The trade body for the renewables industry says some 19,000 onshore wind jobs are at risk as a result of the Conservatives’ manifesto pledge to halt the spread of onshore wind farms. The onshore wind sector delivered £1.6 billion in investment in the UK last year. But Renewable UK says that…Read more…
Homeless Sweets Way homeless
Walk through Sweets Way housing estate in Barnet, North London, and it’s a ghost town – broken glass on the streets, windows boarded up as if in preparation for a storm, kitchen and bath items laying…Read more…
Swazi transport union fights back and wins
Despite state repression and intransigent employers, the Swazi Transport and Allied Workers Union is fighting and winning for its members.Read more…
A Britain that works for all
The very front page title of Labour’s election manifesto sums up both the future and the immediate past of this country: ‘Britain can be better’. Too right it can! After five years of failed…Read more…
The self-imploding system
Mark Wright is the assistant director (leadership & management) at AMiE. Following the speech Tristram Hunt gave at the ATL conference outlining Labour’s education policies, this, along with…Read more…
Cameron’s ‘right’ to cause homelessness
The right to buy is back – but this time the Tories have set their sights on housing associations. Stung by allegations that the Conservative’s message to the electorate is too negative, David…Read more…
Channel anger by voting
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey kicked off his two-day election tour of Wales today (April 14) in Cardiff, where he joined Unite secretary for Wales Andy Richards, shadow Welsh secretary Owen…Read more…
STAND UP FOR STEEL IN SCOTLAND
On the 20-22 April the STUC Congress will be meeting in Ayr. The theme of this year’s Congress is Decent Work and Dignified Lives. In the run up to Congress this blog will host a series of articles…Read more…
This is class war! Tories announce plans to “ban” strikes
if elected, Conservatives will introduce 40% threshold for ballotsRead more…
Bakers’ Union joins Fast Food Global action
The UK Bakers’ Food and Allied Workers’ Union is joining a global day of action for fast food workers on 15 April. The action will highlight poor pay and conditions in the industry, and take place in…Read more…
VOTE FOR CANDIDATES WHO OPPOSE AUSTERITY & STAND FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL!:
Austerity:
Foreword Austerity isn’t working Why inequality has to be addressed Society is too important to fail: There is an alternative Conclusion: Read more on IOWTUC website (full article) click :…Read more…
New Website for Isle of Wight Trades Union Councils:
At a recent meeting of the IOWTUC (Wednesday, 25th March) a decision was taken to create a new Internet blog for the Association of Local Trades Councils. RTUC is a member organisation of IOWTUC and…Read more…
Zero inflation and still reducing core inflation. To repeat: deflationary pressures are not just about fuel
For once CPI inflation was in line with market expectations, remaining at zero per cent for the second month in a row. But this unchanged reading simply followed because fuel prices were not as low in March as they were in February, falling by -13.7 per cent on the year rather than -16.6 per…Read more…
UNISON’s NEC Elections – Put our union and members first
If you have not received your ballot papers by today (14 April) you should ring 0800 0857 857. Lines open 6am to midnight, Monday to Friday and 9am to 4pm on Saturday. Ballot closes 15 May.
Check out other national, regional and Black Members recommen…Read more…
Dunnes Stores workers vow to escalate campaign
Mandate Trade Union members in Dunnes Stores have recommended an escalation in their campaign for decent work.Read more…
Union backs immigration poster campaign
UCU warns those who want to turn back the clock on immigration, also want to turn back the clock on women’s rights and workers’ rightsRead more…
RMT wins major zero hours victory
The RMT has today confirmed it has secured a major victory in reversing the zero hours status for a sizable number of staff working out of Dover. After extensive negotiations and campaigning, the…Read more…
#IAmAnImmigrant – poster campaign launch
This is the speech Mohammed Taj gave to the launch in Congress House of the I Am An Immigrant poster campaign. Last year I became the first South Asian born President of the TUC and this year I am…Read more…
Four unions ballot for strike action at steel giant
Community, GMB, UCATT and Unite members angry at plans to close Tata pension schemeRead more…