MACCLESFIELD POSTAL workers last week walked out unofficially to support a colleague with chronic renal failure – and won a complete victory against uncaring bosses.
GMB members have overwhelmingly voted to reject Birmingham City Council’s pay and grading proposals this week at one of the first meetings organised by GMB throughout the city.
03 May 2007
Nearly 200 GMB members who work at Anglian Windows in Norwich are preparing to strike. The first one-day strike will be from 6am on Thursday 11 May. A further strike will take place on 14 May.
The T&G union says it is dismayed and concerned by tyre manufacturer Michelin’s announcement to close its final salary pension scheme and transfer members to a less favourable money purchase scheme.
The T&G union says it is dismayed and concerned by tyre manufacturer Michelin’s announcement to close its final salary pension scheme and transfer members to a less favourable money purchase scheme.
Tesco distribution drivers at Livingston near Edinburgh have voted in overwhelming numbers to take industrial action, including strike action.
The fortunes of Britain’s wealthiest 1,000 people has grown 20 percent in a year, the Sunday Times Rich List has revealed.
"This is not just about language. We will lose everything if these cuts go ahead," said Somali refugee Ibrahim Abdullahi as he joined a lively protest on Saturday against proposed cuts to the provision of English for speakers of other languages (Esol).
Left wing campaigners reported growing anger against New Labour everywhere in the run-up to Thursday’s local government, Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly elections.
Greenwich single status lobby Over 250 Unison union members met in Greenwich, south east London, last week as part of the campaign against the single status pay offer. This was despite the council refusing time off until just two days before the meeting. A lobby of the council brought together around 50 workers. Another lobby is planned for Wednesday 16 May.
Management at the Tyne & Wear NHS Trust continued their victimisation of leading Unison union activist Yunus Bakhsh this week, insisting that they will use "anonymous witnesses" in their disciplinary hearing against him.
