Commenting on proposals for economic growth announced today (Monday) by the Institute of Directors (IoD), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“Only in the IoD's Thatcherite fantasy world will measures that reduce training lead to economic growth.
“It's quite wrong to confuse policies that make life easy for directors at the expense of their workforce with a programme for economic growth.
It is not just the Olympic and Paralympic athletes who have been set goals for the 2012 Games, there is a whole army of young people who are working towards qualifications and new skills as they make up the workforce building the stadia and Athletes’ Village on the east London site…
Willie Walsh flying high with honour, Monarch passenger numbers soar by over 24% in January 2011, EasyJet passes 50 million passengers a year milestone all feature in today's Breaking News
Willie Walsh flying high with honour, Monarch passenger numbers soar by over 24% in January 2011, EasyJet passes 50 million passengers a year milestone all feature in today's Breaking News
The STUC has issued a statement expressing solidarity with the progressive forces in Egypt struggling against dictatorship and for the transition to democracy.
1,000 young people to grill members of parliament on why government cuts are crushing their hopes for the future
Unite, which has 60,000 members in the not for profit sector, said that David Cameron’s pipedream should be investigated immediately by the Commons public administration select committee.
Unite the union will give a briefing for journalists on its evidence to the public bill committee on the NHS Health and Social Care bill.
London MPs labelled hypocrites because they support the Health and Social Care bill which is designed to prevent MPs from having ‘a say’ on hospital closures.
The Institute of Directors’ proposal to scrap collective bargaining across the NHS and in the education sector is about driving down pay and conditions.