Task Force needs to deliver seismic shift in social work says UNISON
System must be fully funded to relieve pressure on social workers
November 30th, 2009
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Archive for November, 2009
Lecturers to protest at Glyndwr University
Members of UCU at Glyndwr University will stage demonstrations outside the university on Wednesday 2 December in protest at the dismissal of the union branch chair Hamish Murphy.
November 30th, 2009
UCU launches new HIV guidance
UCU will mark World Aids Day tomorrow by launching a new guide for branches on how to support people living and working with HIV.
November 30th, 2009
UK has reached a defining moment in the battle against racism
TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O' Grady told a TUC conference today (Monday) that ten years after the publication of the Macpherson Report into the death of Stephen Lawrence, the UK has reached a defining moment in the battle against racism.
November 30th, 2009
‘Sink or swim is no way to induct new recruits into the profession’ says the NASUWT
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:44:00 GMT
Too often, new teachers are thrown in at the deep end and left to sink or swim. This is no way to induct new recruits into the profession.
Too often, new teachers are thrown in at the deep end and left to sink or swim. This is no way to induct new recruits into the profession.
November 30th, 2009
‘Sink or swim is no way to induct new recruits into the profession’ says the NASUWT
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:44:00 GMT
Too often, new teachers are thrown in at the deep end and left to sink or swim. This is no way to induct new recruits into the profession.
Too often, new teachers are thrown in at the deep end and left to sink or swim. This is no way to induct new recruits into the profession.
November 30th, 2009
RMT turns up pressure over pay exploitation on UK ferry services
MARITIME UNION RMT today turned up the heat on the government over a loophole that allows ferry operators between UK ports to ignore minimum wage legislation and pay non-UK seafarers as little as £2 an hour.
November 30th, 2009
New Technical Assessment Of “Big Brother” Wireless Monitoring Of Drinks Sold In 23,000 Pubs Casts Doubt On Accuracy Of Measuring Systems
Given the variations in the pulse rates sent by wireless transmitters to computers in Stockton on Tees when a customer orders a pint we have new variation on the Janis Joplin classic “Take another...
November 30th, 2009
A quarter of primary school teachers suffer mental health problems after dealing with disruptive pupils – ATL survey
Primary school children are becoming more aggressive at a younger age say their teachers, more than a quarter of whom have suffered stress-related mental illness because of dealing with disruptive pupils, according to a new survey.
November 30th, 2009
Unite reaction to 410 Lloyds job cuts
Rob MacGregor, Unite national officer said: “Unite the union is astounded that Lloyds Banking Group has today decided to cut 410 customer contact jobs.
November 30th, 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