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Archive for May, 2009

Modern day slavery must end – Unite

Jack Dromey, deputy general secretary of Unite, calls for “action to end modern day slavery”.

May 29th, 2009 Unite news releases

GMB Defends Pension Schemes And Criticises Scaremongering By Insurance Sellers

Workers best served by good quality occupational pension schemes with a solid employer committed to their long term future

May 29th, 2009 GMB press releases

Hastings Grounds Maintenance Staff To Strike Over Pay

Company not taken up offer of talks so there will be a complete withdrawal of overtime this weekend and a full day’s strike action on Monday 1st June

May 29th, 2009 GMB press releases

GMB Appeal To Stuart Rose To Save Luton Sandwich Factory By Keeping Contract In Luton To Save 350 At Local Factory

The loss of these jobs is entirely down to Marks and Spencers decision to remove their contract from the factory

May 29th, 2009 GMB press releases

Modern day slavery must end – Unite

Jack Dromey, deputy general secretary of Unite, calls for “action to end modern day slavery”.

May 29th, 2009 Unite news releases

Unite anger at Plymouth city council decision to sell CityBus

Unite has expressed fury at Plymouth city council for setting the wheels in motion to sell off local bus company CityBus, one of only 13 municipal bus companies left in the country.

May 29th, 2009 Unite news releases

RMT calls for direct talks with Boris Johnson to resolve Underground and TfL dispute

TUBE UNION RMT today called for direct talks with London Mayor Boris Johnson following the breakdown in industrial relations with London Underground and TfL which is at the heart of the overwhelming votes for industrial action confirmed yesterday.

May 29th, 2009 RMT press releases

TUC on proposed reform of the sick note

Sounding a note of caution about Government proposals announced today (Thursday) concerning the reform of the sick note, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

May 28th, 2009 Trades Union Congress news releases

How middle Britain are you? Find out with the TUC’s middlebritainometer

To accompany the new pamphlet Life in the Middle: The Untold Story of Britain's Average Earners, the TUC has launched a Middlebritainometer that allows people to find out how close they are to middle incomes, and shows just where they come on the income scale.

May 28th, 2009 Trades Union Congress news releases

The real middle Britain has missed out for thirty years

Those on middling earnings have been losing out sharply compared with better off professionals as well as the rich, and four out of ten middle income earners believe their job has a lower status than their father's.

May 28th, 2009 Trades Union Congress news releases