Unite gives notice to BA of a new ballot of cabin crew members
A new ballot of cabin crew at British Airways will shortly get underway, the crew's union Unite has informed the airline.
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John Hayes’s speech at unionlearn apprenticeship conference.
Speaking at a unionlearn conference in London, John Hayes said that his aspiration as a skills minister is to go beyond the all-time record of 400,000 apprentices in the workforce. He praised the contribution of the unions in their work in promoting apprenticeships.
Shapps must keep promise on funds for homeless, elderly and victims of domestic violence
UNISON publishes list of 62 councils ‘robbed’ by Housing Minister
Cameron sell off- UNISON response
Tories turn wrecking ball onto entire public sector
Cameron’s blueprint is “anti-democratic”
Responding to the Prime Minister's proposal announced today (Monday) to make all public services open to private sector bidders, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“This is a naked right wing agenda that takes us right back to the most divisive years of the 1980s.
“The Prime Minister has been telling us that the cuts are sadly necessary, not a secret political project to destroy public services. Yet today's proposal to privatise everything that moves is exactly the kind of proposal that voters would reject if put at an election.
Police refuse to rule out phone hacking of RMT General Secretary Bob Crow
In a letter to RMT lawyers, Sue Akers, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has refused to rule out suspicions that the telephone of RMT General Secretary Bob Crow may been hacked.
Amnesty International threatens workers’ rights
Human rights organisation Amnesty International has told workers based outside the UK they will no longer have the right to remain members of the UK-based Unite union.
‘Flood risk’ to homes and businesses as British Waterways slashes staff and recruits more volunteers, warns Unite
An increased risk of homes and businesses being flooded is on the cards because of British Waterways’ plans to slim down its workforce to become a ‘Big Society’ charity.
AIR FRANCE AND DELTA TO TARGET VIRGIN ATLANTIC, EUROPEAN AIRLINES TOP IAG’S SHOPPING LIST, KLM TO INCREASE CAPACITY BY 5% THIS SUMMER ALL FEATURE IN TODAY’S BREAKING NEWS
Air France and Delta to target Virgin Atlantic, European airlines top IAG's shopping list, KLM to increase capacity by 5% this summer all feature in today's Breaking News
AIR FRANCE AND DELTA TO TARGET VIRGIN ATLANTIC, EUROPEAN AIRLINES TOP IAG’S SHOPPING LIST, KLM TO INCREASE CAPACITY BY 5% THIS SUMMER ALL FEATURE IN TODAY’S BREAKING NEWS
Air France and Delta to target Virgin Atlantic, European airlines top IAG's shopping list, KLM to increase capacity by 5% this summer all feature in today's Breaking News