Workers at an engineering company in Bolton have secured a major boost to their basic pay after taking a stand. The win means workers’ basic pay will increase on average by £3,500. Earlier…Read more…
Unison AGMs February 2018 – Documentation
Minutes of the Annual General Meetings February 2017 – 13 February 2017 and 22 February 2017 Annual Report 2017 – a comprehensive report detailing the work of the branch for 2017 – 2017 Branch expenses policy – Branch Expenses…Read more…
Out Magazine 2018
The latest edition of Black Action is now available. Features in the Spring 2018 issue include: Nelson Mandela Award Inspirational Quotes Managing Stress In The Workplace There For You Croyde Bay Holiday Resort Regional New Rounds Ups A very informativ…Read more…
Out Magazine 2018
The latest edition of Black Action is now available. Features in the Spring 2018 issue include: Nelson Mandela Award Inspirational Quotes Managing Stress In The Workplace There For You Croyde Bay Holiday Resort Regional New Rounds Ups A very informativ…Read more…
Review: Stalin’s Nemesis – The Exile and Murder of Leon Trotsky, by Bertrand M. Patenaude
I bought this book when it first came out and when I began reading it, for some reason it didn’t grab me and I put it aside. Having just read it now, years later, I…Read more…
Carillion pensions: do not trust the horse, Trojans
With the failure of Carillion, another corporate collapse leaves thousands of workers with uncertain futures and many may face reduced pensions.Read more…
The NHS staff on the inside of the crisis.
A really powerful video from the Labour Party on the true crisis in the NHS. Please watch, weep and share.Read more…
Disengaged shareholders
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Sales boost bolsters GKN
Engineering giant GKN’s defences were bolstered against a hostile takeover by Melrose yesterday (January 22), after sales forecasts for its electric car parts division were boosted. Unite,…Read more…
Sainsbury’s jobs slash
Retail giant Sainsbury’s today (January 23) announced that it is now consulting with staff over proposed changes to its management structure, which could see substantial job losses. The…Read more…
Uncertainty stalls carmaker
Britain’s largest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover announced today (January 23) that it would be temporarily cutting production of two of its models as it fights flat-lining demand in the UK amid Brexit…Read more…
‘Pay shambles’
Bus drivers ferrying passengers to and from planes at Gatwick Airport started voting for strike action today (January 23) after their employer offered a 0 per cent pay increase. Unite has…Read more…
‘Something very wrong’
The appalling gap between the richest and everyone else on earth has been revealed ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Analysis from Oxfam found that 82 per cent of all money generated…Read more…
JLR cuts Land Rover production amid diesel uncertainty
Jaguar Land Rover will cut production of some vehicles amid uncertainty over Brexit and changes to taxes on diesel cars. The company will temporarily scale back output of the Discovery Sport and…Read more…
Workers’ rights and social justice in Brazil: the issues at stake in Lula’s trial
On Wednesday 24 January, Brazil’s former President Lula da Silva goes on trial for alleged corruption. In fact, the trial is simply the latest attempt by Brazil’s rich and powerful elites to prevent…Read more…
Digitalisation in the energy sector is about more than smart meters – it must meet the needs of the workforce
Energy generation has had to move with and anticipate the times, from solar panels and wind technology, to smart metering. But with these changes come demand for skilled operatives, engineers and…Read more…
Newham Labour Supporters for an Open Mayoral Selection – West Ham Ward is First!
Newham Labour Mayoral Rerun Trigger Ballot is Go, Go, Go!The rerun is starting next Monday 29 January 7.30pm at the West Ham CLP Headquarters, 306 High Street, Stratford, London, E15 for my favourite Newham ward, West Ham.
If you are an eligible West …Read more…
Asset managers shorting their own clients
Hat-tip to the smart people in Labour’s shadow DWP team who have spotted that whilst Blackrock was shorting Carillion it was also managing money for Carillion’s DC scheme.
Inspired by that, I went and had a look at a few other companies on the FCA lis…Read more…
Anti- War Government.
Deliver a blow on the Isle of Wight by supporting the nationwide movement developing for anti-war Government. The campaign and movement to bring an end to war is probably one of the most defined of…Read more…
Pay cuts threat
Tarmac Building Products Ltd is set to be hit by a series of strikes when Unite start a programme of industrial action next week in a dispute over cuts to pay and two-tier working. The…Read more…