2 October 2008
Local government pay dispute in Scotland: solid support for strike
Council workers across Scotland responded in massive numbers to the second national all-out strike day on 24 September...
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2 October 2008
Unison goes to arbitration - a strategy or surrender?
Not long ago, Unison was leading the charge at the TUC for a united campaign of the public-sector unions against the government's pay freeze, writes a London Unison local government member.
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2 October 2008
Union calls ballot over health pay
DELEGATES TO the Amicus/Unite NHS National Industrial Committee have voted unanimously to ballot members for action over pay in October, writes a member of the Unite NHS committee.
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2 October 2008
Workplace news in brief
Swansea train strike: Swansea train cleaners employed by ISS and contracted to clean First Great Western (FGW) trains have staged a second 24-hour strike over poor pay and conditions...
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24 September 2008
Civil service strike ballot begins
All Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) members working in the civil service and related pay areas - some 270,000 workers - are being balloted for national action over the government's pay restraint policies, writes Katrine Williams, PCS DWP group executive, personal capacity.
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17 September 2008
2008 Trades Union Congress: Pressure from below begins to show
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber declared at the TUC conference last week that "nationalisation is unpopular" at a time when even the Bush government has been forced to carry out one of the biggest nationalisations in history, writes Bill Mullins.
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17 September 2008
Swansea rail workers fighting for a living wage
SIXTEEN train cleaners, members of the RMT, have been involved in a one-day strike for better pay and conditions at Swansea's High Street railway station. Alec Thraves spoke to RMT rep Ian Fynch on the picket line.
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10 September 2008
Scotland council tax to be scrapped
The SNP government has set out its proposal to scrap the discredited council tax and replace it with a local income tax (LIT), writes Brian Smith and Philip Stott.
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10 September 2008
Scotland: Council pay battle at critical stage
Scotland's council workers are entering a key phase in their campaign to secure a decent wage rise. The magnificent day of action on 20 August saw almost 200,000 workers strike across the three trade unions...
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3 September 2008
Coastguards strike over bank holiday in pay protest
On 23 August, 700 PCS members in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency went on a 48-hour strike over pay. Sean Brogan, an ex-marine radio officer, from Teignmouth, Devon, reports:...
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