Many of the measures are tinkering, squeezing public sector pay will deepen the deflationary pressures and the proposals to cut public sector pay in already depressed regions will cut demand even...
UCU says greater transparency needed on university donations as funding cuts will increase pressure on institutions to seek alternative funding sources
UCU today criticised government plans to hike up the price of adult learning courses. Reforms announced today will see students over the age of 24 forced to take out loans to cover the cost of their studies.
David Cameron's approach to both health and safety at work and to protest strikes by two million workers is glib, complacent and out of touch with the real world says GMB
Commenting today (Thursday) on the TUC Day of Action yesterday, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Loganair sees profits soar in challenging conditions, Europe to Alter System for Airport Slots, APD rise to go ahead, all feature in today's Breaking News
Loganair sees profits soar in challenging conditions, Europe to Alter System for Airport Slots, APD rise to go ahead, all feature in today's Breaking News
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) today urged TV Licensing services provider Capita to “pay workers a fair and decent pay rise†as news broke that the company has been awarded an eight-year contract extension by the BBC.
The strike on 30 November was a day of both anger and pride on behalf of millions of public sector workers
IPPR have recently published a new report – Rethinking Apprenticeships – incorporating a number of contributions, including a chapter by unionlearn’s Iain Murray and Fred Grindrod entitled “Making Quality Count: the union view”. Below is the introduction to their chapter.