TRANSPORT UNION RMT warned today that the new Government is planning to take an axe to transport budgets as the department is lined up as a soft touch for cuts, putting thousands of jobs on rail and the buses at risk.
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Commenting on the forecasts published today (Monday) by the Office for Budget Responsibility, which has predicted lower Government borrowing in the current financial year and a reduced growth rate in 2011, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
The TUC has expressed concern at the remit of the Government's review of health and safety legislation announced today (Monday).
TUBE UNION RMT today announced strike dates on Serco Docklands over the failure of the company to make adequate payments for the increased workload and responsibility following the introduction of a third carriage to DLR trains.
Increasing VAT in the emergency Budget would hit the poor more than the rich, cost small firms more than big ones, threaten retail jobs, increase tax avoidance and boost inflation, which could in turn lead to higher mortgages, according to a new TUC briefing published today (Monday).
Construction union UCATT are demanding that the Government does not remove previously committed funding from the council housebuilding programme.