A gig to be held a week before the TUC's anti-cuts demonstration in London will raise money for PCS members who lose pay through taking industrial action.
UNISON slams Nottinghamshire County Council cuts ahead of tomorrow's strike
Liverpool Wavertree MP, Luciana Berger, will meet members of UCU at Liverpool Hope University this lunchtime as confusion reigns over the future of the beleaguered institution.
False Economy – the cuts campaign website that formally launches today (Wednesday) – reveals that more than 50,000 NHS staff posts are set for the axe, destroying government claims that the NHS is in safe hands.
Employers decry pension tax rules
On Thursday (24 February) Scottish trade unions will gather in Glasgow to explore the skills required for union members in social networking, both in the workplace and at home. Delegates from around Scotland will look at “Everyday Skills for the Digital Age: There is a Better Way†at the 3rd Annual Scottish Union Learning Everyday Skills Event.
The electorate did not vote for massive job losses in the NHS or privatisation. The Health and Social Care bill is the death knell for the NHS as we know it.
RMT train cleaning crews, employed by the Mitie company and servicing First Great Western trains out of depots at Cardiff and Swansea will strike for a further 24 hours this week following a 100% vote for action in a dispute over pensions, payment of wages and a failure to communicate.
Cuts of almost a third of all diplomatic posts announced by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office today will leave UK citizens overseas without help, PCS says.
Reflective practice and mentoring colleagues must also be a priority says UNISON.