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Archive for June, 2009

TUC response to Building Britain’s Future

Responding to the Building Britain's Future document, published today (Monday) by the Prime Minister, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: “There is much to welcome in this document. Keeping people in jobs and getting the unemployed back to work must be the number one priority

June 29th, 2009 Trades Union Congress news releases

Teachers and parents on the march. Councillors dither and prevaricate

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:11:00 GMT
Tamworth members of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, march through the town in the next stage of their campaign to protect sixth-form education and to save jobs.

June 29th, 2009 NASUWT - Press Releases

ā€œDon’t privatise transport servicesā€ warn unions

Unite, the UK’s biggest union, and Unison, are calling on North Somerset council to put a stop to plans to privatise transport services, warning that the council is cost cutting before meeting peoples' needs.

June 29th, 2009 Unite news releases

RMT calls for urgent summit talks on 2012 Olympics

SPECIALIST TRANSPORT union RMT is urging London Mayor Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Lord Adonis to facilitate an urgent industry wide Olympics Summit between the unions, train operating companies, London Underground and Network Rail to set out a clear transport framework for the 2012 games.

June 29th, 2009 RMT press releases

Building Britain’s future

June 29th, 2009 NUT news releases

Sort out licence mess and save great British pub from bitter fate

Pubs are still closing at a frightening rate, says Unite, Britain’s biggest union

June 29th, 2009 Unite news releases

Lindsey workers vote to return to work

Workers at the Lindsey oil refinery have voted in favour of the deal reached between unions and construction employers last week.

June 29th, 2009 Unite news releases

ā€œDon’t privatise transport servicesā€ warn unions

Unite, the UK’s biggest union, and Unison, are calling on North Somerset council to put a stop to plans to privatise transport services, warning that the council is cost cutting before meeting peoples' needs.

June 29th, 2009 Unite news releases

London protest calls for justice for imprisoned Iranian trade unionists

Workers from across London will be giving up their lunch hour today (Friday) to attend a protest outside the Iranian Embassy against its Government's harsh treatment of trade unionists, something which is feared will get even worse in the wake of the current street demonstrations.

June 26th, 2009 Trades Union Congress news releases

‘No tears will be shed over the demise of the National Strategies’ says NASUWT

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:26:00 GMT
What we now need is not a free-for-all at local level, but the right balance between flexibility and consistency of practice within which teachers have the appropriate level of freedom to exercise their professional judgement.

June 26th, 2009 NASUWT - Press Releases