The great Royal Mail robbery began today, Friday, as trading began for the postal service after centuries of public ownership.
Eight of the UK’s largest construction companies have said they will offer some level of compensation for victims of blacklisting. Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd – has joined with seven other contractors offering a mild apology. The other companies are Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Costain, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, Skanska and Vinci. All eight are co-defendants in a case brought by blacklisted workers.
Around 150 health workers and campaigners protested outside the Royal London Hospital yesterday evening, Tuesday, against staff and wage cuts across Barts Health NHS Trust. Staff across the trust’s six hospitals are angry that up to 3,000 workers will have pay slashed or will be sacked because it is crippled by its huge Private Finance Initiative (PFI) debt.
The cop in charge of the firearms operation in which police shot and killed Mark Duggan said that he did not hear officers warn Mark to put down a weapon.
The family of Christopher Alder have been told nobody will face prosecution for giving them the wrong body to bury.
The Group Executive Committee (GEC) of the PCS HMRC group met on 30 September and agreed to tell members not to cooperate with a new annual appraisal system.
Edinburgh Unite Against Fascism held a fundraiser in the city last Saturday called, Love Culture Hate Racism.
Travellers and their supporters plan to protest to mark the two-year anniversary of an eviction of Travellers from Dale Farm.
Theresa May reiterated harsh new immigration plans while bodies of African migrants were being fished from the sea, says?Dave Sewell
A boat packed with 500 migrants caught fire and sank half a mile from the Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday of last week.
City Link workers (above) and supporters demonstrated in Southsea last Saturday. They plan further protests on Saturday of this week over contracts that will cut pay by up to £7,000 a year.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is holding a consultative ballot in Scotland over pension proposals from the Scottish Government and Fire Service employers.
