Earning below the living wage is the norm for part-time women workers in more than 130 parliamentary constituencies, according to new research carried out by the TUC to mark Part-time Equal Pay Day….Read more…
A tale of sorrow while walking up Moel Famau – the “Hill of Mothers”
Two weeks ago, I went on a holiday walk from the North Wales market town of Ruthin to the top of the nearby Clwydian hill range, Moel Famau, and then back down to Ruthin. At the summit is the remains of a monument to the 50th Jubilee of King George the…Read more…
Cameron’s lying over free schools, says NUT
Union accuses PM of playing politics with schools in pursuit of his own ideological agendaRead more…
Sign The Petition Opposing The Government’s Trade Union Bill
The TUC has an excellent website with all the info you need about the Trade Union Bill. This is regularly updated with information about the Bill and also contains links to the online petition. The Trade Union Bill is the biggest … Continue reading →Read more…
NUJ calls on Turkish authorities to release imprisoned UK journalists
Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury held on suspicion of working on behalf of terroristsRead more…
Shocking! 75% of women working part-time earn less than the Living Wage
TUC says women will continue to bear the brunt of in-work poverty unless better opportunities are created and wages are increasedRead more…
Cameron’s EU workplace rights strategy pleasing no one
The Financial Times reported last night that David Cameron had dropped plans to demand widespread exemptions from European Union workplace rights. The TUC has been warning that those demands were on his agenda for months (often pooh-poohed by ‘experts’), and we have been arguing that…Read more…
Scottish Government Programme 2015-16
The Scottish Government’s final programme for this parliament is a modest affair in terms of legislation, while seeking to address administratively some recent criticisms of its performance in…Read more…
Chancellor discarding £33bn solar power industry?
Over 100 organisations have appealed to the Prime Minister over the Chancellor’s plans to cut support for the solar power industry. The government, strangely shy about the employment impact of hazarding a £33bn industry. All DECC will admit to in its consultation paper is: “There is likely…Read more…
Osborne Voodoonomics
The Chinese stock market bubble has burst and China has had its own “Black Monday” (on 23 August). Its economic growth is slowing down and the after effects of the turmoil in its stock market and…Read more…
Better than zero flashmob protest
On Friday (August 28) a group of young activists gathered outside trendy bars and restaurants on Glasgow’s Ashton Lane to protest at a multi-million pound chain paying staff below the living wage. …Read more…
Tory wage plans need leap of faith
Plans by the government to penalise businesses which fail to pay the national minimum way and the living wage have drawn a sceptical response from Unite. Britain’s largest union has warned it…Read more…
Campaign to Elect Dave Prentis: Fundraiser London Wed 2 September 2015
This fund raiser hosted by Kevin Maguire (“Associate Editor of the Daily Mirror & TV pundit”) will take place tomorrow – Wednesday 2 September.
From 6.30pm at “The Parcel Yard, Kings Cross Station, London, N1 9AL.”
Tickets £5 each. Read more…
No to tipping cap
Unite has firmly rejected government proposals to cap the amount in tips restaurants can deduct from waiting staff. The union — which has led a campaign for tipping fairness…Read more…
Industrial relations in Scotland and the Trade Union Bill
In today’s Scotsman, UNISON’s Dave Watson contrasts the industrial relations culture in Scotland with the latest Tory attack on trade unions in the Trade Union Bill.He gives a short history of how this different culture has developed since devolution, particularly in the public sector – the main target of the Bill. He also makes the case for the type of workplace democracy the Tories want toRead more…
Respond to the government consultation on the right to strike
Can you give your comments to the trade union bill consultation?Read more…
Unison Executive Committee Officer Posts Available
The branch has positions on its Executive Committee for: Women’s Officer Labour Link Officer – must pay into Unison’s Affiliated Political Fund Membership & Recruitment Secretary Youth Officer (must be aged under 27) Auditors Welfare Secretary Union Learning Representatives In…Read more…
Housing workers on strike over sign-or-be-sacked contracts
GMB members at Aspire Housing stand to lose £5k a year if they sign new dealRead more…
“It’s not funny how we don’t talk any more” – new union president’s plea to government
ATL president Kim Knappett says excessive workload and constant changes impact on teachers’ time with pupilsRead more…
Off to school? Unions call on bosses to help working parents
TUC says employers should be flexible to allow mums and dads have work-life balanceRead more…