Over 100 Birmingham refuse collectors, who are members of UCATT, will begin a work to rule tomorrow (Friday 17th December).
Over 100 Birmingham refuse collectors, who are members of UCATT, will begin a work to rule tomorrow (Friday 17th December).
Construction union UCATT are warning construction employers that extra checks need to be made on sites, to ensure that work can be conducted safely, during the current extreme cold weather.
Construction union UCATT have expressed extreme dismay with the performance of junior minister Ed Davey, who repeated a series of myths and factual inaccuracies, about why he no longer believed that the Gangmasters Act should be extended to the construction industry.
Detailed analysis by construction union UCATT has revealed that construction fatalities were highest in 2009/10 in the Midlands, North West, South East and Yorkshire.
Construction union UCATT will this week launch a political education campaign for UCATT members across Yorkshire in order to challenge the Government’s cuts programme.
Construction union UCATT have condemned Government plans to cut the length of council housing tenancies fearing it will create ghettos. Under the Government’s proposals tenants will be offered tenancies lasting as little as two years, if after that period their financial circumstances have improved, they will be evicted from their homes.
Construction union UCATT will this week launch a political education campaign for UCATT members across the Midlands in order to challenge the Government’s cuts programme.
Construction union UCATT has condemned the failure of administrators at ROK to inform workers that they were losing their jobs. The company entered administration on Monday, November 8th and a further 1,800 redundancies, including all Rok’s employees in Scotland, were announced yesterday Tuesday November 16th.
Commentating on the announcement today (Tuesday 16th November ) that a further 1,800 workers at Rok are to be made redundant: Alan Ritchie, General Secretary of construction union UCATT, said: “This is a devastating blow for the workers and their families. It is becoming increasingly clear that the Government’s spending cuts are having a highly detrimental effect on the construction industry.â€
UCATT statement on Rok Redundancies