Worker protections in the UK lag behind other developed countries in almost every area and the gap has been widening, new research for the TUC has shown.
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Record water fines expose the stench of scandalous sewage failures, says UNISON
Record fines levied on three water companies don’t go far enough and more investment is needed to stop sewage spills and tackle corporate greed, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Responding to the announcement that industry regulator Ofwat is proposing to punish three privatised water firms with a record combined fine of £168m for their failure to […]
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Record water fines expose the stench of scandalous sewage failures, says UNISON
Record fines levied on three water companies don’t go far enough and more investment is needed to stop sewage spills and tackle corporate greed, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Responding to the announcement that industry regulator Ofwat is proposing to punish three privatised water firms with a record combined fine of £168m for their failure to […]
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Good riddance to a bad law, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcement that the new government is to repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, which threatened to worsen industrial relations across essential services, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Tuesday): “This was a terrible law. It’s great the government is ditching it so early on. Good riddance to a bad […]
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Good riddance to a bad law, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcement that the new government is to repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, which threatened to worsen industrial relations across essential services, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Tuesday): “This was a terrible law. It’s great the government is ditching it so early on. Good riddance to a bad […]
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The New Deal gets one step closer
The new Labour government has taken the first step in reversing the country’s failed 14-year experiment with ultra-flexible labour markets by announcing plans for a law to boost workers’ rights.
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GB Energy: what did the King’s Speech reveal about the government’s plan?
Public ownership of clean power is set to become a reality in the UK, after Great British Energy was included in Wednesday’s King’s Speech.
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Huge support for Labour’s New Deal workers’ rights plans
A poll commissioned by the TUC shows huge backing across the political spectrum for improving protections at work and for the fundamental policies that underpin Labour’s New Deal for working people.
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How health and safety reps at GKN Automotive worked with the employer to cut waste, carbon, and unnecessary costs
Frank Duffy, former Unite Convenor at GKN Driveline Birmingham (Unite), explains how he and his colleagues were able to implement changes that reduced the organisations overall carbon emissions – as well as providing long term cost savings.
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WULF SPOTLIGHT
Wales Union Learning Fund supports probation officers in widening knowledge about gambling-related harms
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Fair pay for young workers: ending discriminatory age bands in the minimum wage
It’s simply unfair that young workers can be paid less for doing the same job as those older than them. It is time to bring an end to outdated youth rates so that all workers earn a fair wage.
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From austerity to crisis: Covid-19 Inquiry highlights UK’s pre-pandemic weaknesses
The Covid-19 Public Inquiry’s Module One report highlights how austerity weakened the UK’s public services and exacerbated health inequalities, stressing the urgent need for significant investment to ensure future resilience.
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50 years of the Health and Safety At Work Act
50 years ago today, one of the first new laws of a newly elected Labour government was the Health and Safety at Work Act.
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Tackling the far right – a trade union issue
There has been a clear ratcheting up of hostility against Muslims, trans people, migrant workers and others. The far-right is desperate to scapegoat them for the Tories’ failures – rather than to address the real reasons why so many people are struggli…Read more…
UK needs massive workers’ rights boost to match global norm
Worker protections in the UK lag behind other developed countries in almost every area and the gap has been widening, new research for the TUC has shown.
Read more…
The New Deal gets one step closer
The new Labour government has taken the first step in reversing the country’s failed 14-year experiment with ultra-flexible labour markets by announcing plans for a law to boost workers’ rights.
Read more…
GB Energy: what did the King’s Speech reveal about the government’s plan?
Public ownership of clean power is set to become a reality in the UK, after Great British Energy was included in Wednesday’s King’s Speech.
Read more…
Huge support for Labour’s New Deal workers’ rights plans
A poll commissioned by the TUC shows huge backing across the political spectrum for improving protections at work and for the fundamental policies that underpin Labour’s New Deal for working people.
Read more…
How health and safety reps at GKN Automotive worked with the employer to cut waste, carbon, and unnecessary costs
Frank Duffy, former Unite Convenor at GKN Driveline Birmingham (Unite), explains how he and his colleagues were able to implement changes that reduced the organisations overall carbon emissions – as well as providing long term cost savings.
Read more…
WULF SPOTLIGHT
Wales Union Learning Fund supports probation officers in widening knowledge about gambling-related harms
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