The Thompsons Solicitors Union Home blog Following an informal information gathering exercise last year, the government recently announced a consultation on zero hours contracts to investigate…Read more…
11% pay increase for MP’s- sounds reasonable to me!
It appears that MP’s truly get a bad press and when they get some good news we cannot help but knock them for six. Take the 11% increase in pay announced by the independent parliamentary…Read more…
Handling small-scale redundancies
The regular Thompsons Solicitors blog British workers are feeling less secure than at any time in the past 20 years. Below-inflation pay cuts are creating a cost of living crisis whilst…Read more…
‘Making a killing’ or protecting Royal Mail workers’ rights?
Most of the media focus has been on the government’s ‘hugely successful’ sale of our 400+ year-old Royal Mail at a knockdown price to their chums in the City. Over at the postal…Read more…
Straws in the wind?
At the Labour Conference fringe in Brighton, there was a distinct change of mood. It wasn’t just Ed Miliband’s one hour ‘tour de force’ but also the warm reception given to…Read more…
Government advice to interns fails to address the root cause of their exploitation
The Thompsons Solicitors UnionHome blog Internships have become a way for unscrupulous employers to undermine and evade the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the government has recently…Read more…
Holding a mirror, shining a light – Trade Unions, Liberty and Human rights
The annual Human Rights awards, hosted by Liberty, has rightly become an important fixture in each autumn’s calendar. An opportunity to be humbled and inspired in equal measure – a chance…Read more…
The tide must continue to turn against the likes of Serco | Mark Serwotka
Let’s see Britain taking public services back from Serco and G4S – so they can be run properly
Serco is a company in trouble. Under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office over the electronic…Read more…
Filtering “common sense” to benefit the employer
The Thompsons Solicitors blog David Cameron has stepped up his campaign against worker’s rights by asking for a “common sense filter” on EU ‘red tape’. A business task force…Read more…
Ineos, Unite and the worrying return of union-busting | Gregor Gall
The escalating dispute at Grangemouth is indicative of an alarming heavy-handedness among major employers
The biggest company you’ve probably never heard of is engaged in a titanic battle with…Read more…
Postal workers’ strike: Royal Mail should expect a battle royal | Gregor Gall
The CWU may have lost the battle on privatisation, but industrial action will send a powerful message on pay and conditions
It’s been a case of third time unlucky for the postal workers’ union (CWU)….Read more…
Firefighters’ strike: a smart, strategic move by the union | Gregor Gall
The way the FBU has gone about calling its four-hour strike provides a lesson for other unions preparing industrial action
The announcement by the firefighters’ union of a four-hour strike next week…Read more…
Ed Miliband’s plan to reform Labour’s link with the unions – panel verdict
Miliband has given a speech outlining how he’d like the relation between Labour and the unions to change. Did he get it right?
It is normally sensible to check the small print beneath politicians’…Read more…
SWT Pay Ballot Result 2012
Our Ref: BR2/0001/SWT 11TH June 2013 Mr Mick ToshRegional Organiser Dear Mick, Rates of Pay & Conditions of Service 2013 – South West Trains Referring to our previous corresponde…Read more…
SWT Pay Agreement 2012
Ms Kelly BarlowSouth West TrainsFriars Bridge Court41-45 Blackfriars RoadLondonSE1 8NZ Our Ref: BR2/0001/SWT 11TH June 2013 Dear Kelly, Rates of Pay & Conditions of Service 2012 – South W…Read more…
Use if Agency Staff, Booking Office-South West Trains
Circular No IR/345/13 To All Branches, Regional Offices & Regional Councils Our Ref: BR2/13/1 11th June 2013 Dear Colleague USE OF AGENCY STAFF, BOOKING OFFICE – SOUT…Read more…
Rates if Pay & Conditions of Service – South West Trains 2013/14
31st May 2013 Comrades, RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE – SOUTH WEST TRAINS 2013/14 I appreciate we have not yet settled pay for 12/13 but, I feel we should start the debate and campaign to achieve a more successful pay in…Read more…
Workers recognise the importance of unions in protecting their rights | Gregor Gall
Despite a rise in unemployment, union membership has also increased, reflecting the need for collective action
Against all the odds, union membership rose in Britain last year for the first time in a…Read more…
Institute of Employment Rights Conference on Health and Safety at work
Our Ref: HSS/2/23Head Office Circular: NP/124/1324th May 2013To: The SecretaryALL BRANCHESREGIONAL COUNCILS Dear Colleague, INSTITUTE OF EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS CONFERENCE ON HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK The Institu…Read more…
New Inflation Rates
Head Office Circular No. NP/122/13 To the Secretary all Branches,Council of Executive members,Regional Councils and Regional Offices. Tuesday 21st May 2013 Dear Colleagues, Ne…Read more…