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Issue - 1993
Dated - 25 Mar 2006
The rich give happily to New Labour, but why do the unions?

It is easy to see why you would want to bung New Labour a million pounds if you were a billionaire. A dozen of them lent £14 million to fund Tony Blair’s general election campaign. Rod Aldridge, chief executive of Capita, was one. By sheer coincidence Capita gets lucrative contracts from the government.

1993

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The rich give happily to New Labour, but why do the unions?

It is easy to see why you would want to bung New Labour a million pounds if you were a billionaire. A dozen of them lent £14 million to fund Tony Blair’s general election campaign. Rod Aldridge, chief executive of Capita, was one. By sheer coincidence Capita gets lucrative contracts from the government.
25 March 2006
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Problems with Cottam Power station deal

Construction workers at Cottam power station near Nottingham were discussing a deal about returning to work as Socialist Worker went to press.
25 March 2006
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Postal workers in Plymouth

Plymouth postal workers are awaiting results of talks before preparing for further strikes. Protracted negotiations last week got close to a settlement over the initial issues over conditions and staffing which led to the dispute.
25 March 2006
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Manslaughter conviction over rail workers’ deaths

A privatised rail contractor was sentenced to nine years imprisonment last week for the manslaughter of four maintenance workers near Tebay in Cumbria in 2004.
25 March 2006
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Government interferes in Health Service pay review

The chancellor Gordon Brown is attempting to hold down health service pay, interfering with supposedly independent pay review bodies.
25 March 2006
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School caterers

School caterers and cleaners covering around 50 schools in Aberdeen are set to go on strike this Thursday and Friday unless a new deal is offered by the local council.
25 March 2006
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Obituaries

Ken Orrill 1931–2006

My father Ken Orrill died on 10 March, aged 75. He died after a long fight against cancer, possibly asbestosis from working as a heating engineer.
25 March 2006
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Fight for union recognition at Fujitsu Services

IT services company Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) is facing a strike ballot over attempts to derecognise the Amicus union at its Manchester offices, which employ about 800 people.
25 March 2006
Solidarity can help to win this crucial pensions fight
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Solidarity can help to win this crucial pensions fight

What can you do to make 28 March a day which shakes the government?
25 March 2006
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Government rejects official report criticising its pension handling

The government last week arrogantly rejected an official report which called for it to compensate 85,000 people who have lost all or part of their company pensions.
25 March 2006
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Firefighters to make decision on pensions

Firefighters in the FBU union were due to meet on Wednesday of this week to vote on a deal over pensions recommended by the union’s leadership.
25 March 2006
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Asda depots balloting for action

Members of the GMB union at more than 21 Asda depots are balloting on strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions.
25 March 2006