Zero hour contract consultation attracts 36,000 responses
A government consultation on zero-hours contracts has been flooded with 36,000 responses from people wanting to talk about problems and abuses.
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The Tories as the Workers’ party? Not as ridiculous as it sounds
The interests of the Tory party are very often diametrically opposed to those of most workers. However it would be a mistake to be complacent.
Unions welcome ban on helicopters flying in severe North Sea weather
Unions with members working on off-shore oil installations have tentatively welcomed measures recommended in a report by the Civil Aviation Authority.
TUC Take Government To EU Over Agency Work Laws
The UK government is failing to implement EU laws, resulting in tens of thousands of agency workers paid less than permanent staff doing the same job, says the TUC.
Six Tory myths about employment tribunal fees
Since yesterday morning, if your boss sexually harasses you, or sacks you for the colour of your skin, you will have fork out an eye-watering £1200 to have your case heard before an employment tribunal.
US Unions Embrace ‘alt.labor’ workers
At a recent conference in Toronto of Workers Uniting, the global union created by Unite in the UK and Ireland and the US and Canadian union, the United Steelworkers, I heard a new term, which has now spread widely across the union movement in the USA.
Obama moves to suspend trade privileges with Bangladesh
President Obama has announced the suspension of ‘trade privileges’ for Bangladesh following the recent tragedies in the garment industry, notably at Rana Plaza and Tarzeen Fashions, where over 1,300 workers have died in building collapses and fires.
JP Morgan wants Europe to be rid of social rights, democracy, employee rights and the right to protest
This is an agenda for hard right, corporatist, centrist government. There’s another word for that, and it’s what the bankers seem to want.
Labour must take seriously the need to expand collective bargaining
In the coverage of Ed Miliband’s recent speech at Newham Dockside, the sections of the speech on employment sadly received scant media coverage. The press focused instead on welfare and benefits.
High noon for Europe as unions call for investment to ‘kick start’ the recovery
Ahead of this week’s European TUC mid-term conference in Dublin, European Union leaders have called for a new European Recovery Plan to kick-start economic growth.