This week is European Get online week, and the whole of Europe is being inspired to Pass IT on and help people to get to grips with computers and the internet.
Maths champ boxes clever
World light-heavyweight contender Nathan Cleverly, who is also a maths graduate, is joining the fight to improve adult numeracy.
London Midland to axe 122 full time jobs as part of ticket office closure plan
At a meeting arranged today with negatively short notice the Joint Trade Unions at London Midland were issued with a consultation précis document that outlined proposals for the review of station staffing and changes to schedule 17 (opening hours) arrangements, the joint trade unions (RMT and TSSA) believe that the company's proposals are unreal, barbaric, and unbelievable and will have dire consequences for staff and passengers alike.
RMT calls for support for lobby of Parliament to defend Health and Safety enforcement
TRANSPORT UNION RMT today called for full support for a lobby of Parliament - called for this Wednesday (2nd March) by the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group - in defence of health and safety enforcement in the teeth of a co-ordinated assault by the ConDem Government and right-wing commentators.
Funding for Higher Education in Scotland
Commenting on the Scottish Government’s reconvened higher education summit today, Grahame Smith, General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) said:
Proposed closure of Tesco’s Fenny Lock NDC is devastating news says Usdaw
Tesco has today announced plans to close their National Distribution Centre at Fenny Lock in Milton Keynes putting over 800 jobs at risk.
Proposed closure of Tesco’s Fenny Lock NDC is devastating news says Usdaw
Tesco has today announced plans to close their National Distribution Centre at Fenny Lock in Milton Keynes putting over 800 jobs at risk.
UK Film Council’s importance underlined by Oscar success for The King’s Speech
The importance of the soon-to-be abolished UK Film Council has been reinforced by the four Oscars won by The King’s Speech, which the Film Council helped fund.
Fourth strike ballot in two years gets underway at British Airways; Unite tells company ‘we’re ready to meet, are you?’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has extended an invitation to the airline's new chief executive, Keith Williams, to meet with him at any time to discuss solutions to the cabin crew dispute, now in its third year.
Home Office misled staff before announcing job cuts
Senior management at the Home Office misled staff about its plans just days before announcing hundreds of job cuts, PCS says.