Members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) will be denied the opportunity to vote on changes to their pension scheme after the employers' representatives rejected calls for a ballot of all affected members at a board of trustees meeting last night.
Commenting on the preliminary estimate of GDP growth published today (Friday) by the Office for National Statistics, which shows that the economy grew by 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2010, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Unite, Britain's biggest union, will begin sending out strike ballot papers to over 6,000 workers at BAA in a dispute over pay.
Workers furious that they have been given a pay freeze while three senior managers are awarded £1.5 million in bonuses are taking strike action today.
The 1.1 per cent advance in GDP figures were driven by the UK's powerhouse services sector and the construction industry.
RAIL UNION RMT warned today that new franchise plans, smuggled out by the Government in a barrage of ministerial announcements yesterday, will give train operators 'flexibility' to axe services, cut train capacity and frequencies and stop at fewer stations in order to maximise profits. RMT is describing the plan as a 'blueprint for a new round of Beeching-style cuts to the UK's rail services.'
CAA names UK’s most punctual airline, Virgin Atlantic, Airport workers vote over strike action in pay row all feature in today's Breaking News
CAA names UK’s most punctual airline, Virgin Atlantic, Airport workers vote over strike action in pay row all feature in today's Breaking News
UCU said the timing of an £82m cut, announced today by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) as part of its revised grant awards made a mockery of government calls for universities to exercise sensible financial strategies.
Staff and students at London South Bank University (LSBU) are leading protests against plans to close a specialist adult education unit at the university