29 April 2015
By Michael Doherty, Professor of Law and Head of the Department of Law at Maynooth University, Ireland
The voluntarist system of employment relations that exists in Ireland is, of…Read more…
The most important election of a generation
There’s a part every one of us can play in protecting our NHS, jobs and job security and turning around the cost of living crisis – by voting on 7 May.Read more…
Additional support needs are stretched to the limit
#STUC15. Additional support
needs for pupils, particularly those who start at a disadvantage, are stretched
to the limit with children not getting the support they are entitled to.
That
was the concern expressed by UNISON’s Susan Kennedy at the STUC 2015. Susan was speaking in support of an
EIS motion on additional support needs and local authority cuts.
Susan
said ‘Once again,Read more…
RMT hits back at “Gestapo” jibe as Peter Hendy is forced to apologise for calling services “shit”
Union says privatisation and profiteering, not staff, has wrecked train servicesRead more…
Union outrage as ferry captain ruled guilty of homicide
Nautilus International criticises a South Korean court’s decision to sentence Lee Joon-seok to life imprisonmentRead more…
“Extreme” Tory cuts will hit low-paid families with children, warns TUC
IFS analysis also shows Tories will cut taxes for the better offRead more…
Midshipman George L. Drewry VC RNR
Yesterday morning I attended a Commemorative Stone Ceremony at the Cenotaph in Central Park, East Ham, Newham, London.
It was to mark the unveiling of the first of 5 paving stones to be placed at the Cenotaph to remember the heroism of …Read more…
Save London Met University!
http://savelondonmetuni.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/hands-off-london-met-defending-jobs-and.html?m=1
I was proud to have been invited to speak at this evening’s meeting in support of the campaign to save jobs (and education) at London Metropolitan University.
60 people, including lecturers, support…Read more…
Kill a Worker, Go to Jail!
April 28, Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job The Demand Remains the Same: Kill a Worker, Go to Jail! April 28, the Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job, is…Read more…
Voters have straight choice between Dr Louise Irvine and Jeremy Hunt
Suspension of Lib Dem in South West Surrey means voters have straight choice between Dr Louise Irvine and Jeremy Hunt “The suspension of Patrick Haveron means I am now the only candidate able to beat…Read more…
Remembering those we have lost
Unite members in North East Lincolnshire have played a major role in today’s International Workers Memorial Day (WMD April 28) events in their area. This is the 13th year in which…Read more…
I predicted this catastrophe in teacher supply. It should have been avoided.
And here’s another thing… Our new weekly blog by ATL general secretary Mary Bousted. Tristram Hunt has pledged that Labour would reform School Direct, the school based ITT model introduced by the…Read more…
What do health workers want from this election?
Health and social care continues to dominate the election. Party manifestos have been published promising more funding, more services and more staff. As you might expect, a detailed look at these…Read more…
Never forget
Today (April 28), International Workers Memorial Day, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey dedicated a bench in Red Lion Square, London, to never forget those who have died at work. To hear…Read more…
A really clear choice
“We’ve got a brilliant, diverse community here – everyone from retired miners to young families call Midlothian home, and my job is to fight hard for a better future for everyone.”…Read more…
Dave launches candidacy for NUT Vice-President
I am pleased to say that I have been asked to stand for Vice President of the National Union of Teachers, and this site will now be used to update members on that campaign.
I am pleased to be…Read more…
The Campaign Against Euro-Federalism (CAEF):
CAEF AGM and Public Meeting The Campaign against Euro-Federalism (CAEF) held its AGM followed by a public meeting on April 11 in Birmingham. AGM Reports on CAEF’s activity, financial situation and…Read more…
Line in the sand
A Unite workplace rep – blacklisted by his employer, Interserve Industrial Services because of his union activities while working at a power station at Runcorn, Cheshire – has won his…Read more…
Hope is back on the agenda
Let us finish the job. “These,” Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said, “are the scariest words in the English language.” These words are also the Tories’ favourite mantra – a…Read more…
New evidence nails the “no NHS privatisation” lie
The government habitually dismiss accusations of NHS privatisation. However a new analysis of NHS contracts produced by the NHS Support Federation shows how they will have to confront reality. Ministers say that very little NHS money goes to private co…Read more…