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68% of votes wasted in General Election

Aug 21, 2017By John's Labour blog

(NB. Below is why our election system in this country is nuts). Picture BBC
68% of votes had no impact on election result: Electoral Reform Society publish definitive report on June voteEMBARGOED: ‘The 2017 General Election: Volatile Voting – Random Results’ report also shows…Read more…

Aug 21, 2017John's Labour blog

Celebrating the Life of Paul Hockaday: 1st September 2017

Aug 20, 2017By Ian Manborde

Dear Colleagues,

The funeral service, cremation and wake for Paul Hockaday has been organised for 1st September in Bangor, North Wales.

If anyone who knew Paul would like to attend the service, and pay their respects to him please contact me.

In S…Read more…

Aug 20, 2017Ian Manborde

Arnold Schwarzenegger has a blunt message for Nazis (& Trump)

Aug 20, 2017By John's Labour blog

Former Forest Gater Arnie tells it as it is about Trump and Nazi’s. Please share.Read more…

Aug 20, 2017John's Labour blog

A historical perspective on Trump, Lies and Truth

Aug 19, 2017By John's Labour blog

Love it
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Aug 19, 2017John's Labour blog

Harry’s Girl: Street Art

Aug 18, 2017By John's Labour blog

Finally got around to posting this picture of street art off Holloway Road near Highbury Corner.  I have just googled it and found out it is about Prince Harry’s Girlfriend! Read more…

Aug 18, 2017John's Labour blog

Asylum. Immigration and Women – Edinburgh reviews 1

Aug 18, 2017By Chris Bartter

Yesterday, the Morning Star published my reviews of four shows I’ve seen at this year’s festivals. It is available here and covers Henry Naylor’s new play – Borders (*****), and a new play by a…Read more…

Aug 18, 2017Chris Bartter

‘Abhorrent’

Aug 18, 2017By UNITElive

The Tories have imposed benefit sanctions lasting at least six months on nearly 6,000 sick and disabled people, shocking new figures show.   Department for work and pensions (DWP) data revealed…Read more…

Aug 18, 2017UNITElive

Why on earth have social care workers not been getting the National Minimum Wage?

Aug 18, 2017By Touchstone blog

Enforcement of the NMW for sleep-ins temporarily suspended in social care Last month the government announced it was waiving historic financial penalties and temporarily suspending enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for workers required to ‘sleep-in’ on their employer’s premises…Read more…

Aug 18, 2017Touchstone blog

What is ‘rolled up’ holiday pay?

Aug 18, 2017By UNITElive

Q: I’ve just started a new job at a warehouse via an agency. I’ve been told I’ll get ‘rolled up’ holiday pay. What does this mean?   A: When employers (or agencies) refer to ‘rolled up’…Read more…

Aug 18, 2017UNITElive

Mike Jeram was a vital part of our union, and we will miss him

Aug 18, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

Mike Jeram is someone who deserved a long and happy retirement after years of dedicated service to a union which he loved and its members who he cared about, and I am so sad that his life was cut far…Read more…

Aug 18, 2017Dave Prentis blog

RBS in IT staff slash frenzy

Aug 18, 2017By UNITElive

The 71 per cent taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) told staff this week that it will slash its IT operations in the UK by 40 per cent, even after a raft of IT glitches that cost the bank…Read more…

Aug 18, 2017UNITElive

SAVE SARAH CHAPMAN’S GRAVE, A LEADER OF THE 1888 MATCHWOMEN’S STRIKE & TRADE UNION HEROINE

Aug 17, 2017By John's Labour blog

SARAH Dearman, née CHAPMAN – Matchwomen’s 1888 Strike Committee and TUC DelegateBorn: 31st October 1862 – Died: 27th November 1945 – Buried: 3rd December 1945Sarah Chapman was a leading member of the 1888 Matchwomen’s Strike Committee (pictured above). Sarah (ringed) is standing to the right of…Read more…

Aug 17, 2017John's Labour blog

‘Name and shame’

Aug 17, 2017By UNITElive

Argos has topped the list of companies failing to pay their workers the minimum wage, owing nearly £1.5m in back pay to 12,000 workers, as the government last night (August 16) released its latest…Read more…

Aug 17, 2017UNITElive

‘Turning the screw’

Aug 17, 2017By UNITElive

Hardline bosses at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant are turning the screw on the workforce, as they have banned workplace meetings to discuss the current pay dispute, Unite has said.  …Read more…

Aug 17, 2017UNITElive

‘No stone unturned’

Aug 17, 2017By UNITElive

Unite has warned that it will leave ‘no stone unturned’ if Doncaster refuse contractor Suez presses ahead with breaking the law during forthcoming strike action.   Unite has received evidence…Read more…

Aug 17, 2017UNITElive

Glasgow Janitors Strike ends in Victory

Aug 17, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

Delight for Glasgow janitors as 20-month strike ends in victory After a near two-year battle for a pay rise – led by Unison and dubbed locally as #Justice4Jannies – janitors finally won a six per…Read more…

Aug 17, 2017Rtuc's Blog

Why we should still be worried about zero-hours contracts

Aug 17, 2017By Touchstone blog

The ONS release on the number of zero-hours contracts yesterday showed that there has a been a fall of 20,000 over the year. This is the first fall we have seen in the data series. However, at 2%, this is a drop in the ocean. There are still around 900,000 of these controversial contracts. Numbers…Read more…

Aug 17, 2017Touchstone blog

Being taught to hate…shocking picture even after 25 years

Aug 16, 2017By John's Labour blog

Was this little boy nowadays one of the torch bearing Nazi thugs in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend?Read more…

Aug 16, 2017John's Labour blog

What Kind of Education do we Want?

Aug 16, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

Many people interested in education are involved in teaching or support, some are parents and students. It has become a major political issue of our time and is under siege from Austerity. We need to…Read more…

Aug 16, 2017Rtuc's Blog

In the News:

Aug 16, 2017By Rtuc's Blog

International  US Charlotte Town attack on demonstrators. Trump caught out on support for riight wing supremacist, neo-nazi and KKK. Pragmatic approach in essence equating “Left” in same boat….Read more…

Aug 16, 2017Rtuc's Blog
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