There should be a health and safety law poster in every workplace in the country. This is produced by the HSE and tells workers what their legal rights are. It is simple and well-written. There is…Read more…
G7 starts to address workplace safety
Although most of the publicity around the G7 Summit in Germany has been around the relationship with Russia and the problems in the Middle East, there have been a lot of other discussions taking…Read more…
Tower Hill to Mayfair, the Message is the Same
WORKERS from London’s Crossrail project where Rene Tkacik was killed last year were among those who gathered by the statue of the Unknown Building Worker on Tower Hill on Tuesday morning, April…Read more…
Workers Memorial Day – Remember the dead, but fight for the living
“Remember the dead, but fight for the living” is the rallying cry for International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) today. It commemorates those workers across the world who died as a consequence of…Read more…
Workers Memorial Day – Remember the dead, but fight for the living
"Remember the dead, but fight for the living" is the rallying cry for International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) today. It commemorates those workers across the world who died as a consequence of their work. There are events planned in Scotland and across the world today.
Over 20,000 people die every year because of their work; most of these because of exposure to dangerous substances. SoRead more…
Questions worth asking
‘BLACKLISTED’ is a new book out exposing an old practice which has blighted the lives of thousands of workers and their families in this country, and despite breaching laws about data protection, not…Read more…
Uncovering the Past, Making Sure There’s No Cover-up in Present
ARCHEOLOGICAL excavations due to start soon at Liverpool Street, in London’s central business district, will uncover the bones of many poor, forgotten Londoners, buried in part of the 16th…Read more…
Self employed workers’ safety – Government pushes ahead and damn the consequences
If you want a true display of how the government’s ideological obsession with deregulation trumps any type of common sense and seems to ignore the democratic process then you just have to read the…Read more…
Killer in the Classroom
MESOTHELIOMA DAY, 2014. Vince Hagedorn, (left, in white shirt), releasing doves at St.John’s Gate, in London. Vince’s partner, Carole, had died of mesothelioma not long before.
IT does…Read more…