millions are due to lose their vote on 1st December 2015
the House of Lords supported the Government, by just 11 votes, to bring forward the full implementation of Individual Electoral Register (IER) by 12 months. These changes will see up […]
Seven years of wage falls
West Midlands workers would be over £80 a week better off had pay risen at pre-recession rate This is the seventh year that average weekly earnings have been falling – […]
Umbrella Companies – UCATT
Join UCATT in the Midlands to sayNo More Exploiting of Building Workers By Umbrella Companies Over recent years the construction workers’ Union, UCATT, has been waging a campaign on […]
Britain needs a pay rise – TUC mass demonstration
Saturday 18 October 2014 TUC mass demonstration in London under the banner of Britain Needs a Pay Rise.
Miners’ Strike 30th anniversary
On the 30th anniversary of the end of the miners strike, we were lucky to be able to have one John Harris, of the photographic documenters of the strike to […]
Government cuts
Cuts to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme were approved on Thursday 1 November 2012 by a Committee of MPs, although Labour MPs voted against the cuts.
3million workers set to lose rights
if Government plans to extend the qualifying period for protection against unfair dismissal from one year to two years go ahead
SAVE REMPLOY
Two solid national strikes took place in July. The Company have announced the closure of 27 factories which if they have their way will close by end of August, this […]
pensions latest
PCS, UCU & UNITE Health national strike with other unions across the civil service, health and education
Chainmakers meeting
Friday, July 15 the son of the last Cradley Heath woman chainmaker Trevor Woodhall is giving a talk about the strikers.
Paul Uppal defeated in Tory attempt to effectively ban strikes
A Ten-minute Rule Bill in Parliament, attempting to prohibit strike action in emergency and transport service sectors unless a majority of employees in the unionised workforce has voted in favour […]
Blacklisted
Multinational companies have been illegally blacklisting trade-unionists for years, denying them employment. This film shares first hand experience from 12 blacklisted workers (including Ricky Tomlinson & Steve Acheson) about their […]
The 33 Chilean Miners
article by Sergio Requena-Rueda Coventry TUC delegate, currently in Chile, followed by our letter to the Chilean PM
Support Fairness At Work
The Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill was debated on 22 October 2010 but ran out of time. It is on the Order Paper to resume its Second Reading debate […]
The Facts About Facility Time for Union Reps
New resource by the TUC on facility time can be accessed at the link below
Labour Video of the Year
TUC MAKE AN AD WIN A PRIZE To see the 2010 results and entries click here
Wolverhampton is not the 5th worst place in the world!!
The Express & Star has reported the backpackers’ bible Lonley Planet as having described Wolverhampton as the 5th worst place in the entire world!
SOLIDARITY WITH THE VESTAS OCCUPATION
RMT & VESTAS July 2010 ONE YEAR after workers occupied the Vestas wind turbines factory on the Isle of Wight in protest at the company’s decision to cease production a new […]