This week’s employment figures, on the back of the disappointing decision that Tata Corus are going ahead with mothballing the Redcar Steelworks, shows that there remains a good deal of work required to lead the region out of recession. Trade unions are key partners in aiding this recovery.
Women are more likely to be hit by cuts to jobs and services.
Commenting on the latest public borrowing figures, published today (Thursday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
RAIL UNION RMT today confirmed that a ballot for national industrial action involving rail maintenance workers across the country will begin next Thursday - 25th February.
Attempts by the Conservatives in the Midlands to jump on the Cadbury bandwagon will not play well with the anxious workforce Unite has warned.
Moving to a social enterprise is ‘semi-privatising the most deprived’.
Trade union members are threatened, victimised, sacked and blacklisted by employers who pay sums of money to the Catholic Church which coordinates anti-union activities says banana workers
Ofsted privatisation could lead to lower quality inspections service.
Cuts in public spending could lead to further job losses.
These figures show that unemployment was static over the Christmas period. Given that many were predicting that joblessness would still be rising, this is a vindication of the Government's extra investment in support for the unemployed.