Tag: UCATT

Construction union UCATT have warned that extra vigilance is needed to ensure that the construction of the Olympic Games is completed safely.

Alan Ritchie , General Secretary of construction union UCATT, will be visiting the Glasgow Commonwealth Games stadium site on Monday 7th February.

Construction union UCATT have discovered that an award winning campaign, which warned construction workers about the dangers of asbestos, has been cancelled. UCATT believes that the decision is due to the Government’s spending cuts and will lead to unnecessary deaths of many workers.

Construction union UCATT has launched legal action in support of its members who lost their jobs with Connaught in Norwich , following the company’s collapse.

Construction UCATT are calling on the Government to reverse planned cuts in the Health and Safety Executive’s budget following the accident in Great Yarmouth on Friday 21st January, which resulted in the death of four workers.

Construction union UCATT have described Government proposals to encourage elderly social housing tenants to move to smaller properties, in order to resolve the housing crisis, as the equivalent of using a “sticking plaster to stem a haemorrhage.”

Construction union UCATT are calling on the Government to rethink policies on increasing the retirement age, following new research.

Construction union UCATT have slammed Government proposals to reduce workers rights, as a “sackers charter”.

UCATT have expressed anger at the failure of the leaders of Birmingham Council to even acknowledge the union’s proposals, which would end the city’s ongoing industrial dispute involving refuse collectors.

Construction union UCATT are calling for an urgent investigation into the actions of payroll companies, after an investigation by the Daily Mirror exposed their practices. Payroll companies are costing the Revenue millions in lost National Insurance contributions and denying workers even the most basic employment rights.