On Friday I was invited to speak at the annual general meeting of the Newham UNISON branch at the Town Hall in East Ham.
This was in my trade union capacity as the Chair of the London UNISON pension network. This is my wr…Read more…
SIPTU members to consider industrial action after break down of bus talks
SIPTU members in Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus will meet tomorrow (Tuesday, 31st March) to consider balloting for industrial action following the break down of talks, facilitated by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC), on plans to privatise 10% of public bus services. SIPTU Utilities and Construction Division Organiser, Owen Reidy, said: “The talks, between representatives […]Read more…
Dutch students fight for University free from commercialisation & colonialism
There is a growing student movement challenging the commercialisation of the third level sector. Students have been staging sit ins and occupations in Amsterdam, London, Ireland and art students in Algiers forced the college director to resign after weeks of striking. We have a report here from one of the students involved in the occupation in Amsterdam.Read more…
Workers Rights in a Global Economy
Colleagues,
Ruskin College is an associate member of the Global Labour University (GLU) which is a network of universities, trade unions and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) delivering an MA programme similar to that run at Ruskin: http://w…Read more…
Health & Fracking: impacts and opportunity costs
An independent report from health professionals Medact, Health and fracking: the impacts and opportunity costs, concludes that fracking generates numerous public health risks. A moratorium should apply until a full public impact assessment is “conducted by a body that is entirely independent of the…Read more…
USi Exclusive: young Chinese labour activist: I want to set up my own NGO
This week, USi talked to a Shenzhen-based labour activist, who has been involved in major labour conflicts in the past few years. Recently he quit his job from a prominent labour NGO. He shared with USi his observations over the challenges of China’s labour movement, and his plan of setting up his own labour NGO.Read more…
UNISON Glasgow homeless service workers to take all out strike action
Monday 30 March 2015Seventy workers in Glasgow Council’s Homeless Service will walk out on Tuesday 31 March in a dispute over their pay grade.
The workers are all members of the trade union UNISON and will take all out, indefinite strike action in a dispute over the application of the council’s job evaluation scheme to the role of Homelessness Caseworkers. Three out of every fourRead more…
Blacklisting – still going on?
A damning new report by the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) published on Friday (March 27), found that construction companies involved in the blacklisting scandal have hardly atoned for their sins. It’s been six years since the Information Commissioner’s Office first discovered a database containing the names of more than 3,000 construction workers. Those […]
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National Gallery Workers Strike:
National Gallery: Loach defies artists to back sell-off strike Conrad Landin Threatened workers petition PM Cameron FILM director Ken Loach challenged fellow artists yesterday to support striking…Read more…
Smurfit Strike:
Union calls for strike action in dispute over workers at Northampton firm The Smurfit Kappa headquarters in Moulton Way, Northampton. 07:30Sunday 29 March 2015 More than 100 workers at a major…Read more…
Unite consultation shows ‘massive support’ for North Sea Strike Action
27 March 2015 Unite’s consultative ballot of members covered by the Offshore Contractors Agreement (OCA) has shown ‘massive support’ for industrial action in response to attacks on jobs, pay and…Read more…
Win! Union strikes first blow in zero hours contract dispute
GMB welcomes move to offer 150 permanent jobs in Marks and Spencer warehouseRead more…
Blow to Scottish economy
Rolls-Royce is set to deliver a blow to the Scottish economy as it announced plans on Friday (March 27) to further axe over 200 jobs at two aircraft engine plants in Inchinnan and East Kilbride. An estimated 180 jobs will be cut at the Inchinnan site, which manufactures aircraft engines, and will entail slashing […]
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There are just three weeks left to register to vote
With everything pointing to the closest election in a generation, and some seats destined to be decided by just a handful of votes, all of us have the power to make a difference – so make sure you’re…Read more…
Charities bring Easter cheer
Food banks are gearing up to address growing demand during the Easter school holidays. Hard-pressed parents have to step in with lunches normally provided free at a school and may rely on charitable food banks for the kids meals. As well as three-day food parcels, charity the Trussell Trust will provide Easter eggs as […]
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Igniting a passion for learning
Anne Heavey is a policy officer at ATL. The mood at Stanley Park High is a happy one, in which all students and staff are united in joint purpose – learning. The students were engaged in their…Read more…
U.S. Pressure Fails to Stop New Development Bank
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank In October 2014, twenty-one Asian nations discussed and signed on to create a new development bank for Asia, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)….Read more…
Yemen
U.S. Authorizes Saudi Arabian Military Aggression On March 26, Saudi Arabia initiated airstrikes against Yemen killing some 39 civilians, according to news agencies. The action came after extensive…Read more…
Canada’s Economic Existential Crisis
A New Direction for the Economy – K.C. Adams – Part One: Problems in the Manufacturing Sector A modern economy is a complicated organism. Without all its parts functioning in harmony, the organism…Read more…
North Sea strike gets closer after unions vote ‘Yes’ in consultative ballot
GMB and Unite members angry at attacks on their pay and conditionsRead more…