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A few weeks back Mervyn King had a bit of a pop at pay in the banking sector, and the sort of incentives it provided. Notably he a...

The government can no longer pretend that public pay increases will lead to runaway inflation. What they are offering amounts to a cut...

The indicative ballot on industrial action in support of our dispute with Probation Employers over the non payment of increments from 1 April 2008 closes on 30 May. It is vital tht we have a large turnout and a large "Yes" vote for acti...

Despite a meeting last week between ENEHL and the joint TU's, they pressed ahead and imposed a new TU Facilities Scheme. The scheme in effect 'cages' me within ENEHL, reduces the time I have to carry out my TU duties and activities, attempts to re...

Local government strike ballot approved(15/05/08) UNISON members working in lo...

A little more than a year ago I expressed my concern here at a decision to prev...

Hopefully that has got your attention. This is a quick plug for the CWC's annual global meeting of trade union trustees, taking place in London this year. If you are union member who is a pension fund trustee (and particularly if you are intereste...

April 2008 continued to be a very busy month, particularly for providing with related advice to members. View the full report here -

I am on my way to the picket line to support striking members of the Lambeth UNISON branch employed by Ofsted.

I posted previously about the "Rüffert" c...

The CWU web site reports that their members at Fujitsu Solihull have delivered a hefty majority for strike action in opposition to plans to end manufacturing there.Let's hop...

On 24th April the UNITE "Joint Executive Council" (JEC) approved a draft rulebook. The new Executive Council which took office on 1st May will have to put this to a ballot of members this summer, with the expectation that it comes into force in N...

This is a news story apparently - Obama sorry for 'sweetie' comment Barack Obama, candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination to run for ...

A shameless plug for Unite's campaign, which is well worth supporting. It's always worth checking when paying a bill in a restaurant whether the staff would rather have the tip separate (because some employers snaffle some of it for themselves).

Today’s meeting of the UNISON Greater London Regional Committee ploughed through a fair bit of business. I will pick out a few important items here.