RAIL UNION RMT warned today that new franchise plans, smuggled out by the Government in a barrage of ministerial announcements yesterday, will give train operators 'flexibility' to axe services, cut train capacity and frequencies and stop at fewer stations in order to maximise profits. RMT is describing the plan as a 'blueprint for a new round of Beeching-style cuts to the UK's rail services.'
The 1.1 per cent advance in GDP figures were driven by the UK's powerhouse services sector and the construction industry.
Workers furious that they have been given a pay freeze while three senior managers are awarded £1.5 million in bonuses are taking strike action today.
Unite, Britain's biggest union, will begin sending out strike ballot papers to over 6,000 workers at BAA in a dispute over pay.
CAA names UK’s most punctual airline, Virgin Atlantic, Airport workers vote over strike action in pay row all feature in today's Breaking News
CAA names UK’s most punctual airline, Virgin Atlantic, Airport workers vote over strike action in pay row all feature in today's Breaking News
UCU said the timing of an £82m cut, announced today by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) as part of its revised grant awards made a mockery of government calls for universities to exercise sensible financial strategies.
Staff and students at London South Bank University (LSBU) are leading protests against plans to close a specialist adult education unit at the university
One member one vote (OMOV) ballot takes place end of August - ballot closes 22nd September
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:46:00 GMT
The NASUWT comments on the news that the gateway process that determines whether schools and colleges are capable of delivering diplomas is to be abandoned.