Strike action by recycling collectors at Kier Ltd in Bath and North East Somerset will continue after Unite members rejected the company’s latest paltry pay offer in an ongoing £2 an hour pay…Read more…
Blocking brain inflammation ‘halts Alzheimer’s disease’
Blocking the production of new immune cells in the brain could reduce memory problems seen in Alzheimer’s disease, a study suggests. University of Southampton researchers said their findings…Read more…
Offshore: End cuts call
Unite has today (Friday January 8) repeated its call for the industry to end its year-long imposition of cuts after members in the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) agreement accepted…Read more…
War on the poor
Benefits sanctions, in which people out of work are punished by having their benefits stopped for often absurd reasons, were significantly ramped up in 2012 under work and pensions secretary Iain…Read more…
Sports Direct: Proper hours and wages call
Two Labour MPs – Gloria De Piero for Ashfield, and Bolsover’s Dennis Skinner, today (Friday January 8) called on Sports Direct to end abusive work practices at its warehouse in Shirebrook,…Read more…
EU negotiations – Is Cameron’s support on deregulation built on quicksand?
There is a lot in the press at the moment about David Cameron’s four demands on the European Commission for reform prior to the forthcoming referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU. Most of the…Read more…
Freedom, fairness and a TUC pensions conference
Savers in their mid-to-late 50s are the group making the highest level of withdrawals from their pension pots, according to the latest figures from the financial regulator. While it is very early days for so-called Pensions Freedom – the government’s great experiment with UK savings – there are…Read more…
‘Risk cocktail’: Is the Chancellor complacent about UK consumer debt?
The TUC issued analysis today showing household unsecured debt is now at its highest for five years, measured as a share of income (here). Household unsecured debts, % disposable income The ONS figures on unsecured borrowing (i.e. consumer credit and student loans, but excluding mortgages – see end…Read more…
Doors to shut on jobs?
Unite is ‘pulling out all the stops’ in efforts to save 353 jobs at East Midlands door manufacturer Leaderflush Shapland which has gone into administration. Unite regional officer Garry Guye…Read more…
London’s mayoral candidates should take a lead on online voting in #TUbill
Both of the front runners for the upcoming London Mayoral elections won their candidacies in votes that included voting via smartphones and computers. Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith’s…Read more…
Fight the Pay Freeze in FE – Vote Yes for Action
https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2016/01/fe-members-urged-to-vote-yes-in-industrial-action-ballot/UNISON members in Further Education (FE) colleges have the distinction of kicking off the fight for fair pay for public servants in 2016.
Members wi…Read more…
“10,000 terrorists were ready to strike at any moment”
Hat tip Facebook “Red London” (I suspect that this may not be a strictly genuine Metro letter but…)Read more…
The most painful cuts
Council services, including elderly care, children’s centres, parks and libraries, among other vital services, have suffered desperately under the weight of the previous government’s spending cuts,…Read more…
IOW COUNCIL LOOKING TO BALANCE 2016/17 BUDGET
Isle of Wight Council : Press Release : Release No: PR 7102 07 January 2016 For Immediate Release COUNCIL LOOKING TO BALANCE 2016/17 BUDGET In its forthcoming budget, the Isle of Wight Council must…Read more…
Rotterdam dockers take industrial action
Members of FNV Havens at the Port of Rotterdam have walked off their jobs after failing to reach an agreement with employers.Read more…
Tweet Sadiq and Zac: Will you back online balloting for trade unions in #TUBill?
If online balloting is good enough for political parties, professional associations and countless other organisations, it is good enough for trade unions.Read more…
Cuba’s Economic Performance:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE’S POWER Cuba to prioritize domestic producers, reduce imports Information presented by Minister of Economy and Planning Marino Murillo, on the national economy’s…Read more…
UK manufacturing growth slows again in December
The UK’s manufacturing sector grew at its slowest pace for three months in December, a survey has indicated. The Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI fell to 51.9 in December, down from 52.5 in…Read more…
Flavour company sacks Turkish workforce
A multinational flavour giant has sacked its Turkish workforce for organising a union.Read more…
Thousands say no to Neath / Port Talbot library closures
Still time to sign petition which will be handed in to Neath and Port Talbot county borough on Monday 11 January
The article Thousands say no to Neath / Port Talbot library closures first appeared…Read more…