Union Newswire

Responding to Iain Duncan Smith's consultation about changes to the benefits system, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

July 29th, 2010 PCS news releases

Evidence submitted by the civil service unions to the government's review of public sector pensions busts the myth that they are unreformed, overly-generous and unaffordable.

July 29th, 2010 PCS news releases

UCU slammed plans in the Independent Budget Review to reintroduce university tuition fees in Scotland. The union said the review, which also recommended 60,000 jobs be axed and a public sector pay freeze, had gone beyond its remit.

July 29th, 2010 UCU releases

Welcoming Government plans announced today (Thursday) to phase out the UK's default retirement age by October next year, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

July 29th, 2010 Trades Union Congress news releases

New survey shows just one in five social workers have enough time to work effectively with children

July 29th, 2010 Unison news releases

Unite has reached a deal to represent workers at Hitachi's state of the art maintenance depot at Ashford, Kent.

July 29th, 2010 Unite news releases

The five trade unions within higher education have accused higher education employers of refusing to engage in meaningful national negotiations in response to the first-ever joint union claim.

July 29th, 2010 Unite news releases

TRANSPORT UNION RMT enters the second week of balloting of members at the Southampton Freightliner depot in a trade dispute over the company's failure to unconditionally reinstate an RMT representative and two other RMT members, following their dismissal from the company's employment for the alleged misuse of a company vehicle.

July 29th, 2010 rmt releases

TRANSPORT UNION RMT has joined forces with British MP's and trade unionists around the globe to campaign for the release of imprisoned Iranian transport workers union leader Reza Shahabi.

July 29th, 2010 rmt releases

There are just 2 weeks left to send in your entries to the TUC 60 second Ad contest. We have received some great entries so far, the competition is absolutely open to everyone, and there are some great prizes to be won. So, if you think that you have a great idea that encourages people to join a trade union, why not show us how.

July 28th, 2010 unionlearn news releases