strikes
Scottish union chief accuses government of behaving like a “Victorian millowner”
One of Scotland’s major teaching unions has warned that virtually every school north of the border now faces closure on the November 30th, reports Ed Jacobs.
Northern Ireland health workers strike over budget cuts
The Democratic Unionist Party has accused the public sector union Unison of having presided over strikes with no mandate from those involved, reports Ed Jacobs.
Unions need to win over the public if they’re to avoid a repeat of Wisconsin
Unions must win over the public to avoid a repeat of Wisconsin, says @AKMPeterson: #url#
Hutton should read his pensions report again before leaping to Cameron’s rescue
Lord John Hutton claims his report was about “sustainablility” but the word is only used once in the report - and yet now he’s spinning for Tories.
What kind of “civil disobedience” tactics will the unions use?
Unions have promised the biggest campaign of “civil disobedience” ever seen - but what kind of tactics might they be considering?
Don’t buy the right-wing spin: Public sector pension costs set to fall
Whatever the rightwing attack dogs say, the cost of public sector pensions are due to fall as a proportion of GDP.