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Nottingham demo to keep the post public

Hundreds of postal workers and local Nottingham residents will march through Beeston, Nottingham, tomorrow (Saturday) to protest against government plans to privatise the Royal Mail. Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South, and Communication Workers Union general secretary Billy Hayes will speak at a rally following the march.

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Postal Services Bill second reading in Lords

CWU general secretary Billy Hayes has urged members of the House of Lords to "consider and pay close attention" to the government's controversial Postal Services Bill which has its second reading in the House today (Wednesday).

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BBC factual teams hit with large-scale job cuts

BECTU, has today (Wednesday 9 February) accused BBC Vision of a failure to manage its programme-making operation wisely as plans are announced to cut staff in Birmingham and Bristol.

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UCATT warns on Olympics safety

Construction union UCATT have warned that extra vigilance is needed to ensure that the construction of the Olympic Games is completed safely.

UCATT issued the warning after learning that the frequency of accidents on the Olympic Village is double the rate on the Olympic Park.

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MU and NUT launch joint partnership

A new partnership established between the MU and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) will ensure a stronger voice for the promotion of music education in England and Wales. Both unions aim to work together both nationally and locally to oppose the cuts to music services.

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Post protest brings Kingston to a standstill

Over a thousand people, including hundreds of postal workers, their families and supporters took the CWU's Keep the Post Public message to the streets of Kingston in Surrey on Saturday.

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East Coast cut jobs to boost first class travel perks

Taxpayer owned East Coast is axing scores of jobs to pay for free travel perks for first class passengers, the TSSA union revealed today.

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Arts Council: don’t slice cake too thinly, says BECTU

BECTU is pressing the Arts Council 'not to slice the cake too thinly' as it considers how best to implement the government's demand for a 30 per cent budget cut.

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For CSR, read: “cuts strangle recovery”, warns UNISON

George Osborne has condemned the country to decades of hardship and the people to unnecessary wholesale unemployment, with his “"deologically driven, no hope, no ideas, cuts CSR" warned UNISON, the UK’s largest public service union. The government has failed to consider that there is a fairer alternative.

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George Osborne’s day of reckoning - who will pay the price?

After this review the broadest shoulders will still have the fattest wallets, says GMB.

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