NUJ calls for ‘Murdoch-free’ TV licence fee
by Pete Murray - 19 hours agoJournalists union has called on Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to come clean on behind-closed-doors deal which led to 20% cuts to the BBC.
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Homosexuality is illegal in 80 countries worldwide, says TUC
by Tim Lezard - 20 hours agoBrendan Barber urges unions to support International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
“You don’t know what you’re doing” – RMT taunts Tube bosses
by Tim Lezard - 20 hours agoUnion says plans to hire 600 new staff after sacking 900 shows London Underground bosses are out of their depth
Tory MP says he won’t change “unfair” pleural plaque postcode lottery
by Tim Lezard - 21 hours agoUCATT condemns government after admission that victims in Scotland and Wales can receive compensation, while those in England and Wales cannot
Teaching unions tell Gove – ‘Zonal pay, no way’
by Pete Murray - 23 hours agoUnions say Education Sec’s evidence for local pay is ‘woeful’, ‘a month late’ and that independent research ‘demolishes’ the Coalition’s case
9 out of 10 London commuters ‘back Olympics bus bonus’
by Pete Murray - 1 day agoSurvey comes as ballot papers go out to more than 20,000 Unite bus workers, in protracted dispute over Olympics bonuses
Unemployment falls slightly – but so do real wages
by Pete Murray - 1 day agoThe number of people out of work has fallen by 45,000, to 2.63 million, but collapse in wages is ‘terrible news for people in work’ – TUC
Nott having that – unions lobby councillors over five-term year
by Tim Lezard - 1 day agoTrade unionists are this afternoon lobbying councillors in Nottingham against plans to change the school year into five terms of [...]
Fees up, jobs down – Warwick University accused of profiteering
by Tim Lezard - 1 day agoUCU says university is on a fast track to damaging its reputation
Unions welcome Govt moves on A4e – but call for further tendering inquiries
by Pete Murray - 1 day agoPublic sector unions calling for further investigations into a range of employment and training work – including ‘preferred bidder’ status on £15m prison education schemes