Unite astonished at scale of further Lloyds job losses
This loss of over 2,000 jobs marks the largest single job loss announcement since the formation of the Lloyds Banking Group in January.
June 30th, 2009
Archive
Archive for June, 2009
Successful three-year battle to save health visiting in Scotland welcomed by Unite
The successful three-year battle to save health visiting as a distinct profession in Scotland has been welcomed by Unite, the largest union in the country.
June 30th, 2009
Unite welcomes announcement on ID cards
Unite has welcomed the government announcement to drop the planned roll out of ID Cards for airside workers.
June 30th, 2009
BA talks latest: adjourned until Wednesday morning
Talks between BA and the unions Unite and the GMB have been adjourned.
June 30th, 2009
GMB Slam Rumours On Aircraft Carrier Programme Vital To Scotland And UK Manufacturing
GMB today reacted to rumours surrounding the £4 billion air-carrier project which would ensure continuing job security and employment for Clydeside, Rosyth, and within the UK.
June 30th, 2009
RMT Welcomes Parliamentary Challenge to End Poverty Pay on Ships of Shame
From its annual conference on the Isle of Man, maritime union RMT today welcomed a new Parliamentary challenge to end poverty pay on ships of shame who are paying seafarers as little as £1.50 an hour.
June 30th, 2009
RMT Slams Network Rail for Putting Bonuses Before Public Safety
Rail union RMT today slammed Network Rail bosses for putting bonuses before public safety after the union received a point blank refusal from the company to a request for the publication of risk assessments relating to the deferral of 28% of their track renewals programme in the drive to claw back nearly £3 billion in cuts.
June 30th, 2009
21st Century Schools White Paper
June 30th, 2009
Education White Paper is a mixed bag – ATL
Mary Bousted comments on the new education White Paper.
June 30th, 2009
Vast majority of institutional investors backed bank remuneration reports in run up to crash
The vast majority of institutional investors did not challenge the remuneration reports of leading banks or the takeover of ABN Amro by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in the run up to the 2008 financial crash, the TUC reveals today (Monday) in its annual fund manager voting survey.
June 29th, 2009
LabourStart UK news links
- UK : Giving future Olympic Games an ethical dimension 06/02/2012
- UK : Ending corporation tax relief for big bank bonuses could raise £1.7bn a year 06/02/2012
- UK : ASLEF unimpressed by NR bonus refusal 06/02/2012
- UK : Key figure in NI trade unionism (Bobby Gourley obituary) 05/02/2012
- UK : Women council workers in Bury win equal pay legal battle 05/02/2012