Recently the fight has gone to the courts. Yet today the High Court ruled against them. This is a terrible blow for the millions of women who will have been hoping for a very different outcome.
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High Court state pension judgment is terrible blow
Campaign will go on, to seek justice
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‘Intransigent management’
About 120 housing repair workers at Greenwich council have overwhelmingly voted to strike as they are disgusted over the way they are being treated, Unite said today (October 2). Unite said…Read more…
‘You are not alone’
Hundreds of Thomas Cook workers descended on Parliament to demand answers from the government and from the company to whom they’ve loyally dedicated years of their working lives. The workers,…Read more…
‘Grossly unfair’
Waiters at Carluccio’s are joining Unite after the firm introduced a tipping policy that will leave some staff up to £400 a month worse off. The scandal emerged a year after former Prime…Read more…
Why Labour should commit to £10 billion a year for council housing
This article was published by Inside Housing . For those without access to IH you can read on below. Pete … MoreRead more…
Claims to be the party of the NHS enough to make the blood boil
Brexit must be sorted but not by crashing out of Europe
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West Ham CLP Canvass & Social: 6 October 2019 at Cody Dock
Modest minimum wage promises would be sunk by no deal
Higher wages for the lowest paid workers sounds like good news, but any progress would be wiped out by a no-deal Brexit.Read more…
James Asser re-elected to Labour Party NEC
Congratulations to my fellow Newham Councillor and Cabinet Colleague, James Asser, for being re-elected to the Labour Party National Executive Committee at our Conference last week.
James is a committed, experienced and hardworking Labour Movement act…Read more…
‘Swingeing cuts’ fight
Library and museum staff in Bradford will strike for 14 days this autumn over swingeing cuts to the city’s 14 libraries and museums, which could see funding axed by 65 per cent. Unite, which…Read more…
‘Necessary lever’
A landmark French legal move could lead to improved employment conditions for workers at XPO Logistics UK, who are currently embroiled in a dispute over pension contributions not being credited to…Read more…
‘Failure to legislate’
Unite has warned that the government’s failure to introduce the fair tipping legislation it promised a year ago today (October 1) is pushing low paid restaurant workers over the tipping point as…Read more…
Thomas Cook demo
Thomas Cook workers from all parts of the country who were made redundant last Monday (September 23), will on Wednesday (October 2) hold a lobby and demonstration in parliament from 11am to 3pm….Read more…
Harland and Wolff sit-in success
The historic Harland and Wolff shipyard has been saved with investment and a programme of future is work to follow.
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Four in five schools worse off under government spending plans
Education unions reveal schools worse off than in 2015
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Liberata is first private sector firm to back UNISON violence charter
Government service provider supports scheme to protect employees
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Labour link ballot result
Results of the election for the UNISON Labour Link national committee
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A fundamental change in Labour’s housing policy?
The composite housing resolution which went before Labour’s conference on Wednesday morning was passed unanimously. It marks a fundamental shift … MoreRead more…
Labour shoud kill off Right to Buy, not breathe new life into it
This article was written before the Labour conference in response to a Financial Times article which reported that Labour was … MoreRead more…