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Chancellor has ‘different definition of fairness to the rest of us’, says TUC
Responding to the Chancellor's speech to City analysts in London today (Tuesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“The Chancellor has a different definition of fairness to the rest of us.
“His spending cuts are hitting the most vulnerable, his one big tax rise was VAT – the unfairest tax of all – and his economic policies are bearing down on the young, trapped between unemployment and an education sector with not enough places.
The social mobility challenge for Milburn’s in-tray
A new report on social mobility published by the TUC today (Tuesday) reveals Alan Milburn has much to do in his new role as social mobility tsar for the coalition Government.
Social Mobility – the TUC's most recent in a series of bi-monthly economic reports – finds that in Britain 50 per cent of a child's future earning potential is determined at birth, compared to less than 20 per cent in Canada, Australia, Denmark, Norway and Finland. The UK has the worst record on this front of any of the countries the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has data for, also lagging behind the US, Italy, France and Germany.
Rail fares rip-off and a threat to thousands of safety-critical jobs – transport under attack 100 days in to ConDem government
As the ConDem Government marks its first 100 days in office this week transport union RMT warned that jobs, quality and safety have been lined up for an all-out assault this autumn with the travelling public expected to take a massive hit on fares to use battered and under-resourced services.
Rising prices plus public sector cuts equals the Con-Dem double whammy
The double threat of inflation and brutal cuts to public services is a poisonous mix for Britain's economy.
BAA’s pay offer to set the standard for aviation workers
Latest details on the agreement between BAA and Unite.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) ELECTIONS
National Executive Council (NEC) Elections.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) ELECTIONS
National Executive Council (NEC) Elections.
Unions to recommend improved offer to settle BAA dispute
PCS will recommend to its members an improved offer from BAA to settle a potentially damaging dispute over pay.
Employers should be providing more apprenticeship places
Large employers are providing only three apprenticeship places for every 1,000 16 to 24-year- olds they employ.