Commenting on the results of a business survey published by Unite today (Tuesday) which shows that there will be job losses throughout Bombardier's UK supply chain following the government's decision not to award the company the Thameslink contract, TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
“The government's short-sighted approach to procurement is causing economic shocks that are reverberating through Britain's supply chains. The award of the Thameslink rolling stock contract to competitors in Germany is hitting jobs and business not only at Bombardier's plant in Derby, but among their suppliers throughout the UK.
The Health and Social Care Bill, due to start its final Commons stages today (Tuesday), has been “barely improved” by the government's pause and Future Forum consultation, says the TUC in a briefing for MPs produced on behalf of all its member health unions.
Unionlearn, the TUC’s learning and skills organisation, and Versa Professional Services Ltd today called upon employers to work with trade unions to increase black and minority ethnic communities’ participation rates in apprenticeships. At an event held at Congress House, discussion will focus around what employers, the Government and unions can do to encourage members of BME communities to apply for apprenticeships.
Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:52:00 GMT
Members of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in Wales, will be taking strike action over redundancies and changes to their working contracts.
Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:17:00 GMT
The Deputy Prime Minister needs to demonstrate he has the courage of his convictions by stopping the divisive Education Bill.
Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:17:00 GMT
The Deputy Prime Minister needs to demonstrate he has the courage of his convictions by stopping the divisive Education Bill.
UCU today (Monday) welcomed comments from the deputy primeminister, Nick Clegg, that schools and academies should never be run for profit, and called on him to give the same pledge over colleges and universities.
The purpose of the events is to highlight GMB opposition to the Tory led Coalition Governments Health and Social Care Bill which is to be debated on 7th September the evening of the vigil
It seems that the Council has got itself into the position of not knowing how many staff it will have from 1st October
The TUC is concerned that women's unemployment – already at a 23-year high – is set to rise around the UK as the government's public sector job cuts begin to bite. A TUC analysis of official statistics published today (Monday), reveals that the proportion of women employed in the public sector has risen at three times the rate of men over the last decade.