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RMT to call Tube bosses on safety monitoring after child falls between train and platform
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Good bosses want justice access
New research shows deep unease among employers over controversial tribunal fees brought in by the government just over a year ago. In the face of trade union protests ministers pressed ahead with prohibitive employment tribunal fees, effectively denying workplace justice to millions. The fees are set at £250 to issue a claim and £950 […]
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NHS Dental Tendering on the Isle of Wight:
Somerset NHS Trust take on Isle of Wight community dental services onthewight All staff currently providing community dental services will be transferring to Somerset Partnership and all clinics will…Read more…
The biggest NHS privatisation yet:
Leak reveals worrying truth behind the biggest NHS privatisation yet A leak has revealed deeply worrying details of one of the largest NHS privatisations yet – the proposed privatisation of…Read more…
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Standardisation: Are our regulations being privatised by the back door? Hugh Robertson writes for Stronger Unions on the increasing move towards industry led standardisation rather than regulation, and the problems this is causing. Building homes will …Read more…
Don’t ignore danger signs
Fears have been expressed that sign language interpreting services for the UK’s 100,000 deaf population could plummet, if further privatisation takes place, Unite has warned. The union is concerned that downward pressure on costs and standards could mean that staff with fewer – or even no – qualifications could make mistakes when a […]
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Opponents of austerity mobilise in solidarity with Greece
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Don’t believe the baloney – SHPS Pensions are not doomed. Accountants can’t count
“Inside Housing” on Friday had another gloomy article on the problems facing the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS).
The “deficit” is apparently getting bigger and some Housing Associations are so worried that they are thinking of joining others who…Read more…
Osborne’s make believe “march of the makers”
In his 2011 Budget speech, George Osborne said he wanted “a Britain carried aloft by the march of the makers.” However, the fact is that manufacturing’s proportion of GDP has flatlined at 10.1% of GDP for the past six years. Our evidence shows that manufacturing’s heartland is in…Read more…
Crisis looms as Kenyan police prepare attack on striking truck drivers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation is warning of an imminent crisis as massed, armed Kenyan riot police make ready to attack truck drivers peacefully gathered near the towns of Kanaan and Mai Mahiu.Read more…
Brick kiln workers killed in bid for freedom
As our Blood Bricks campaign continues to fight to end slavery in India’s brick kilns, we receive the horrific news that two workers died in a bid for freedom.Read more…
Half a job George
“Mr Speaker, I have failed”, Chancellor George Osborne will tell the Commons on budget day. “Because I have failed we need five more years of austerity and massive cuts across public services.” That’s what Osborne would say if he was telling the unvarnished truth. Instead of having seen off the austerity measures brought on […]
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Union link not for sale
Asseem Allam, millionaire owner of Hull City AFC, wants to completely sever the link between Labour and the organisations that founded the party—trade unions. As the Sunday Times reported on March 15, Allam said he would offer a future one-off donation to Labour if it weakened its trade union ties, and pledged an […]
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Disappearing Council: The Movie
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The last Budget of this Parliament is almost upon us
A Budget that delivers for ordinary people is what we all would like to hear – unfortunately, I suspect we’re very unlikely toRead more…
IOW Green Candidate on Ferries:
Green candidate meets and compares the ferry companies onthewight Isle of Wight Green Party prospective parliamentary candidatefor the 2015 elections Vix Lowthion has now met with the two major ferry…Read more…
STANDARDS – PRIVATISATION OF REGULATION BY THE BACK DOOR?
How do you think people would react if the Government passed a law that said that our traffic laws would be decided by motoring organisations like the AA or RAC, or if the European Commission…Read more…
Jobs, Fair Pay, Investment. Three things we need from Budget 2015
We recently set out our detailed, 35-page pre-budget statement. It sets out what we think working people in Britain need from this budget. At the core of it, there are three things we’re looking for. I’ve explained them briefly in the video below.
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Cyber security tips for journalists (The List)
Updated 04/05/2015. This page is an attempt to compile some of the online resources available to help journalists improve their cyber security. That journalists need to think about such matters is…Read more…