Brendan Barber calls for curb on financial excess and investment in jobs at G20
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber will be in Cannes, France, for the G20 from tonight (Wednesday) until Friday afternoon, where he will call for investment in jobs and a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions to curb financial excess.
Aintree University Hospital Trust Case Study
Aintree University Hospital Trust has been involved in a Unison lead apprenticeship project at the Trust, funded by unionlearn’s ULF regional Learning and Skills for all Fund (LaSFAF) since 2008.
Statement after pensions meeting
A meeting of the TUC's Public Services Liaison Group (PSLG) at Congress House in London today (Wednesday) agreed the following statement:
“At the meeting earlier today Danny Alexander and Francis Maude outlined a number of new proposals to the TUC negotiating team, including an improvement in the proposed accrual rates within the major public service schemes compared to their previous position, and new proposed transitional protections for those closest to retirement. They also indicated a long-term commitment to any agreed reforms not being reopened within the next 25 years.
GMB Reaction To Pension Offer
GMB National Secretary Brian Strutton commenting on the statement today by Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander.
College merger delayed as leaked papers question Newcastle College’s commitment to the North east
UCU today welcomed the halting of a merger between Northumberland College and Newcastle College Group (NCG), but warned serious questions remained as leaked papers revealed the full extent of the problems behind the merger and NCG's plans.
Never too old to learn or never too young to Teach
Merseylearn, the unionlearn project within Merseytravel, have been holding a number of events as part of the Family Learning Festival throughout October and to support The Go-On Liverpool campaign.
Andy McNab in special mission to celebrate reading success
Bestselling novelist and former SAS operative Andy NcNab thrilled workers at McVitie’s Manchester on Monday 31 October 2011 when he visited them to sign copies of his new book Dead Centre….
Everything Everywhere “massive hit†on 600 jobs
CWU today (Wednesday) says staff are "paying a massive price" as mobile company Everything Everywhere announces up to 600 job losses in back-office roles at sites in Hatfield, Paddington, Bristol and Darlington.
Ministers urged to stop ‘tinkering around edges’ over pensions
Commenting on the latest offer from the government over pensions, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: