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European Parliament calls for reinforced media freedom and pluralism
21 May 2013. The European Parliament today adopted a report designed to reinforce media freedom and pluralism across the EU.
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What have the unions ever done for us?
Hat tip "I support public services don't let the Con Dems destroy them"
VIDEO: Employment trends May 2013
I’ve recorded this video taking a look at [...]
Guatemala Week of Action
Recent months have seen a flurry of agreements [...]
The parallel universe of Barnet - privatisation of regulation
Barnet Council is taking privatisation to a new level with its decision to outsource regulatory services to Capita. It seems that even an enabling council is too much for the Tory right's flagship...
When will the economy recover?
I blogged this morning on the weakness of [...]
A climate of fear: employees face greater stress and job insecurity while working harder
The abbreviation UKCES doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue in the same way as, for example, CWU, or TUC. But the contribution that the UK Commission for Employment and Skills is making to industrial...
Is the economy healing?
The Chancellor has long been keen to tell [...]
Banking and financial services
The Treasury has published the latest in their Scotland analysis series on financial services and banking.
It certainly raises a large number of challenging issues for the Scottish Government to...
NGOs and capital market campaigning
There's a very interesting piece by Rory Sullivan here. I agree with a lot of it.
Job losses at Isle of Wight College
By Richard WrightMonday, May 20, 2013 JOBS are to be lost at the Isle of Wight College, which has been hit by a funding blow. The college faces a potential reduction of £1.2 million on next year’s...
Duncan Smith peddling myths again
There was an angry reaction from the TUC late last month to yet another attempt by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith to misuse statistics, this time on the duration of working age...
Could you be an NUT Learning Rep ?
Union Learning Reps in school can work alongside school representatives to support members and promote learning with the NUT. Union Learning Representatives (ULRs) play a key role in recruiting and...
‘This House’ – a play about our yesterdays
I have waited some time to see it, but the dramatisation of the days of the 1974-9 Labour government, ‘This House’ at the Olivier National Theatre, which we just caught on the last night,...
Creativity in Education
To encourage creativity, Mr Gove, you must first understand what it is The education secretary’s new national curriculum is a dead hand on the creative pulse of teachers and students alike...
Austerity Economics and the EU’s Fiscal Compact are indivisible
How should trade unionists respond to Tory in-fighting on the European Union (EU), in particular demands of the Tory right for a referendum? The TUC’s Owen Tudor writing on the Stronger Unions blog...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ‘Capitaville’-Capita to takeover more Barnet Council services.
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Disabled and older rail passengers make their voices heard
Action for Rail joined forces with Transport for All, the National Pensioners Convention and Disabled People Against Cuts last month to get the message over that cuts to staff on trains and stations...
Update: Kenya tea workers solidarity appeal
Francis Atwoli of the Kenyan TUC has sent us a message of heartfelt appreciation for donations to his legal fund.
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