 30, 2017Rtuc's Blog

West Ham General Election Wash Up

Jul 29, 2017By John's Labour blog

This picture is from Wednesday evening, when we had a West Ham Labour General Election “Wash Up”. CLP Officers, Branch organisers and secretaries were invited to our headquarters in Stratford to talk about and debate, what went right with our election …Read more…

Jul 29, 2017John's Labour blog

There can be no socialist case for controls on migration

Jul 29, 2017By Jon's union blog

Much online comment has arisen from remarks made by the Labour Leader concerning the impact of migration on wages. I am not really interested in a debate about whether “Jeremy Corbyn is right” about this or that issue – that simply makes politics about individuals (in a way with which no…Read more…

Jul 29, 2017Jon's union blog

West Ham Park Community Funfair – Sat-Sun 29th-30 July 2017 (12-7pm)

Jul 28, 2017By John's Labour blog

A great community event in West Ham Park tomorrow and Sunday. Many thanks to the HAFS Academy for organising it. Read more…

Jul 28, 2017John's Labour blog

Lessons must be learned

Jul 28, 2017By UNITElive

Unite, the UK’s largest construction union, is calling on major contractors to urgently learn the lessons from the death of Rene Tkacik on the Crossrail project.   Unite made its call after…Read more…

Jul 28, 2017UNITElive

Grenfell fire police probe

Jul 28, 2017By UNITElive

The police’s investigation into possible corporate manslaughter charges relating to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, when an estimated 80 people died in the fire, was welcomed by Unite today (Friday July…Read more…

Jul 28, 2017UNITElive

Bags of Rubbish Pile Up in the Streets of Birmingham as Bin Collectors Strike.

Jul 28, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

Hundreds of thousands of people are affected and collections have been disrupted for weeks. Refuse workers are set to strike until 1 September. From Friday, striking workers increased their…Read more…

Jul 28, 2017Rtuc's Blog

Bin strike talks?

Jul 28, 2017By UNITElive

Talks to settle the long-running Birmingham bin dispute are on the cards, Unite said today (Friday July 28), as the city council indicated a willingness to re-enter negotiations.   Unite’s team…Read more…

Jul 28, 2017UNITElive

How we can build on Unison’s tribunal fees success

Jul 28, 2017By Institute of Employment Rights Blog

28 July 2017

Workers across the UK will be delighted with this week’s Supreme Court decision that employment tribunal fees are unlawful, leading to their immediate repeal and pressure on the…Read more…

Jul 28, 2017Institute of Employment Rights Blog

‘Nothing in my fridge’

Jul 28, 2017By UNITElive

The days of glamourous flying are over – well at least for most of us. Likewise the days when working as cabin crew for the ‘world’s favourite airline’ was a dream job, a job synonymous with serving…Read more…

Jul 28, 2017UNITElive

Health Canada: ‘Now they want to Market our Blood’:

Jul 28, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

Health Canada Gives Go-Ahead to Private Pay-for-Plasma Clinic in New Brunswick Protest in Halifax, March 24, 2016, demands province not allow sale of plasma and blood. Health Canada on July 24, gave…Read more…

Jul 28, 2017Rtuc's Blog

UNISON in Court of Appeal victory over employers who fail to consult unions

Jul 28, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

UNISON has won a landmark court victory today (Friday) that makes it much harder for employers to ignore staff when making major changes in the workplace. The Court of Appeal ruling means that for…Read more…

Jul 28, 2017Dave Prentis blog

Colossal profits shame

Jul 28, 2017By UNITElive

The country’s national carrier, British Airways, can easily afford to resolve its long-running pay dispute with its ‘poverty pay’ mixed fleet cabin crew workforce, according to Unite.  …Read more…

Jul 28, 2017UNITElive
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