GMB Call On Government To Support Natural Justice To Sufferers Of Pleural Plaques And Restore Compensation
GMB Rally & Lobby of Parliament Wednesday 28 October 2009, Houses of Parliament, Attlee Room, 4 - 6pm
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Local government workers lodge 2010 pay claim
Unions back 1.5 million workers in pay claim.
TUC welcomes Personal Account scheme rules
The TUC has welcomed the Government's publication of the results of the consultation on the draft scheme order and rules for Personal Accounts – the new low-cost pensions.
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: “This is another milestone on the road to the new pensions settlement. It's good news for both employers and employees.
TUC urges Commonwealth leaders to put jobs, justice and climate centre stage
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber has today (Monday) written to the Prime Minister asking him to put jobs, justice and climate at the heart of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which starts a month today in Trinidad and Tobago.
The TUC letter is part of a co-ordinated, cross-Commonwealth lobbying effort. Union leaders representing more than 30 million members in 51 of the 53 Commonwealth countries are writing to their countries' political leaders, urging support for the actions set out in the Commonwealth Trade Union Group submission.
Marie scoops Trade Union’s Equality for All Award
Marie Pearson, HMRC Learning Co-ordinator with The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has won this year’s Trade Union Equality for All Award at the North East Equality Awards held on Friday 23rd October 2009 at The Gateshead Hilton Hotel.
Marie scoops Trade Union’s Equality for All Award
Marie Pearson, HMRC Learning Co-ordinator with The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has won this year’s Trade Union Equality for All Award at the North East Equality Awards held on Friday 23rd October 2009 at The Gateshead Hilton Hotel.
New bank holiday in 2012 would seal a triumphant year for volunteering
A new bank holiday should be introduced in 2012 to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the London Olympics and Paralympics and seal a triumphant year for volunteers across the UK, says a coalition of organisations backing a Community Day bank holiday today (Monday).
Unite calls for ballot on Kingston’s plans to hive off NHS services to a social enterprise
Unite, the largest union in the country, is calling for a ballot of staff at Kingston Primary Care Trust (PCT) in Surrey over proposals to hive off NHS services into a social enterprise.
Keep your cool at Christmas
Shopworkers’ union, Usdaw, is preparing to announce its latest figures of violence and verbal abuse against shopworkers....
Unite support for threatened jobs at Edinburgh dictionary publishers
Unite, the largest union in the country, has come out in support of the 27 jobs under threat at the dictionary and reference book company, Chambers Harrap, in Edinburgh.