MESOTHELIOMA DAY, 2014. Vince Hagedorn, (left, in white shirt), releasing doves at St.John’s Gate, in London. Vince’s partner, Carole, had died of mesothelioma not long before.
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Government of Itself: Public sector trade unionism and the limits of democracy
Colleagues,
I’ve had little time to sit and write since returning to Ruskin after the Christmas break given the pace of work, although I have been desperate to write something in order to reflect upon and interpret much thought related to recent …Read more…
West Ham at Wes’ Birthday Canvass
Today is the birthday of Labour candidate for Ilford North, Wes Streeting.
So instead of giving him a well deserved day off, his campaign team designated it as “Wes Birthday Canvass Day” and arranged 3 separate #labourdoorstep sessions.
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Hinchingbrooke hospital scandal:
Lesson one from the Hinchingbrooke hospital scandal. Beware the mutual Advocates of a market-led, partly privatised NHS for England have been saying for years that “what matters is what works”,…Read more…
Charlotte Monro Trial:
Bosses at Britain’s biggest health trust “beefed up” allegations to justify sacking union official, tribunal told 21 WednesdayJan 2015 Posted by Ross Lydall in Health Barts Health, Charlotte Monro,…Read more…
Speech: CWU Youth Conference
Hello, good morning and thank you to the Youth Committee for the opportunity to talk to you today on the occasion of the Youth Conference. I very much enjoy the opportunity to get out and about and…Read more…
Donetsk pushes out Kiev troops
Morning Star UKRAINE’S anti-fascist resistance vowed today to push Kiev’s troops out of the Donetsk region entirely. Self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic prime minister Alexander Zakharchenko…Read more…
Ministers in ‘severe’ breach of workers’ rights standards
by Peter Lazenby THE government is riding roughshod over workers’ rights in breach of an international treaty Britain signed more than 50 years ago. The European Committee on Social Rights found the…Read more…
CUBA: Workers to discuss economic plans
The Cuban Workers’ Federation (CTC) has convoked a nation-wide discussion, in assemblies in each and every workplace, of the recently approved 2014 Economic Plan and State Budget. Author: Yosel M….Read more…
Why exec pay oversight can be weak
Because I’m a geeky person, I often search Investegate for AGM results. I just found this RNS announcement from Diploma PLC from Wednesday –
All of the resolutions put to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting were passed by poll votes and the resu…Read more…
Why I’m Boycotting Beer In Cans
By Marty Warren is United Steelworkers Director for Ontario and Atlantic Canada, representing 74,000 working people. With all the publicity focused on the Beer Store in recent weeks, there is another…Read more…
Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you
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‘Stop dumping on waste management staff’ says UNISON Scotland
Fri 23 Jan 2015
UNISON Scotland conducted surveys amongst staff working in waste management across Scotland’s local authorities. The results revealed a workforce under pressure facing increasing targets and declining budgets.
In a report Dumped On – Working in Scotland’s Waste Management Servicesthe union details the experience and expectations of a workforce trying do their job in an aRead more…
Speech: Retired members’ conference
As always, it is a privilege to address the Retired Members Conference. By remaining in membership you are continuing your commitment to the union. This is tremendously valuable to the rest of the…Read more…
When unions meet capital markets…
Anyone interested in the capacity for trade unions to mobilise the capital sitting in our pension funds should take a look at the Global Proxy Review produced by the Committee on Workers’ Capital. The Review is intended as a tool for trade union truste…Read more…
E news 23 January 2015 “rich keep getting richer”
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TUC launches new guide in 13 languages to combat migrant worker exploitation
Today the TUC is launching the online guide Working in the UK in 13 languages including Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian and Portuguese and Italian to combat the exploitation of migrant workers. This…Read more…
T-TIP of the deregulation iceberg
‘It is not just TTIP, across the board the EU is bowing to business pressure to do away with ‘burdensome’ regulation – regulation that tends to save lives, protect consumers and ensure standards’…Read more…
Saving Our Safety Net Fact of the Week: 145,000 people using food banks because of benefit delays
I have difficult feelings whenever I see a report about the Trussell Trust. On the one hand, I admire them more than any other charity (and I kick myself if I get to the check-out at the Co-op and realise I’ve forgotten to include a tin for the food bank). But on the other hand…Read more…
Ilford North campaigning and cake with Lyn Brown MP
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