TUC March & Rally London – Saturday 12 May 11 am – 4pm – A New Deal For Working People – Hyde Park London The march will assemble on the Embankment between Hungerford Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge from 11 am. It will move …Read more…
PyeongChang “Peace Olympics”
PyeongChang “Peace Olympics”: An Important Step Forward in the Korean Nation’s Striving for Peace and Reunification The joint Korean delegation entering PyeongChang Olympic Stadium…Read more…
Asda Pension Cuts:
Usdaw in talks with Asda over their proposed unfair pension cuts, with nearly 2,000 Northern Irish staff signing a petition Asda has proposed changes to the pension plan that will affect staff by:…Read more…
March for Pensions and Pay!
Defend Education. March for Pensions and Pay DEFEND EDUCATION March for Pensions and Pay Wednesday 28 February Assemble 12 noon, ULU, Malet Street WC1 Depart 1pm. 28 February at 12:00–16:00 Malet…Read more…
Tata employees’ retirement money was moved into high-charging funds:
UK steelworkers were bamboozled over pensions http://www.johnbucklecentre.org.uk/opensite/wdnews/news.php Josephine Cumbo in London February 14, 2018 Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2018. Tata…Read more…
Branch Newsletter February 2018
The latest branch newsletter is available. Features include: Health & Safety Spotlight – Stress At Work What Have The Trade Unions Ever Done For Us – SOT Council no longer attacking terms and conditions for those who work unsocial hours…Read more…
From the National Shop Stewards Network:
NSSN 377: Support the strikes & protests in #HeartUnions week http://shopstewards.net/2018/02/nssn-377-support-the-strikes-protests-in-heartunions-week/ February 13, 2018 in Bulletins For…Read more…
Did you every wonder where Unison’s colours came from?
Does the colour scheme on the medal look familiar to you? Do you know what it is? Well, it is actually a hunger strike medal from the women’s suffrage movement and represents the colours of the suffragettes. In 1908 the … Continue reading U…Read more…
Anti-War Government:
Fight For An Anti-War Government Nationwide Tour, Why We Need An Anti-War Government Beginning last month, and stretching into March, the Stop the War Coalition is organising a nationwide tour: Why…Read more…
Tens of Thousands March and Demonstrate to Demand a New Direction for the NHS
Tens of thousands of people from all over the country took part on Saturday, February 3, in a day of action demanding a new direction for the NHS and an end to its privatisation. In London, 60,000…Read more…
ACO’s and the need for popular Decision-Making Power:
The Fight Against Accountable Care Organisations Shows the Need for Decision-Making Power Laura Pidcock speaking at a House of Commons meeting against the introduction of ACOs on January 23 The High…Read more…
Listen to podcasts from Newcastle Anti-War Government Public meeting:
Why We Need an AntiWar Government Tour Newcastle Stop the War Coalition…Read more…
Use it … pay for it …
Or … don’t give away that photo. If you’re supplying an image for free, then someone else is paying for it. NUJ Brussels is backing the NUJ’s #Useitpayforit campaign to encourage amateurs to…Read more…
Taylor Review:
The Taylor Review allows the Tories to kick workers’ rights into the long grass GOVERNMENT willingness to take forward 52 of the 53 recommendations in the Matthew Taylor’s review into working…Read more…
Unite preparing legal action in Crossrail dispute in response to Balfour Beatty ‘thievery’
07 February 2018 UNITE Unite, the UK’s construction union, is preparing to take legal action in the increasingly bitter Crossrail dispute, after Balfour Beatty ceased paying agreed bonuses. Unite has…Read more…
Unite reveals bankers, lawyers and financiers to pocket massive £140m in GKN takeover
07 February 2018 UNITE Bankers, financiers, lawyers and public relations executives stand to rake in millions as part of a massive payday totalling around £140 million if Melrose succeeds in its…Read more…
Campaigns meeting, Wednesday Feb 7th, Newport IOW:
Summary. A useful and informative meeting of the Campaigns forum organised and chaired by Darren Galpin took place last night at Quay Arts. The agenda was previously democratically aired on line and…Read more…
Victory of the Battle of Stalingrad Turning Point of the Second World War
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MAKE HEALTH NOT WAR!
For an NHS Consistent with an Anti-War Government The Day of Action called by Health Campaigns Together and the People’s Assembly is very timely, as the direction in which the government is…Read more…
Capita don’t just provide a few services, they seem practically to run entire councils
Capita’s financial woes raise serious questions about the vulnerability of local authorities – like Barnet and Northamptonshire – who have been suckered into signing decades long…Read more…