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Unite’s leadership is engaged in an anti-democratic power grab and delegates need to be ready to put a stop to it.
Unite’s Rules Conference starts on Monday and delegates have been sent a 160 page book of motions to change our rule book. The sh…Read more…
I went to the launch of the Teesside Collective report today in London, on the case for an industrial CCS pipeline in the North East. So did a new DECC Minister (see below). The four ‘anchor’ companies leading the project are steel producer SSI, fertiliser producer GrowHow, plastics firm Lotte…Read more…
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The poorest pay a greater percentage of their income in tax than the richest people in the UK according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics. And by far the biggest drain on the…Read more…
Nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (AHPs) form the bedrock of our nation’s healthcare. But their job is often thankless – they work long hours, for very little pay under incredibly…Read more…
Anne Heavey is an Education Policy Adviser at ATL. For many children in this country starting secondary school can be a pivotal moment. The TES recently reported the following: “A range of studies…Read more…
Is any semblance of an industrial strategy about to go the same way as Lord Heseltine’s report No Stone Unturned (his report on creating a re-balanced economy) and George Osborne’s now disguarded…Read more…
Staff at Lloyd’s banking group (LBG) have been rewarded for their loyalty and struggling to bring the bank back into profit with an announcement of 700 job cuts. The news, which comes a week after…Read more…
On Monday evening, I addressed a rally in Trafalgar Square in solidarity with the people of Greece. Here’s what I said. I am proud to be here tonight to bring you best wishes on behalf of the…Read more…
Like an ominous poetic prelude to the UK’s hottest day of the year, yesterday the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) released its annual Progress Report on preparing for climate change and cutting the UK’s carbon emissions. If the 35°c heat felt in London today makes the ministers in the Department…Read more…
Angry workers at windscreen makers Pilkington in Birmingham are striking in a dispute over pay inequality with co-workers at another site five miles away. More than 130 workers at the King’s Norton…Read more…
Unite has urged the government to hurry over implementing the recommendations of the Airports Commission for Heathrow expansion or risk losing out to rival airports across the globe. Their report…Read more…
A deal ending the NHS Tayside porters dispute in Scotland was hailed as ‘justice’ by their union Unite today (June 30), after members involved in the four month long dispute voted to accept an…Read more…
This morning, the TUC has welcomed the recommendation from the Airports Commission calling for additional runway capacity at Heathrow. We have long been on record as supporting airport expansion. As the voice of Britain at work, the TUC seeks the creat…Read more…
TUC says increasing airport capacity supports high-skill jobs and economic growthRead more…
Terrific line-up revealed for Saturday’s Matchwomen’s FestivalRead more…
There are many ways to raise an average. For example here are two ways to raise Average Earnings: Have more people on high pay Have fewer people on low pay And here are two ways of having fewer people on lower pay: Pay the low paid more Just ignore them The Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)…
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UCATT welcomes move by Kirklees CouncilRead more…
Four million extra parents have access to parental leave this summerRead more…
GMB members angry at plans to dismiss maintenance workers and re-engage them on worse terms and conditionsRead more…