Union members work to rule at Calmac over pay, conditions and pensionsRead more…
Farewell to welfare – unions condemn Cameron’s £12bn cuts
Unions say Tory plans mark a dark day for equality in BritainRead more…
“Give us the Living Wage” – London journalists on strike
NUJ members employed by Newsquest take action over pay and redundanciesRead more…
Unions call for death of “zombie” TTIP deal
TUC wants European Parliament to reject trade deals that are not made in the public interestRead more…
#uNDC15 Are you a first time or lone delegate? If so, join us for lunch
Back to last weeks UNISON conference. I thought this initiative by London Region on the Tuesday was fantastic.
Our London regional delegation is over 200 but many delegates are here for the first time or a lone branch delegate.
The Regional lay…Read more…
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Unhappy Birthday: 5 years on, Osborne’s austerity Budget has failed as public debt still heads for 90 % of GDP (Maastricht definition)
Five years ago today, George Osborne published his austerity budget. His philosophy of action was set out a few months ahead of the election in the Mais Lecture (25th February 2010). Deploying the (now somewhat discredited) work by Reinhart and Rogoff (issued in January 2010), he argued “So while…Read more…
Amber axes most cost effective wind projects
The government has effectively cancelled 250 onshore wind projects already in development by cutting the subsidies which would aid their completion. Today’s decision is likely to mean that 2,500 turbines which were due to be built are scrapped. The Energy Secretary argued that consumer bills would…Read more…
Armed Police try to intimade workers’ demo in Wolverhampton:
Gun-toting coppers fail to intimidate Sita protests Conrad Landin Morning Star WORKERS whose demos against the “social dumping” of labour have been met with gun-toting bobbies yesterday defied police…Read more…
Dark day for Britain
Today, Monday June 22, David Cameron has shown how tough he is with further attacks on working people and their families. In a speech he made in Runcorn further cuts of £1,400 from the incomes…Read more…
Spreading the learning bug
In June Unite Community members from across the South West attended the first ever ULR (union learning reps) course specifically designed for non-working Trade Union Members. The course is broadly…Read more…
Does the model need fixing? Adapting organized labour and trade unions for the 21st century
22 June 2015
James Wold, second year law student at Marquette University in Milwaukee
The Industrial Revolution brought with it two key elements that carry on today – the defining of education…Read more…
Defining battle
A quarter of a million people turned out to protest the government’s austerity measures on Saturday (June 20) in central London, police figures estimated, with thousands more attending demonstrations…Read more…
‘We will not be silenced’
It’s so heartening to see so many people here. I’m not going to take up much of your time. But I do want to talk to two specific groups today. The first is those economists, academics, journalists,…Read more…
Why freezing the BBC is a really stupid idea
Just a few of the reasons we think freezing the Beeb for a decade is a staggeringly bad idea.Read more…
Love it or lose it: Save the BBC!
The Tory manifesto pledge to freeze the BBC licence fee for another 5 years will bring it to its knees.Read more…
Swaziland: one of the terrible ten worst countries for workers’ rights
Swaziland makes the top ten worst places for workers because of its repressive regime of intimidation, police violence and imprisonment. Trade unions are also banned and authorities have used…Read more…
MU wins copyright case against UK government
Union successfully challenges government over private copying of musicRead more…
ASLEF backs Corbyn for Labour leader
Whelan says MP has the character, the vision, and the policies to deliver for all the peopleRead more…
Tata strike off as unions consult on new offer
Workers urged to accept offer that sees pension scheme savedRead more…