Protest to defend 59 sacked 2 Sisters workers
2 Sisters Workers sacked in race insult row continue protest outside M&S in Birmingham
Category: news releases
Unite tube workers to ballot for industrial action
Unite, the union representing engineering, electrical, administrative and management workers employed at London Underground Limited, will give the company notice of an industrial action ballot.
TUC General Council statement on Royal Mail
The TUC General Council today (Wednesday) affirmed its full support for the CWU and its members in their current dispute with Royal Mail.
’21st century schools should promote 21st century working practices’, says NASUWT
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:44:00 GMT
The Government's own evidence shows that securing high standards of education does not rest on structural change. This consultation continues the mythology that world-class education is only delivered through structural reform and developing a market in education.
The Government's own evidence shows that securing high standards of education does not rest on structural change. This consultation continues the mythology that world-class education is only delivered through structural reform and developing a market in education.
Staff and student input required if college security guidelines are to stand any chance of working
New government security guidance for further education colleges should have been devised with proper input from staff and students if it was to stand a real chance of being effective, UCU said today.
Clarification needed over numbers of students who missed out on university place
UCU today said it welcomed the rise in the number of students who secured a place at university this year. However, the union said clear data was required to clarify how many students missed out on a place at university this summer following the fiasco over student numbers.
Workers Uniting questions Vale’s cancellation of investor events
Workers Uniting, the world’s first international union, has criticised mining company Vale’s recent decision to cancel planned investor events in New York and London as more evidence of a company in disarray.
Tory plan for safety on building sites could lead to more deaths says Unite
Conservative party plans to allow construction companies to arrange their own safety inspections, and ban Health and Safety Executive inspectors from their sites, could lead to an increase in building site deaths says Unite, the UK’s largest union.
RMT pledges full support for CWU postal workers
SPECIALIST TRANSPORT union RMT today pledged its full support for the CWU postal workers in their fight for a secure future and decent pay and conditions and a delegation from the union, including General Secretary Bob Crow, will be joining the picket line at Mount Pleasant sorting office on Thursday (22nd October) at 4.30pm.
Jan Cambridge: An Apology
The following joint Statement in Open Court was read out on Tuesday 6th October 2009