07 July 2017 Len McCluskey will call for the same deal for the North East of England as for Northern Ireland, when he addresses the Durham Miners’ Gala tomorrow (Saturday 8 July). The general…Read more…
Sellafield firefighters to strike in pay row
The Sellafield site employs about 10,000 people and is in the process of being decommissioned Firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant are to strike after “last-chance”…Read more…
Union gears up for a summer of campaigning:
First meeting of new national executive council gets straight down to business UNISON’s new national executive council lost no time in outlining plans for a hot summer of campaigning when it…Read more…
Scotland: Public sector pay cap for college staff abandoned as unions back proposal
1st July Finance Secretary Derek Mackay THE cap on public sector pay is about to be broken for 5500 support staff in Scotland’s further education colleges. Following several weeks of negotiations…Read more…
British Airways has begun a 16-day walkout
BA cabin staff at the UK’s busiest airport staged a strike in a long-running pay dispute. Members of Unite walked out from midnight, July 1st, at Heathrow, with union claims about “poverty pay”. BA…Read more…
Refuse workers Strike:
Birmingham’s refuse workers go on strike Members of the Unite union will are stopping work from 10:45 until 15:37 BST on Friday. Further stoppages are also planned. The union claims…Read more…
Bank of England staff vote for strike –
Unite union A general view shows the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain April 19, 2017. REUTERS/HANNAH MCKAY (Reuters) – Bank of England staff have voted to strike over pay in the…Read more…
NHS Cuts and Closures Will Be Another Disaster:
The Government and NHS England Direction to “Think the Unthinkable” on NHS Cuts and Closures Will Be Another Disaster for Society It was revealed by the Health Service…Read more…
The Grenfell Tower Tragedy:
The Need for Empowerment: The Grenfell Tower Tragedy On June 14, a fire broke out at Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey residential housing block in North Kensington, London. At the time of writing, the…Read more…
Modern Communism, the solution to our economic needs in front of our eyes.
Mat Thomas There is an emerging abundance, which offers great possibilities to secure a source for the economic rights of all in the economy. Apart from the capitalist wrecking that has constantly…Read more…
St Barts’ Trust Strike:
St Barts’ Trust Strike – Support the Cleaners, Porters and Security Industrial action taking place from 4-6 July against private multinational Serco who are implementing job cuts,…Read more…
FURTHER THREE DAYS OF STRIKE ACTION ON ARRIVA RAIL NORTH
22 June 2017 RMT Press Office: RMT confirms a further three days of strike action on Arriva Rail North in guards’ safety dispute Rail union RMT has confirmed that a further three days of strike…Read more…
More Postal Strikes Over Pay.
A wave of actions may be hitting Britain, concentrating on Wage increases. This is in light of the TUC saying that Britain deserves a pay rise. Postal deliveries in the Scarborough area were…Read more…
UNISON: Conference Speech from Corbyn:
National delegate conference hails inspiring speech from Jeremy Corbyn Labour leader pledges to end public sector pay cap and invest in homes, the NHS, social care and all our services – to create a…Read more…
“Enough is Enough!” End Public Sector Pay Restraint!
Unite calls for end of public sector pay restraint to mark European public services day 23 June 2017 Public sector workers in the UK were calling for the lifting of seven years of pay restraint as…Read more…
PCS is encouraging members to support the anti-austerity demonstration in London on 1 July.
1 July: Book your transport now 23 Jun 2017 Join PCS and the People’s Assembly in London on Saturday 1 July to say no to austerity and no to the cuts PCS is encouraging members to support the…Read more…
RMT CONFIRMS NEW STRIKE DATE ON SOUTHERN RAIL
22 June 2017 RMT Press Office: RAIL UNION RMT confirmed today that guards and drivers on Southern Rail will strike again for 24 hours in the on-going disputes over the safety impact of the extension…Read more…
St Mary’s Hospital cancels operations due to pressures
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust said operations would be rescheduled as soon as possible. Thursday, June 22, 2017 – 10:36 OPERATIONS have been cancelled at St Mary’s Hospital today (Thursday)…Read more…
Staff at London school to strike
NUT staff at London school to strike outside DfE Jess Staufenberg 1 Teachers and parents are set to strike on a picket line outside the Department for Education’s (DfE) London offices this morning in…Read more…
Coyne Sacked by Unite the Union:
Gerard Coyne, who lost the Unite leadership battle to Len McCluskey – has been sacked as the union’s West Midlands regional secretary. Mr Coyne said he was “deeply…Read more…