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UCATT respond to government announcement on blacklisting

Construction union UCATT have welcomed today’s announcement that the Government is intending to outlaw blacklisting but are disappointed that the process will be delayed due to a fresh consultation exercise.

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Tories plan to scrap Minimum Wage is cause for Wage Concern

Usdaw, the shopworkers’ union, is leading a campaign to save the National Minimum Wage from a Tory Bill to scrap it.

 

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Grant migrant workers rights

Status mess is causing exploitation - time to do as the US and grant migrant workers rights, says Unite

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Unite reaction to tips announcement by government

Derek Simpson, Unite joint general secretary said: The government are to be congratulated for doing the right thing by low-waged waiting staff and moving to close the loophole which has allowed greedy employers to use tips to pay staff the minimum wage.

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GMB welcomes free school meals pilot

GMB welcomes news that Wolverhampton City Council primary school children are given free school meals in two year pilot scheme which also covers Durham and Newham

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Labour deny Le Pen right to open new Parliament

Richard Corbett MEP, Labour’s spokesman on EU Reform, today welcomed a rule change that will prevent French fascist and convicted holocaust denier Jean Marie Le Pen from opening the first session of the European Parliament in July.

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Frothy cappuccino – or a safe railway?

Frothy cappuccino - or a safe railway? That was the question posed on tens of thousands of leaflets distributed at stations all over the country by ASLEF members last month. The union was taking part in the International Transport Federation (ITF) rail safety day on 28 April.

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Genuine debate needed for Royal Mail future

The Communication Workers Union today (Tuesday) welcomes the document Modernisation by Consent published today by Compass which provides an alternative model for keeping Royal Mail in the public sector.

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Government relies on Royal Mail for Flu mailing

Members of the Communication Workers Union today (Tuesday) start delivering vital Swine Flu advice to every household in the UK in an operation that could only be fulfilled by Royal Mail’s universal service.

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Campaigners praise ‘solid achievement’ of minimum wage

The minimum wage is a solid achievement, but it’s still too low and discriminates on the basis of age, trade unionists and poverty campaigners warn today.

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