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The Guardian is reporting the Government’s announcement that public sector workers are to lose our right to have union fees deducted from our wages (a change to be made, it would appear, by way of an amendment to the already published Trade Union Bill);
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The government has said it is scrapping the system under which public sector workers can have trade union subscriptions deducted straight from their salaries TUC Assistant General Secretary Paul…Read more…
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The above is the real reason why Barnet UNISON members are facing mass outsourcing.
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The #TubeStrike hashtag today isn’t one for the faint hearted. The Independent have thoughtfully compiled a tutorial for those who’d rather simply block it all out, but I’ve a kind…Read more…
As chancellor George Osborne rushed through the sale of £2.1bn in RBS shares on Monday night (August 3) – at a massive loss to the taxpayer – a new analysis shows that this most recent fire-sale of a…Read more…
Unite retired members, husband and wife Bill and Margaret Moores, have participated in many Labour leadership elections over the years – they’re both life-long trade union and Labour party members….Read more…
Osborne’s plans to raise council tenants’ rent to market value if their income is more than £30,000 or £40,000 in London could force hundreds of hardworking families out from London. Public…Read more…
Published time: 3 Feb, 2012 23:02Edited time: 4 Feb, 2012 03:03 Get short URL Ku Klux Klan member. (REUTERS / Adrees Latif) / Reuters 11.8K64241 Next time you call group of right-wing racists a bunch…Read more…
Speaking with the press, Bolivian President Evo Morales expressed his hope that President Barack Obama would end the blockade of Cuba, and return the Guantánamo Naval Base territory Author: Prensa…Read more…
Last week I wrote a blog about the health effects of working shifts, in particular nights. Well today the TUC has followed up on that with a report on night working and “work-life balance”….Read more…
UNISON Cymru/Wales has launched a review of what it is like to work for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in the wake of allegations of historic abuse and the imposition of special measures by…Read more…
I’m a ticket officer and station assistant on London Underground, and I’ll be taking 24 hour strike action this evening alongside members of my union, TSSA, and unions representing other tube staff,…Read more…
I blogged about the arrest of Iranian teacher union leader Ismail Abdi a month ago, and the bad news is that he’s still in jail (although no longer in solitary confinement for interrogation)….Read more…
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Dairy farmers are continuing to protest at supermarkets in parts of the UK over the price they are paid for their milk. Farmers have been clearing supermarket shelves by buying milk in bulk and…Read more…
Last week the Government slipped out its response to the previous BIS Select Committee report on TTIP released last March. In light of the fact that one of the criticisms the BIS Committee’s report raised was the lack of engagement by the government with stakeholders concerned by TTIP,…Read more…
Unite national officer for finance, Rob MacGregor summed up the union’s reaction to Osborne’s RBS sell off by saying, “It’s a disgrace.” His comments came in an…Read more…
Health visitors, who are critical in supporting young families, received a big boost following a largely successful implementation plan that saw their numbers swell by almost 4,000 over the past five…Read more…
MacDonald’s workers in Milan went on strike after four union workers were dismissed.Read more…