RAIL UNION RMT confirmed today that they will be balloting members on the Southern rail franchise for strike action after the company refused to offer any extra payments or additional leave for working on the 28th December - a recognised bank holiday across the whole of the UK.
Construction union UCATT have warned the Conservatives they should not play politics with workers’ safety.
RAIL UNION RMT today blasted senior Network Rail chiefs as it emerged that they are holding meetings in the five star opulence of London's Langham Hotel while multi-billion pound cuts have left 1500 essential safety maintenance staff facing the sack.
System must be fully funded to relieve pressure on social workers
Members of UCU at Glyndwr University will stage demonstrations outside the university on Wednesday 2 December in protest at the dismissal of the union branch chair Hamish Murphy.
UCU will mark World Aids Day tomorrow by launching a new guide for branches on how to support people living and working with HIV.
TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O' Grady told a TUC conference today (Monday) that ten years after the publication of the Macpherson Report into the death of Stephen Lawrence, the UK has reached a defining moment in the battle against racism.
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:44:00 GMT
Too often, new teachers are thrown in at the deep end and left to sink or swim. This is no way to induct new recruits into the profession.
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:44:00 GMT
Too often, new teachers are thrown in at the deep end and left to sink or swim. This is no way to induct new recruits into the profession.
MARITIME UNION RMT today turned up the heat on the government over a loophole that allows ferry operators between UK ports to ignore minimum wage legislation and pay non-UK seafarers as little as £2 an hour.