The TUC has launched its Manifesto for Disability Equality, which is not a wish list, but a call for action. It is necessary because the government has been getting away for far too long with policies that do the opposite of what ministers claim. They …Read more…
FE members urged to vote Yes in industrial action ballot
Members working in further education in England urged to vote Yes to industrial action ballot following 0% ‘pay offer’
The article FE members urged to vote Yes in industrial action ballot first…Read more…
Speaking Up for Libraries Conference 2015
The branch sent a delegate to the Speak Up for Libraries Conference held in London on 14 November 2015. Their report includes features on: Pros and cons of volunteers in Libraries Questions and points to put to the Libraries Taskforce … Continue reading →Read more…
Bursary or bust
In the autumn statement, George Osborne announced the scrapping of the NHS bursary for new student nurses, midwives and allied health professions in England from 2017. Under the current NHS bursary system, no fees are charged and students are entitled …Read more…
Here we go again: Chancellor warns of ‘cocktail of threats’ and ‘complacency’
Sound familiar? But our recovery – already facing powerful headwinds from high oil prices and the debt burden left behind by the boom years – is being killed off by the crisis on our doorstep. This was the Chancellor writing in the Daily Telegraph in June 2012, setting out to blame the Eurozone for…Read more…
Strikes and protests by China’s workers soar to record heights in 2015
There has been a record surge of strikes in China as the economy begins to falter.Read more…
Solidarity on the 1st anniversary of Charlie Hebdo killings
This afternoon, exactly a year after murderous gunmen burst into the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to kill people doing their jobs, French trade unions have organised a…Read more…
“The 12 employment law cases of 2015”
“Before 2015 is consigned to history and 2016 presents a new set of employment law challenges, it is timely to reflect on the year’s significant cases. We have identified 12 cases which developed the law and potentially changed HR policies and practices:Working time and travelFSP del COO v Tyco…Read more…
Save our insurance jobs
Unite members at insurance giant Legal & General’s (L&G) flagship site in Kingswood, Surrey, have voted today (January 6) in favour of industrial action to save over 1,500 jobs. In an…Read more…
Fears for patient care and jobs
The double whammy of two key failed NHS policies – privatisation and PFI debt – have contributed to the potential merger of two mid-Anglia NHS trusts – possibly affecting patient care and jobs…Read more…
Time for action on fat cat pay
On the day most workers in Scotland returned to work, FTSE100 CEO’s had already been paid more than the average worker will earn this year.
Fat Cat Tuesday is a useful way of highlighting just how…Read more…
Paying for privilege to care
Protesters will take to London’s streets this Saturday to demonstrate against Tory plans to cut student nursing bursaries in England and replace them with loans. The plans, which were…Read more…
Junior doctors go ahead with industrial action
Industrial action by junior doctors in England is set to take place next week after the Government ‘misinterpreted and misconstrued’ the BMA’s intentions for a new contract. Talks over a new contract…Read more…
Devolution: Approaches adopted by large or metropolitan cities will not necessarily suit county areas
How to make rural devolution work Approaches adopted by large or metropolitan cities will not necessarily suit county areas, finds Brian Wilson. ‘Unlocking county devolution deals‘ is the…Read more…
Rural fair share campaign stepped up
by Ruralcity Media A campaign for fairer rural funding is being stepped up ahead of a crucial vote in the House of Commons in February. It follows a government proposal to quadruple the rural…Read more…
What’s wrong with Star Wars?
This article appears in this week’s issue of Solidarity. Socialists begin our understanding of culture with Marx’s oft-quoted comments about the ruling ideas of an age being the ideas of…Read more…
It’s official, most people back online strike ballots. So why won’t the #TUbill allow them?
We’ve published the results of a new poll today, showing that the majority of the British public think that unions should be able to use electronic balloting to vote for industrial action. YouGov talked to a representative sample of 1,711 adults. 53% told them that secure online voting for…Read more…
70 years ago: Some key events
1946 January 11 Enver Hoxha declares the People’s Republic of Albania. April 29 – Trial against war criminals begin in Tokyo; the accused include Hideki Tōjō, Shigenori Tōgō and Hiroshi Ōshima….Read more…
Strike over Smart meters
A week-long strike by EDF Energy workers carrying out Smart meter installations will take place next week (January 11), after Acas talks failed to make a break through. Unite suspended a…Read more…
Fat cat Tuesday injustice
By the end of today (January 5) the UK’s top bosses will have earned more money than the average worker will do in a year, claims campaign group the High Pay Centre. The group has named today…Read more…