Yesterday’s leading article in The Times on the Labour Party leadership election system more reflects the paper’s enduring hostility to trade unionism than a serious concern for Labour’s integrity. What other proposal for extending democracy would begin by proposing a radical reduction in the electorate?
In his leader’s speech tomorrow Ed Miliband is expected to announce his intention to reach out to Britain’s struggling middle classes.
Ruwan Subasinghe, a lawyer at the International Transport Workers’ Federation, on the background to the nation’s trade union laws.
The CBI want the strike laws to be toughened in such a way that a 40 per cent “yes” vote would be needed before a strike was allowed. We learn from The Times today that “secret” talks are going on about introducing new curbs on industrial action.
Every household in Britain faces a bill of £47,000 to meet the cost of public pension liabilities says the Mail. Except of course they won’t. It’s meaningless.
The case and the benefits for union-led workplace learning is clear; the unions support it, the employers support it and the workforce supports it.
Next week’s Budget is the Government’s last real chance to set the industrial agenda. It should grab that chance with both hands.
In an exclusive interview with Left Foot Forward, Charlie Whelan has singled out Eric Pickles for undertaking a “witch-hunt” against trade unions.
Adults in workless households are twice as likely to be poor as those in homes where some adults work, and 9 times as likely as homes in which all adults work.
The decision by the Scottish parliament & Welsh assembly to suspend all business as a result of strike action by the PCS union has drawn criticism from the CBI.
