Union welcomes decision, saying it puts dignity at work ahead of the bottom lineRead more…
TTIP must be opposed
A huge corporate power grab of health care and public services would have a devastating impact on UK citizens. But that’s just what could happen if the “Trojan Horse” – an EU-US trade deal known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)–now being drawn up behind closed doors, goes ahead. By removing “regulatory […]
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Reform the cruel benefit sanctions regime
The DWP’s harsh benefit sanctions regime has pushed Jobcentres towards a culture of harassment, not help. The TUC has started a petition to be given to the next Secretary of State for Work and…Read more…
Budget airline Wizz Air ordered to reinstate dismissed union leader
Romania’s Ilfov court has ordered the reinstatement of an unfairly dismissed trade union leader.Read more…
Benefit sanctions for low-paid workers
In January this year, in a move that received little media coverage at the time, this government introduced secondary legislation that would enable them to extend benefit sanctions to low paid workers who aren’t doing ‘enough’ to earn more money. Sanctions – the withholding of benefits – have been…Read more…
We ignore gender at our peril when creating a working future for young women
Trade unions have been at the forefront of fighting for women and men to be treated fairly and to avoid discrimination in the workplace. As Chief Executive of a charity working with and on behalf of young women as they enter employment for the first time I wouldn’t, of course, argue that this isn’t…Read more…
Mortgage approvals down a fifth, say bankers
The British Bankers Association said today that there were “signs that the mortgage market is recovering”. This view is based on the fact that in February bank mortgage approvals reached a five-month high. whilst any morsel of good news is always welcome,it is certainly not time to…Read more…
RMT responds to new pre election £50 million sweetener to basket case SW Trains franchise unveiled by ministers this morning
From RMT press office
General Secretary Mick Cash said
“This is yet another pre election stunt on a basketcase franchise which has a shocking reputation for reliability and overcrowding. We were told that the so called “deep alliance” between NR and SW…Read more…
Letter in the Guardian: Austerity policies a disaster for majority
On Tuesday 24 March a letter which I was signatory to was published in the Guardian newspaper. You can read the letter below and see the full list of people who signed it. Austerity policies a…Read more…
Join the fight for fairer care
Poorly paid careworkers are routinely faced with a choice they shouldn’t have to make: work overtime for free or leave vulnerable clients without the basic care they need and deserve. The UK care…Read more…
PCS backs Living Wage campaign for low-paid workers who clean up after ministers
DEFRA cleaners demonstrate in London’s Smith Square this afternoonRead more…
WIN! Privatised hospital services transferred back in house
GMB to work closely with Sodhexo to ensure workers are protected during transferRead more…
Boris agrees to meet sacked Crossrail worker
Electrician Dan Collins gives details to Mayor’s PA to set up dateRead more…
Report warns adult education faces wipe-out in five years
UCU says cuts could be the final nail in the coffin for many of the courses that help people get back to workRead more…
Strike looms at Network Rail as workers reject 0% pay offer
RMT members move to ballot after company’s final offerRead more…
Unions must be able to fight for workers – even if it means breaking bad laws
3 March 2015
By Len McCluskey
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The case for Collective Bargaining
Great Youtube video produced by the Institute of Employment Rights’ featuring Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC. I don’t think even trade unionists really understand that the most important thing we do is collective bargaining with employer…Read more…
PCS National Gallery Strikers to Speak at Leeds Trades Union Council Delegate Committee Meeting 7PM – 25 March 2015
The PCS National Gallery Strikers will speak at the Leeds Trades Union Council Delegate Committee tomorrow.
The brave workers have taken 17 days of strike action so far to fight privatisation of…Read more…
After today – Prioritise Motion 106 to National Delegate Conference
The decisions of today’s Special Local Government Conference create a lot of further work. Our Service Group Executive (SGE) and our National Joint Council (NJC) Committee (which is accountable to our Service Group Conference) will both have to act on …Read more…
New housing book now available
What Future for Council Housing? Council Housing and the housing crisis A book by Martin Wicks There is much debate about the acute housing crisis in Britain though it is mostly the voices of housing professionals and academics that are heard, not to m…Read more…