UNISON calls on government to ‘give more money to schools now’ as Education Policy Institute report shows more schools recording larger deficits
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UNISON calls on government to ‘give more money to schools now’ as Education Policy Institute report shows more schools recording larger deficits
The article English schools having to spend more than…Read more…
Ahead of today’s (March 16) private members’ bill to outlaw unpaid trial shifts, members of Unite, working for the American dining chain TGI Fridays, have revealed that the company uses unpaid…Read more…
These attacks are completely unwarranted. In the past five full financial years, United Utilities has earned £1.6 billion in profits, whilst over a billion was paid out in shareholder dividends over…Read more…
ITF recommends shareholders vote against ICTSI directorsThe International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today released a shareholder advisory note detailing governance issues at International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI). 15/03/2…Read more…
“It’s time. Just under 24 hrs to go before voting ends at 12 noon tomorrow (Friday 16/3/18), Labour members can still vote for me as their #NewhamMayor candidate.
If elected in May, I will put people at the heart of everything we do as a council &…Read more…
So it’s been quite a few days in terms of GKN’s continued attempt to fend of Melrose Industries’ hostile bid.
Last week saw Melrose get overwhelming shareholder approval for its bid. It will be interesting to dig into Q1 voting disclosures once they a…Read more…
In the second of our ‘Nae Pasaran!’ stories tortured Chilean trade unionist Sergio Requena-Rueda tells of how news of the East Kilbride boycott gave him the will to live Sergio…Read more…
In the first of two stories we meet the incredible Scottish trade unionists who stood up to brutal Chilean dictator, Pinochet It’s often said that the past has a habit of catching up with you….Read more…
Outsourced University of London workers to strike over pay and conditions Union says outsourced workers receive worse pension, holiday pay, sick pay, maternity pay and paternity pay entitlements than…Read more…
Workers at five London cinemas are back on strik Members of the Bectu union at five cinemas across the capital have been on strike for almost two years. Workers at five London cinemas are…Read more…
There’s a new breed of healthcare professional coming. Say hello to the nursing associate…
The article Nursing by association first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Brenda Dean (pictured below) who has died aged 74 was one of the most prominent women trade unionists of her generation. Born in Salford, she rose through the ranks of her trade union which…Read more…
MPs are joining Unite’s call to put an end to unpaid trial work once and for all as a private member’s bill to ban the practice is up for debate in Parliament tomorrow (March 16). Asking…Read more…
This newsletter features: A Practical End of Year Tax Planning Check List Finding A “nISA” Home For Your Savings Imaging Living On Half Your Current Income Helping Your Family Financially It is well worth a read – Lighthouse Financial…Read more…
It’s time. To vote Rokhsana as your Labour candidate for Newham Mayor
Dear Member,
With less than 2 days to go there’s not much time left to vote for me as your Labour candidate for Mayor of Newham. Voting closes at 12:00 noon thi…Read more…
Unite’s new electric vehicle strategy was launched in Parliament today (March 14) and urges the UK government to emulate Germany and put the UK’s car industry in the fast lane of electric vehicle…Read more…
A month or so back, I blogged that I had found several hedge funds using similar blurb in their Stewardship Code statements. This was off the back of digging into Carillion a bit. Then, when I looked a bit deeper at the GKN / Melrose bid, I found more …Read more…
A lot of employers are introducing “Mental Health First Aid” (MHFA) training in the workplace. This involves trained Mental Health First Aiders, operating in a similar way to standard First Aiders.Read more…
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My statement on plans by the current Newham Mayor to set up a private development company & then give it our assets, value = £3bn. They could be our libraries, community centres, leisure centres and the council’s own office & stop me buildin…Read more…