Cuts are bitter blow to region, hit hard by the recession
Commenting on the launch today (Wednesday) of the Government consultation on the right to request time to train, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting on the latest unemployment figures published today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Government should be investing in jobs to keep the economy moving
The number of 18-24 year olds on the dole for over six months has increased in 142 local authorities across the UK since last year, compared to just 78 where it has fallen, according to a TUC analysis published ahead of the latest unemployment statistics today (Wednesday).
Network Rail bosses were accused today of mounting a cover up over Private Eye’s investigations into the lavish pay and perks of outgoing multi millionaire chief executive Iain Coucher.
A group of professional tour guides specialising in Dorset’s Tolpuddle Martyrs are being backed in their dispute over paltry pay by Unite, the largest union in the country.
The ban on bus companies registering new services following reports of them picking up and dropping off passengers adjacent to designated stopping areas in Glasgow city centre could threaten bus drivers’ job security, Unite has warned.
A group of professional tour guides specialising in Dorset’s Tolpuddle Martyrs are being backed in their dispute over paltry pay by Unite, the largest union in the country.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed this morning that members across London Underground have delivered a rock solid mandate for strike action and action short of a strike in a fight over planned cuts to safety-critical jobs that the union have warned would turn the network into a death trap.