Episode 4: ‘Who do you think you are?’ follows tomorrow
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UNISON responds to government housing plans
Plans to increase the country’s housing stock are welcome, but do nothing to tackle the problems for those on low incomes
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Firefighters lobby MPs over cuts and public safety
FBU members say government is putting members of the public at riskRead more…
Demo in Chesterfield today as Sports Direct boss stands in the dock
Unite members protest outside court over firm’s “shameful” working practicesRead more…
Shopworkers lobby MPs over Sunday trading
Usdaw warns devolving issue is deregulation by the back doorRead more…
A big fat nothing – FE workers reject 0% pay offer
UNISON members warn employers of looming disputeRead more…
MPs are warned the Trade Union Bill is “unlawful”
Thompsons Solicitors give evidence to Parliamentary committeeRead more…
EDF workers set for week-long strike over £6k pay cut
Unite members angry at being told to check in for work at their local petrol stationRead more…
Osborne plays a deceiving game
Hat tip to Bob S for his link to Facebook site “Fight Propaganda” who have dissected George Osborne’s speech at the Tory Party Conference last week. Check the references below.
“With scores of economists indicating through open letters that Osborne …Read more…
Redcar closure defines government industrial policy
The Chancellor’s industrial policy is defined by deeds not words. Defining moments since May 2015 include the closure of our last three coal mines (2,100 jobs), two of the UK’s largest solar power firms (1,100 jobs) and SSI’s steel plant at Redcar (2,100 jobs). One common thread is a will, or the…Read more…
Negative inflation + lower growth = the Treasury must to do more
Once more the monthly CPI shows negative inflation of -0.1% in September. On a quarterly basis, inflation has been zero for two consecutive quarters, unprecedented territory for the CPI as the chart shows. CPI annual inflation, quarters Inevitably the …Read more…
The award of the Nobel Peace Prize shows the power of social dialogue
In a very dangerous and uncertain world the awarding of the Nobel Peace prize to the Tunisian National Dialogue quartet underlines the power and resolve to settle differences by working together in a…Read more…
Pensions Robbery – the future for public services?
The Barnet Group, where our branch members in Barnet Homes and Your Choice Barnet are, is hoping for the go-ahead from
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Sports Direct chief in the dock
Campaigners will be outside Chesterfield magistrates’ court tomorrow (October 14) highlighting Sports Direct’s ‘shameful’ treatment of workers and poor corporate governance, as criminal proceedings…Read more…
You are welcome here
On Saturday October 10, members of Unite Community South Yorkshire branch, charities and local activist groups took to the streets to send a clear message to the government: refugees are welcome…Read more…
Government opposition to online balloting for unions is based on a misunderstanding
At the trade union bill’s second reading, BIS minister Nick Boles outlined his problems with online voting: My hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Jeremy Lefroy) raised the question of e-balloting, and he is right that there is no in-principle objection to the idea of voting online. The…Read more…
The end of co-working
EDF Energy meter installers, fitters and repairers are to strike for a week in a dispute that could see them having to collect their Smart meters from supermarkets and petrol stations. “Collecting…Read more…
When the archbishops say no
First it was Conservative MPs David Davis and Steven McPartland. Then it was The Sun – long the mouthpiece of the Tory party. And now this week, former leaders of the Anglican Church –…Read more…
Members reject 0% in FE
Further education members in England reject offer from Association of Colleges in summer consultation
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Violence in Turkey’s Capital
The violence in Ankara on Saturday marks yet another step in Turkey’s decent into the mayhem that engulfs many of her neighbours. It would seem that there were two suicide bombers responsible…Read more…