Unions slam government in wake of rise of jobs paying less than the Living WageRead more…
Taxpayers’ Alliance and corporation tax
There is a fantastic quote from the Taxpayers’ Alliance in this BBC story about Facebook that makes explicit the trouble they have as a “taxpayer” body commenting on this issue.
“Taxpayers will be justifiably confused and angry about this tax bill. Bu…Read more…
UK unions must stand with their Turkish and Kurdish brothers and sisters at this time
Stephen Smellie reports on the issues behind the Turkish peace rally murders: The trade union confederations in Turkey, KESK and DISK, along with the Engineers and Architects Association and the Medical Association organised the demonstration and rally in Ankara on Saturday which was attacked by two bomb blasts which have resulted in the death of over 100 people with many hundreds more beingRead more…
BREAKING: unions condemn government for failing to save Redcar steel
Community and Unite say government should have stepped in to save jobsRead more…
NHS: deficit balloons
The National Health Service’s deficit has ballooned to nearly £1bn in the first three months of the year, figures released on Friday (October 9) revealed – sparking what experts have called the worst…Read more…
‘Snuffing the light out’
Unite accused the government of allowing the ‘light to be snuffed out’ on steelmaking in Teesside, following the announcement today (October 12) that coke ovens and blast furnace at the SSI Redcar…Read more…
New living wage figures show recovery not shared fairly
low wages are on the increase, the Office of National Statistics reported today. * The number of employees outside London paid below the living wage has risen by 2 percentage points since 2012, Reaching 23 per cent by 2014. The increase in London has been much sharper though, with the latest…Read more…
Government abandons unworkable plan to make unions give 14 days notice for a tweet
News just breaking (via the FT) that the government may have just dropped proposals under consultation as part of the trade union bill, requiring unions to give employers and the police two weeks’ notice of any social media plans around strikes and pickets. The idea had been that unions would need…Read more…
End the violence
Unite expressed its outrage at the brutal attack on the demonstration for peace that occurred yesterday (October 11) in Ankara, Turkey. The blasts have left nearly 100 people dead and hundreds…Read more…
Jobs paying below living wage:
More jobs paying below living wage BBC Nearly one in four jobs outside of London pay less than the living wage – the pay level suggested for an adequate standard of living. Some 23% of jobs…Read more…
New research says EU regulation working.
Two years ago this week, the Prime Minister’s business taskforce said relaxing the European Commission’s rules on health and safety risk assessments would save £2.7bn. Meanwhile a piece by…Read more…
Finding a Voice at Work – ain’t easy
The rise and decline of union membership and power in my time (since the 1960s), has been the defining characteristic of a long career in the trade union and labour movement. From being ‘the wave of…Read more…
UNITE Grass Roots Left Conference in Birmigham:
Want a change? Tired of inactivity & non –committal actions, looking for something better than mere words? Then come to the; Grass Roots Left. Who will be holding their Fifth National conference…Read more…
Tata Jaguar are covering up their overproduction crisis
To help their friends in the Conservative Party, Tata, the large Indian conglomerate, owning much of the British Steel industry and Jaguar/Rover, are concealing the fact that they are in deep…Read more…
“No sports cars for us just yet” – where now for blacklisted workers?
Blacklist hero Dave Smith writes exclusively for UnionNewsRead more…
Episode 1: ‘I need a job’
Episode 2: ‘We love foreigners ha ha’ follows tomorrow
The post Episode 1: ‘I need a job’ appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
Organise and change lives
A Tale of Two Cities – is a powerful graphically illustrated novel about the plight of bullied and exploited hotel workers – and how by organising together change can be brought about. Unite…Read more…
Real Debt fringe: Austerity, Private debt & the next Global Crash – TUC Congress 2015
I am slowly catching up on events that I haven’t managed to post upon yet for various reasons.
This “Real Debt” fringe took place at the TUC Congress last month. It was sponsored by Unison.
Clare Williams, the Northern Region convener chaired and spea…Read more…
Plunged into poverty
In his address to the Tory Party Conference on Wednesday (October 7), prime minister David Cameron insisted that in order “to make Britain greater”, social problems had to be tackled including the…Read more…
The Tories are setting up their own trade union movement
The neo-liberals believe they are continuing with the Thatcherite policies of the past. The Tories took on the NUM in 1984-8 and created the UDM split.The Trade Union bill, due its third reading in…Read more…