Construction union UCATT have warmly welcomed new laws that guarantee full-time workers a minimum of 28 days paid holiday a year.
Construction union UCATT have warmly welcomed new laws that guarantee full-time workers a minimum of 28 days paid holiday a year.
UCATT members who were employed by City Building held an angry protest in Glasgow City Centre this lunchtime. The workers remain in limbo as the company who they were due to transfer to on Monday continued to stall on the deal and refused to answer questions about the workers’ future.
Construction union UCATT are today demanding answers from Glasgow Housing Association as problems with the maintenance contract puts hundreds of building workers’ jobs under threat.
Construction union UCATT have finally had victory confirmed in a two year battle over holiday pay and sham contracts, with housing giant Redrow.
Construction union UCATT have welcomed the major conclusions of a new study into apprenticeships undertaken by the Skills Commission.
Construction union UCATT have welcomed the statement from Harriet Harman the Leader of the House of Commons and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party that the Government is committed to making blacklists illegal.
UCATT General Secretary Alan Ritchie will be speaking at a rally in support of the Justice For The Shrewsbury Pickets Campaign.
UCATT was saddened to hear about the death of veteran housing campaigner Alan Walter, who died suddenly on Saturday 7th March.
Construction union UCATT are demanding immediate Government action to outlaw blacklisting, after an investigation undertaken by the Information Commissioner revealed that the practice is endemic in the construction industry and that the vast majority of the major companies are involved in the practice.
It was revealed today that a company, The Consulting Association, held and developed data on construction workers, including personal information, marital status, employment history, and trade union membership and activity. Details on more than 3,200 persons were held in the database, many of them could be UCATT members, who due to the blacklist were barred from employment. The company is now facing prosecution by the Information Commissioner’s Office.