Furious refuse workers and street sweepers reject Birmingham city council’s offer
Month long talks with Birmingham city council a 'pointless sham' as refuse collectors and street sweepers angrily reject the council's latest offer.
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“The greatest number of apprentices ever”
Quality must go hand in hand with quantity, the TUC said, as John Hayes the skills minister, called for a hughe increase in apprentices
‘Love Middlesbrough, Love Public Services’ rally
The Northern Public Services Alliance (PSA) will be holding a second rally in as many weeks, this time in Middlesbrough, to send a very clear message that cuts are not the answer for the region, and country as a whole, and to show support and solidarity for all of the public services currently under attack in the government proposals. Hundreds of supporters, made up from trade unions, workers, service users and the general public will gather at Middlesbrough's Centre Square in front of MIMA from 12.00pm on Saturday 12th February.
UNISON calls on MPs to stop localism becoming privatisation
UNISON wants MPs to support Barbara Keeley's amendments in the Localism Bill
Government has failed to get the banks to support economic growth
Commenting on the Chancellor's statement today (Wednesday) on the Project Merlin talks, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
London Council merger proposals- UNISON reaction
Serious concerns over 500 job losses
School workers lobby MPs over Tory education plans
Support staff being hit from all sides says UNISON
UNSION calls on MPs to stop localism becoming privatisation
UNISON wants MPs to support Barbara Keeley's amendments in the Localism Bill
University access agreements to deprive institutions of funds
Ahead of tomorrow's expected announcement of how university access agreements will work, UCU has warned that every single English institution with undergraduates will have to charge more than £6,000 fees just to plug the funding gap created by huge cuts to teaching budgets.
Estimate of tuition fees needed to replace proposed funding reductions
UCU report into the average fees English universities will have to charge to replace lost income from public spending and tuition fees.