Ministers must order a public inquiry into the cover up of key safety reports that could have prevented the deaths of two school girls on an unsafe level crossing in Essex, rail union leader Gerry Doherty said today.
This government is now in thrall to Thatcherism. Instead of creating decent jobs and supporting investment, its idea of growth is to make UK workers the cheapest and easiest to abuse and dismiss in Western Europe.
Rail union RMT confirmed today that, having pursued a claim with sister union TSSA, they have secured a ground-breaking pay and rewards package offer aimed at taking Network Rail staff through the Olympics:
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey is to address British Airways’ cabin crew at a mass meeting.
Unite employees at Southampton city council have voted to take strike action against the council’s decision to arbitrarily dismiss its staff and re-employ them on inferior employment conditions.
Key diplomatic work will increasingly be done by cheap, inexperienced local staff and the diplomatic service will be overstretched under plans outlined by the Foreign Office today.
Tue, 10 May 2011 16:02:00 GMT
Education Bill will wreck state schooling.
This award celebrates and rewards the achievements individuals as well as employers and training providers who have achieved exceptional results through Apprenticeships and work based learning. There are 7 award categories including Union Learning Rep of the Year and Apprentice of the Year.
Cuts will stand in the way of tackling bureaucracy
UCU today warned the government against encouraging the growth of forprofit providers, after it was revealed that Kaplan Higher Education, who runs courses at several English universities, is being sued in the US for falsifying attendance records and grade inflation.