Steve Tombs
David Whyte
6 March 2015
By Professor Steve Tombs, Open University and Professor David Whyte, Liverpool University
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Taken for granted
Unite’s members working for Parcelforce overwhelmingly rejected a pay offer that management went ahead with, prompting the union today (March 6) to warn the courier company that it risks inciting industrial action. The bosses of Parcelforce, a subsidiary of the Royal Mail, implemented a paltry 2.8 per cent pay rise backdated to July 2014, […]
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“I am not a slave” Labour of Love campaign launched
Au pairs and domestic workers launch new Labour of Love campaign in DublinRead more…
Where the Martyrs worshipped
The story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs – six farm workers imprisoned and transported to Australia for their attempt to prevent falls in their wages by forming a “friendly society” in 1834 – is the story of trade unionism’s birth in this country. The six men who ignited a movement are remembered in books and […]
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South Africa: union proud of Cape fire fighters
South African local authority union IMATU praises the fire fighters who battled tirelessly to put out fires in Cape Town.Read more…
Nuclear build delays?
The construction of Britain’s first nuclear power plant in a generation may see delays as it faces continued legal challenges from European critics, including the Austrian government and a co-operative of energy suppliers in Germany. The construction of the Hinkley Point C plant – which will be a boon for the local and wider […]
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Southampton calling
Unite, along with the Mirror, Hope not hate, and Operation Black Vote have embarked on a bus tour across the UK to encourage some of the 7m people who are eligible to vote but are not registered to sign up and get on the register for the election on May 7. Below is short […]
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On the Public Consultation into Housing related Support Services on the Isle of Wight
Housing has become a major debate issue in the run-up to the General Election. What is being discussed is, “What kind of house-building programme do we need”? Housing is acknowledged as a key source…Read more…
Eastern Euphrates entirely liberated by Kurdish Defence Units
Kurdish partisans have pushed back ISIS fighters on the Western front of Kobane.Read more…
Trade union solicitors launch Thompson Foundation to remember their founder
Foundation will support aspiring trade union lawyers and hold an annual lecture on issues concerning trade unionsRead more…
Outrage as two union members sacked after raising grievances at work
UCU ballots for strike action at Salford UniversityRead more…
“If you want to win my vote, you must talk to me”
Unite-backed bus heads West to encourage people to register to voteRead more…
End casino capitalism call
As taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland announces further job cuts, all while continuing to give its top brass millions in bonuses, the story reads much the same for another UK bank. On Tuesday (March 3), Antony Jenkins, chief executive of Barclays bank, graciously accepted a bonus that takes his total pay to £5.5m, up […]
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Major job losses on the horizon
As UNITElive reported last week, the taxpayer-owned bank RBS announced that a major restructuring program was on the horizon but failed to give any details. But two unnamed sources familiar with the matter revealed to the Financial Times March 3 that up to four out of five jobs in the bank’s investment division might […]
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Vote boosters!
The searing cold sun shone on the big red vote boosting bus today as we rolled onto Sussex University campus, Brighton. We weren’t sure what to expect from the student body at Sussex, as their university has become a hotbed of protest and mass occupation during the past few years. This is how our […]
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“No more cover-ups” – union demands lessons to be learned from Crossrail death
UCATT calls for “honest debate” after inquest goes verdict on Rene Tkacik’s deathRead more…
TUC report blames government for fall in productivity
Frances O’Grady says productivity will not grow significantly without greater levels of demandRead more…
ISS: End poverty pay at QE Hospital, Woolwich
GMB are calling on private contractor ISS to end the two tier workforce at the hospital.Read more…
Taboo subject
Walking into a room of Unite members – bus drivers working on the South East coast, I mention the upcoming general election. This raises a grunt, followed by a laugh, and then a nervous silence. Politics has become a taboo subject, many don’t think it’s their place and certainly don’t feel comfortable discussing it […]
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Saying it with flowers
Domestic workers are one step closer to getting the justice they deserve, as the House of Lords passed an amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill last week which would free the migrant workers from being tied to one employer as a condition of their visa. Now, the bill must go through the House […]
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