The TUC has long championed increases in infrastructure spending, but the government has instead cut severely this vital expenditure. In an editorial in the weekend edition, the Financial Times took a big step in our direction. The shifting view was se…Read more…
End exploitation of young vulnerable workers
#stuc15 The STUC will press the Scottish Government to set up and fund an STUC administered vulnerable workers’ project as part of a wide ranging strategy to end the exploitation of young vulnerable workers in the fast food and related sectors.
Delegates condemned discriminatory practices which adversely affect all low paid, unorganised workers, but which particularly impact on young workers.Read more…
John Park’s article on Rebalancing the Economy
Today Unions21 was at Scottish TUC Congress with a standing-room-only fringe event in Ayr entitled: ‘The rebalancing act: How should we tackle inequality?’ . The event was the Scottish launch of…Read more…
Labour: 1m green jobs in climate change plan
At the heart of Labour’ Green Plan for the next parliament is a transformative industrial strategy to create a million high productivity green jobs through investment in renewable energy, home insulation retrofits, zero carbon homes, community energy projects, carbon capture & storage, new…Read more…
Flexible working good for life and the workforce
#stuc15 The STUC will campaign for a legal right to flexible working and will support affiliate trade unions to challenge unreasonable and discriminatory management practices.
Seconding the motion from the teaching union NASUWT, UNISON’s Maggie Cook told delegates that flexible working, when handled well, can enhance workers’ quality of life and lead to a happier and more productive workforce.Read more…
Stop slash and privatise agenda
When Aneurin Bevan, chief architect of the NHS, said, “The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it,” perhaps he had a premonition of the state the service would be…Read more…
Listen to strategy plea
Workers at Tory controlled Bromley council have voted by 87 per cent in favour of a second round of strike action against the council’s plans for mass privatisation of services. The…Read more…
Partnership means rights on both sides – repeal anti-union laws
#stuc15 STUC delegates slammed the attacks on equalities, employment rights and trade union freedoms and backed a UNISON led composite to continue the fight for the repeal of all anti-trade union laws.
STUC reiterated its support for the Mather Commission “Working Together” report and pledged to make sure that the fundamental principles of trade union rights, including the right to strike, areRead more…
STUC welcomes Glasgow strikers
#stuc15 The STUC Congress in Ayr gave a standing ovation to strikers from Glasgow Council’s Homeless Service who have been on all-out strike since 31 March over pay grading. Helen Craig, Sally Currie and Stewart Graham were introduced to delegates by President June Minnery.
The 70 strikers took their own “negotiating table” to the front doors of the city chambers last week because seniorRead more…
Public contracts should demand fair treatment for workers
#stuc15 The STUC demanded an end to exploitative procurement contracts that leave workers at the mercy of low wages, poor employment practices, scams that mask employment status and zero hours contracts.
Supporting the motion UNISON Scotland’s Brenda Aitchison reminded Congress how dependent business is on the state, including the £1.4 billion funding for apprenticeships and the benefitsRead more…
Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann plan four days of strike action
SIPTU Drivers to engage in four days of strike action at Dublin Bus and Bus ÉireannRead more…
Unions threaten probation strike after move to replace 500 jobs with machines
GMB, Napo and UNISON warn of impending action unless jobs cull is addressedRead more…
Pledge for collective bargaining as Fair Work Convention welcomed
#stuc15 The STUC Congress in Ayr gave its full backing to the Mather Commission “Working Together” report which “sets out a new blueprint for industrial relations in Scotland.”
Welcoming the Scottish Government’s commitment to establish a Fair Work Convention to take forward its recommendations, the STUC pledged to ensure a robust industrial relations framework is established, based onRead more…
Workplace Issues: taking up the issues with the new government
Start: 10/06/2015 09:30
End: 10/06/2015 15:25
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Start: 10/06/2015 09:30
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Don’t lose your voice – unions urge members to register to vote today
Deadline for registration is midnight tonightRead more…
Pensions staff begin five-day strike over “obscene and insulting” 9p pay rise
PCS members take action at Computer Sciences CorporationRead more…
West Ham & East Ham Labour Campaigning Weekend
This is another picture collage of West Ham (and East Ham) Labour out campaigning this weekend.
There is a Stratford & New Town ward team in Abbey Lane, E15. While East and West Ham activists were out Sunday morning with Ilford South, Mike Gapes. …Read more…
Union demands the Living Wage for workers at Lloyds Bank
Bank made £1.8bn profit but still refuses to pay staff £7.85 a hourRead more…
Your country needs you…to VOTE (register by end of today Monday 20 April)
You have until the end of today, Monday 20 April to register to vote for the General Election. You can go to your local Council or go to https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
It takes around 5 minutes and you just need your national insurance number (on…Read more…
Union membership density and link to income going to the very wealthy
Check out Mind the Gap for further information on this USA chart which I think will mirror what has happened in the UK and other countries as well.
It is also about something I constantly go on about at work. The more of us in the union – th…Read more…