A deal ending the NHS Tayside porters dispute in Scotland was hailed as ‘justice’ by their union Unite today (June 30), after members involved in the four month long dispute voted to accept an…Read more…
Congratulations to Heathrow – now become a Living Wage employer
This morning, the TUC has welcomed the recommendation from the Airports Commission calling for additional runway capacity at Heathrow. We have long been on record as supporting airport expansion. As the voice of Britain at work, the TUC seeks the creat…Read more…
Unions back Heathrow expansion
TUC says increasing airport capacity supports high-skill jobs and economic growthRead more…
The Mothers of the Movement – celebrating the matchwomen 127 years on
Terrific line-up revealed for Saturday’s Matchwomen’s FestivalRead more…
Why are the self-employed included in employment statistics, but excluded from earnings figures?
There are many ways to raise an average. For example here are two ways to raise Average Earnings: Have more people on high pay Have fewer people on low pay And here are two ways of having fewer people on lower pay: Pay the low paid more Just ignore them The Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)…
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Council bans umbrella companies despite Tory opposition
UCATT welcomes move by Kirklees CouncilRead more…
TUC calls on bosses to get down with the kids
Four million extra parents have access to parental leave this summerRead more…
Housing workers ballot for strike as they Aspire to better terms and conditions
GMB members angry at plans to dismiss maintenance workers and re-engage them on worse terms and conditionsRead more…
WIN! Tayside strike called off after 14 porters are re-instated
Unite members vote to end four-month action after accepting new pay offerRead more…
Chinese workers are more confident in themselves
Chinese workers are more confident in themselves and are adopting mature and rational approaches in addressing labour conflicts, according to the recently released workers’ movement report by China…Read more…
Voices Against State Piracy
DROR FEILER, aboard aid vessel Juliano, named after Juliano Mer-Khamis, director of the Jenin Freedom Theatre, who was murdered in 2011. This boat was sabotaged while in Greek harbour….Read more…
Performance-related problems
There is a very good piece by Anthony Hilton in the Standard today taking a swing at the mainstream corp gov approach to executive pay. No surprise, but I agree with pretty much all of it but there’s one thing in particular that leapt out today –
The b…Read more…
Eastenders and cowardly terrorists
Just heard some good news that a mate and East London Housing UNISON colleague, his family and friends staying at the Sousse resort in Tunisia were in a different hotel and unharmed in the recent cowardly massacre. They have though still decided to sta…Read more…
Winchester could be split over plans to form a devolved super authority for south Hampshire
Winchester could join Southampton and Portsmouth in a new Solent City authority Hampshire Chronicle Duncan Geddes, Reporter ( Nov. 2014) WINCHESTER district could be cut in half under plans to form…Read more…
The Open Plus Library – The Job Minus Library
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Scottish ferry workers strike in privatisation row
RMT members at CalMac walk out over prospect of Serco winning contract to operate services across Clyde, inner Hebrides and Western Isles. Severin Carrell Scotland correspondent Islanders and…Read more…
Down in the Tube station at midnight?
London Underground workers, members of Unite, the country’s largest union, have voted strongly in favour of strike action in a dispute over the introduction of all-night Tube services from September….Read more…
Changing London…Discussion event Thursday July 2nd 8pm Forest Gate
Newham’s youngest Councillor, Seyi Akiwowo, asked, me to give this event “a shout”.
“Dear Friends
Forest Gate North Labour is hosting a ‘Changing London’ event on Thursday 2nd July from 8-9.30pm
at Coffee7, Sebert Road (opposite Forest Gate Station…Read more…
Hot and bothered?
You know what it can be like at work – one person feels boiling hot, another is wearing their hat and scarf – the temperature is never exactly right. But in this current heatwave with the…Read more…
Carry on nursing
More than half of nurses think they know little about what revalidation is and less than half of them think it will actually improve care. In a survey carried out by Unite’s community nurses…Read more…