Responding to the latest unemployment figures published today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
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We need to reject the Tory theory that if it is not hurting people then it is not working says GMB
There is no doubt that demand for it's output has been reduced by the recession in the construction industry says GMB
Sooner or later the BBPA and BII will have to talk about money says GMB
This is no time for complacency but it seems that the government is administering the correct medicine to the economy.
NHS trusts will need to employ 8,000 more health visitors to ensure that health secretary Andy Burnham’s vision for the profession is to be achieved.
After weeks of extensive negotiations, an agreement on the future of the UK Vauxhall plants has been reached between Unite, the biggest UK union in car and components manufacturing, and Magna, the Canadian auto parts company and preferred bidder for General Motors' European operations.
Workers representing the 900 Diageo staff whose jobs hang in the balance will be outside the company's AGM fighting for their jobs.
Commenting on the latest inflation figures, published today (Tuesday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: