Category: news releases
Egyptian workers form new union
The STUC has received the following press release from the independent trade union organisation CTUWS, whose website has been blocked by the Egyptian government as part of the repression of dissent in Egypt.
The Church of England ‘filibuster’ over the case of Revd. Mark Sharpe
Unite’s reaction to the closure of Pfizer in Sandwich, Kent
Don’t deny King’s Speech support to London’s children
MPs to discuss campaign against tax dodgers
UNISON slams Con-Dem’s “Week of Shame”
Gearing up for Change – publication
This booklet of easy to read, short case studies highlights the variety of ways the Skills: Recession and Recovery project has made an impact.
Learning & Skills Policy Update – January 2011
In this issue; Government skills strategy; Unionlearn update; Investors in People; New apprenticeship team; Apprenticeship conference: 9th February 2011; Skills Utilisation and High Performance Working; Right to request time to train; Government response to the low carbon skills strategy consultation; Sector Skills Councils update; Evaluation of Union Learn and Union Learning Fund projects; Collective learning funds…
Cancelled Asbestos Campaign Will Cost Lives
Construction union UCATT have discovered that an award winning campaign, which warned construction workers about the dangers of asbestos, has been cancelled. UCATT believes that the decision is due to the Government’s spending cuts and will lead to unnecessary deaths of many workers.