This Wednesday (30 November) will see up to two million public sector workers including teachers, nurses, probation officers, civil servants, cleaners, paramedics and dinner ladies taking part in the TUC day of action in what could be the biggest strike in a generation.
Some 30 unions have balloted their members for action over government plans to change their pensions – some haven't taken strike action in more than a decade, others have never balloted their members before.
GMB learners at the Community and Trade Union (CTU) Learning Centre at the Olympic Park celebrated success with their General Secretary Paul Kenny recently. The group of learners were receiving certificates for a range of achievements including Skills for Life courses, IT and career enhancement skills. The hard-working learners were also presented with a commemorative pen and an Aspire Badge.
Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, has responded to news today that almost 25,000 fewer people (23,427) have applied to university compared to this time last year.
The TUC has today (Monday) welcomed the Lofstedt report's conclusion that the UK's health and safety laws “are broadly right”, but it has major concerns that the proposals to exempt some self-employed workers could have a devastating impact on their safety.
Thomas Cook shares bounce higher on £200m rescue deal, Airlines cut flights ahead of November 30 strike, Freight traffic slides further in October all feature in today's Breaking News
Thomas Cook shares bounce higher on £200m rescue deal, Airlines cut flights ahead of November 30 strike, Freight traffic slides further in October all feature in today's Breaking News
To coincide with the Chancellor's Autumn Statement tomorrow (Tuesday), the TUC has published a 10-point plan to kick-start the UK's flailing economy.
The TUC believes that the government's unprecedented programme of spending cuts is reducing demand, slowing growth and exacerbating the squeeze on living standards. An urgent stimulus is needed before the UK's stagnant economy slips into a double-dip recession, says the TUC.
Usdaw members employed by Unilever at their sites in Leeds and Port Sunlight have voted 5 to 1 in favour of strike action in protest at the company's proposal to scrap their final salary pension...
Speaking ahead of the publication of the Lofstedt Review on the burdens of health and safety legislation, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary, said:
The UK's faltering economic performance over the last 18 months has left a £65 billion ‘growth gap', the TUC says today (Saturday) as it launches the first of its series of economic reports days before the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.