Unions press Tate & Lyle to challenge work rights abuses in Fiji

The GMB and TUC are today (Monday) calling on Tate & Lyle sugar refineries in London to challenge the Fijian military government to end the rapidly escalating labour rights abuses in the country. Last Wednesday (3 August), President of the Fiji Trades Union Congress Daniel Urai and another union leader were arrested on charges of holding a union meeting without a permit.

Government has created a ‘funding crisis for charities’, says TUC

Commenting on research published today (Monday) by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) which reveals charities are facing cuts totalling nearly £3 billion over the next five years due to government spending cuts, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: “This authoritative research shows that for all the warm words about the big society, the government has created a funding crisis for charities with many scaling back or cutting services altogether.

SCOTTISH FERRIES REVIEW THREATENS ATTACK ON NORTHERN ISLES SERVICES

MARITIME UNION RMT learnt last night that as part of the Scottish Ferries Review, the Scottish Government intend to break up the current Northern Ferries services, running Orkney and Shetland, in order to enable private companies to cherry-pick lucrative parts of the operation. The service across Pentland Firth has been identified as a first target as the tendering process kicks off with completion in June next year.