http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/4/part/3/enacted
Trade unionists are often complaining about the number of jobs which have been eliminated as a result of the savage spending cuts of the previous Government, now set to be accelerated.So we should probably celebrate the creation of some…Read more…
Unions Furious As Obama Gets Approval For ‘Fast Track’
President Obama may have got his way on ‘fast track’, the legislation he needs to drive through approval of a new generation of free trade agreements but US unions have vowed to continue to fight on…Read more…
Opposition mounting to UK Human Rights Act suspension
The European Convention on Human Rights came into effect in 1953. In the aftermath of the Second World War it sought to set standards on human decency. The convention established the European Court…Read more…
Nazi Collaboration and Use of Slave Labour by German Industry:
The Example of Audi Flossenbürg concentration camp. All 18,000 prisoners from the camp were used as slave labour in Auto Union plants. The German car manufacturer Audi’s predecessor company…Read more…
Freedom fighter Denis Goldberg at Community H.E.A.R.T event at South Africa House
The picture collage is from last night’s fundraiser at the South African High Commission in Trafalgar Square for Community HEART and the “Children of a Rainbow Nation”. The development charity Community HEART was founded by former…Read more…
Great Patriotic War Era Posters:
Call to Arms in Defence of the Motherland Stalin’s Spirit, Sound and Strong, Our Army and Our Country! (1939); Motherland Is Calling! (1941) Fight Bravely, Sons of Suvorov and Chapayev (1941)…Read more…
Asset manager oversight of exec pay
There’s a very telling quote early on in this piece by Jill Treanor on Fidelity’s views on exec pay.
“If you approach executive pay from the point of quantum, you are setting yourself up to fail,” he said.I think this encapsulates why there will continue to be controversy around exec pay. A lot of…Read more…
Morning Star Appoints Youngest Ever Editor
Ben Chacko has been appointed the editor of the Morning Star making him the youngest editor of the co-operatively owned socialist daily newspaper since the legendary William Rust in 1930. Ben, who…Read more…
Keith Ewing: Where Do We Go Now?
Trade unions face a crisis like no other as 5 years of Tory rule beckon. We need a new vision — and we need it now, by Keith Ewing. Shortly after the general election in 2010, I wrote in these…Read more…
Support Unite Engineers At Finnish Company Kone – On Strike Next Week
300 Unite engineering staff employed by the Finnish company Kone across the UK will be taking strike action over the next two week. Unite engineers at Kone service lifts, doors and escalators across…Read more…
Probation staff show the way on 11 June
UNISON members employed in the Probation Service will be taking strike action on Thursday 11 June in a dispute over pay following near-unanimous rejection of a “zero per cent” pay offer and a decisive “yes” vote in a national strike ballot. This will be the first national UNISON strike action…Read more…
CNN covers Qatar’s arrest of journalists & ongoing mistreatment of workers
Qatar 2022: Will VISA statement prove costly for Sepp Blatter’s FIFA?
On Monday, the TUC’s Playfair Qatar campaign joined forces with an eclectic group of campaigners. The ITUC, New FIFA Now and SKINS Official Non-Sponsor, all with a track record of speaking out…Read more…
A room at The View
As Unite’s The View Hotel in Eastbourne completes major renovations—from its state-of-the-art conference facilities to a brand new restaurant and a new online booking service – your next summer…Read more…
If not now, when?
As talks between steel giant Tata and unions broke down over changes to members’ pensions scheme, Tata electrician Charlotte Upton, 25, spoke to UniteLive about the upcoming industrial action ballot…Read more…
Practice what you preach
The Church of Scotland is being urged to think again before ratifying a report which would break official links with Unite at its General Assembly in Edinburgh today (May 22). The Central…Read more…
Calling all UNISON members at Stoke on Trent College!
Are you a UNISON member employed by Stoke on Trent College? Is your job at risk? Could you be next in the firing line? Worried about your future? If you are then please come along to a mass member meeting … Continue reading →Read more…
Austerity doesn’t work
Earlier this week, the internationally renowned political scientist and author on world debt Susan George, addressed, the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) conference. Ahead of the…Read more…
The Hypocrisy World Cup? FIFA sponsors silent on Qatar abuses
62 workers may lose their lives for each game played during Qatar’s 2022 World Cup, a tournament likely to be sponsored by FIFA partner companies Coke, VISA, McDonald’s, Adidas, Kia and Hyundai….Read more…
STOP NHS sale of end of life cancer care in Staffordshire
Stop the NHS sell-off of £1.2 billion Cancer Care in Staffordshire: Petition Presentation Thursday 4th June 13:30 – 16:30 The 38 Degrees petition directed at the four CCGs involved in the process has been signed by over 60,000 people (please … Continue reading →Read more…