This strike action by these GMB members is a last resort because FOCSA having unilaterally imposed these cuts hasn't been willing to put enough on the table to allow us to come to terms with them.
Since the state has to step in to guarantee prices for return on investment why not go the whole hog and have fully accountable nationalised delivery in the nuclear sector says GMB
Commenting on the government's Energy Bill published today (Tuesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
It seems we are at the end of the line and that strike action will begin at Stansted airport at 5.30am on Wednesday 23 May 2012
Even Secretary of State recognised that the proposed increases in contributions and the proposed increase in retirement age were the reasons why the GMB members would reject the proposals says GMB
There is to be a demonstration by Remploy workers in Manchester tomorrow against the closure of 36 factories and the loss of 1,752 jobs
In our view it is essential that dairy related manufacturing options which take advantage of location, skills set and technology transfer are actively pursued says GMB
Commenting on the latest inflation figures published today (Tuesday) which show that consumer price index (CPI) annual inflation fell to 3 per cent and retail price index (RPI) annual inflation fell to 3.5 per cent in April, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
The cost of living for the poorest 10 per cent of households increased by 4.1 per cent in March, eight times faster than average weekly earnings, according to the TUC living standards index which has been updated today (Tuesday) ahead of new inflation figures published later this morning.
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