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Pay-freeze calls show ‘breathtaking cheek’

13.07.09

Calls for a public-sector pay freeze - and the private-sector envy of public-service pay on which they’re based - is totally misplaced, UNISON head of local government Heather Wakefield writes in the first instalment of a weekly blog.

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Implement hard-hitting construction deaths report in full before next General Election

13.07.09

GMB General Secretary Paul Kenny has welcomed the publication of ‘One Death Too Many’, the Government report into construction fatalities. The inquiry, which was conducted by Rita Donaghy, former Chair of Acas, recommends a range of measures to improve health and safety performance in the construction industry in order to reduce the number of workers killed unnecessarily.

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Usdaw welcomes plans to scrap blacklists

08.07.09

Usdaw is welcoming the Government’s move to make the blacklisting of employees for trade union activities illegal.

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Government gets grilling at Labour Link forum

07.07.09

Senior members of the government got a tough grilling from delegates attending UNISON Labour Link’s national political forum in Manchester this weekend.

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Workers Uniting condemns military coup in Honduras

02.07.09

Union urges suspension of all military aid.

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Britain Keeps the Post Public

01.07.09

The Communication Workers Union today welcomes Lord Mandelson’s statement confirming that the Postal Services Bill will not be heard by Parliament.

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National Express hand back the keys

01.07.09

National Express gave up its franchise on the East Coast main line today and handed the keys back to the government - proving, according to ASLEF general secretary Keith Norman, that the rail franchise system is now thoroughly discredited.

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Usdaw turns up the heat for maximum temperature law

01.07.09

Usdaw is turning up the heat on the debate on workplace temperatures. The Union is campaigning for a maximum temperature to be enshrined in law, to protect thousands of Usdaw members during the summer months.

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More Corus job cuts are �devastating�

25.06.09

Community Union described as ‘devastating’ today’s (Thursday) announcement of job cuts in Corus plants across the UK and said there was now a fight on for the future of British steelmaking.

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