'Quiet determination' at Grangemouth
‘Quiet, dignified and determined.’ That was
one description of the 1,200 Grangemouth workers who returned to work on
Tuesday this week after a two-day strike which marked the renaissance of UK
union power and put pensions downgrading at the top of the UK news agenda.
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'Look behind the label' goes global
A Unite-backed campaign to raise awareness
of food industry standards and working practices has gone international with
demonstrations across Europe.
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Pension 'vultures' seen off
Pressure on the government from Unite has
ushered in new powers to prevent private equity-style companies milking
multi-billion pound pension funds to boost their own profits.
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Tories in 'union crackdown'
Fears of a new round of union-bashing from
a Cameron-led Tory government were raised this week when shadow chancellor
George Osbourne said he would consider employment reforms as a matter of
‘urgency’.
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Dad sets daughter a learning challenge
Determined dad and Unite member Trevor Healer has set his 14-year
old daughter Kirsty a challenge by taking up workplace-based learning in a bid
to show her the importance of GCSEs.
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MPs rebel for council housing
The
government has suffered one of largest parliamentary rebellions in recent years
when a Unite-backed amendment to new housing legislation won the support of
dozens of MPs.
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Unions hit the small screen
With trade unions
emerging from media obscurity with a series of high profile strikes over the
past week, Unite and cable television channel Red TV will this weekend
begin broadcasting a weekly programme for and about trade unions.
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Strike action finds a home
The patience of long-suffering homelessness workers finally snapped last
week when they took much-delayed strike action.
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£350K 'Alice in Wonderland' jobs splurge
A cash-strapped NHS trust that wants to sharply cut back on patient
services is spending money big-time………..on more admin staff.
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