Police blacklisting admission could lead to fresh legal action 23 March 2018 Source: Unite the union Police blacklisting admission could lead to fresh legal action Unite, the UK’s largest union, is…Read more…
NSSN: Support the Wilmington waste recycling workers – stop the suspensions!
National Shop Stewards Network bulletin says: The suspension of two of the Wilmington waste recycling workers, who are members of Unison after they returned to work following a successful…Read more…
Unite accuses Melrose of asking shareholders to take a ‘leap in the dark’
23 March 2018 Britain’s largest union, Unite accused Melrose of asking GKN shareholders to take ‘a leap in the dark into a sea of uncertainty’ after it lifted a self-imposed deadline for approval of…Read more…
Isle of Wight Save Our Schools joins national banner drop campaign
Cat shares this latest news from Save Our Schools Isle of Wight. Ed A Save Our Schools ‘banner drop’ took place at St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School in Carisbrooke on Thursday 22nd March. It was…Read more…
Crisis in the Pension Regime
Fight for Security in Retirement! – K.C. Adams – Private enterprise is incompatible with the functioning of the basic sectors of the modern socialized economy The crisis of pensions…Read more…
Brexit ?!:
What Is the Way Out of the Brexit Crisis? On February 28, the European Commission published a 119-page draft Withdrawal Agreement, setting out in legal language the conclusions of the negotiations…Read more…
Investigating the Scale of Military Production in Britain
People should resolutely oppose a military direction for Britain. Militarisation of the British economy undermines peace in the world and needs to be brought to an end as part of the aim of an…Read more…
Looking Back on the Lucas Workers’ Plan against Militarisation of the Economy:
The Lucas Aerospace Shop Stewards in 1977 This January marked the 42nd anniversary of the Lucas Workers’ Plan, still famous in many quarters. In opposition to militarisation of the economy, a…Read more…
135th Anniversary of the Death of Karl Marx
TML Karl Marx addressing the founding meeting of the International Workingmen’s Association in London, September 28, 1864. Revolutionaries Take Up Marxism As a Guide to Action Mankind is…Read more…
Health Agenda for Britain, the EU and the World: What should an Independent Position be?
Say No to the Neo-liberal Health Agenda in Britain, the EU and Globally Over the last year the effect of Brexit on the NHS has been reported on in Parliament and in the monopoly dominated media as…Read more…
University of London workers to strike
Outsourced University of London workers to strike over pay and conditions Union says outsourced workers receive worse pension, holiday pay, sick pay, maternity pay and paternity pay entitlements than…Read more…
London cinema workers strike again:
Workers at five London cinemas are back on strik Members of the Bectu union at five cinemas across the capital have been on strike for almost two years. Workers at five London cinemas are…Read more…
Lighthouse Financial Advice Newsletter February 2018
This newsletter features: A Practical End of Year Tax Planning Check List Finding A “nISA” Home For Your Savings Imaging Living On Half Your Current Income Helping Your Family Financially It is well worth a read – Lighthouse Financial…Read more…
Women in the EU earned on average 16 percent less than men in 2016.
Lowest pay gap in Romania and Italy, highest in Estonia In 2016, the unadjusted gender pay gap stood at just over 16% in the European Union (EU). In other words, women earned on average 84 cents for…Read more…
Unions battle water company over pension closure
By Damian Fantato FT Advisor Trade unions have accused Anglian Water of “seeking industrial unrest” over the closure of its defined benefit pension scheme. Unite, Unison and the GMB held…Read more…
European Commission preparing EU legislation to protect whistleblowers
First public announcement that European Commission is preparing legislation for whistleblower protection at EU level.
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“We are particularly pleased that they are recommending a vote of no confidence in the CCG” – Roger Nettleship
Health campaigners celebrate decision of tough-talking councillors over Sunderland and South Tyneside hospitals Roger Nettleship by LISA NIGHTINGALE Shields Gazette Hospital campaigners were…Read more…
Women come to the front:
International Women’s Day At the Forefront of Humanity’s Struggle for Rights and Social Progress Thousands take part in the International Women’s Day march in London – Sunday,…Read more…
Health Workers Take Up the Fight:
Health Workers Take Up the Fight Against the Capital Centred Direction of the Hospital Trust Subsidiary Companies Rally against the Harrogate District Foundation Trust subsidiary company, March 1…Read more…
Canadian Women Electricians
An Interview: Nathalie Soullière, Construction Worker and Member of Electrical Workers’ Union I am an electrician and a member of the electrical workers’ union (FIPOE). I also have my…Read more…