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One of the books I’ve read over the holiday period is Gigged by Sarah Kessler. It’s a quick read, nicely written and manages to get across some important points.
First up, if you’re reading the book from labour-oriented perspective you may find the st…Read more…
The TUC strongly condemns the arrests of the striking steel workers and calls for their immediate and unconditional releaseRead more…
“A ROUGH sleeper found dead in Malvern on Christmas Day…”
“At least 440 homeless people died in UK in past year, study shows”
“Homeless deaths rise by a quarter in five years, official figures show”Read more…
A New Year campaign has been launched by Unite to stop the pathology services in Kent being outsourced to a ‘profit hungry’ private company. Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health…Read more…
Intransigent bus bosses are being blamed for the impending week-long strike on Sunday (January 6) by 650 bus drivers in the north east in a pay dispute, which will cause ‘severe disruption’ for…Read more…
As passengers are slammed with year-on-year rail fare rises, the service they receive in return has continued to deteriorate to unsustainable levels, according to a new research. An analysis…Read more…
Happy New Year! Traditionally a time to think ahead and a good time to consider the big challenges facing Scotland and the wider world.
At present, Brexit dominates the policy discourse and, within…Read more…
UNISON, Unite, GMB and Prospect call for meeting with energy secretary after releasing template for a just transition to a low-carbon economy
The article Energy unions call for talks on just…Read more…
The branch has organised two AGMS as follows: Tuesday 12 February 2019 at 12.30 pm, Tolkien Room, City Central Library, Hanley. Buffet at 12 midday – must be pre-ordered by Friday 1 February 2019. Wednesday 20 February 2019 at 12.30 … Cont…Read more…
Monthly rail season ticket cost
🇬🇧Chelmsford➡️London £393🇬🇧Manchester➡️Liverpool £257🇧🇪Ghent➡️Brussels £150🇩🇪Eberswalde➡️Berlin £120🇮🇪Drogheda➡️Dublin £116🇫🇷Etampes➡️Paris £68
The most expensive rail fares in Europe go up 3.1% again today.
We need pub…Read more…
Greedy rail bosses have increased fares by 3.1 per cent today, despite having paid out more than £1bn in dividends to shareholders over the last six years. The TUC revealed the shock findings…Read more…
Unite has launched a specialist helpline to assist migrant workers concerned about immigration issues as the UK leaves the European Union. The helpline, which is operated by Unite legal…Read more…
Unite has called for urgent reforms into how the deaths of workers and members of the public killed and injured in road accidents involving lorries are recorded, after research found a 50 per cent…Read more…
A couple of stories caught my eye over the last few days, both relating to the ownership of infrastructure.
The first piece is from the FT and looks at the dividends paid to the owners of the UK’s airports. This contrasts the amounts paid to sharehol…Read more…
This article in today’s Daily Telegraph shows that the Tories since 2010 will have built the fewest homes since the war.
“new-build housing completions in England between 2010 and 2019 are set to be approximately 130,000 per year. That is w…Read more…
I still have big dreams for this union – and I know you do as well. Together, we can be the bridge that takes our members and our country from an imperfect present to a better future. We can grow…Read more…
Clwydian Range, Christmas Eve 2018
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