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Trade unions need young members, and young workers need trade unions
30 May 2013
By Sarah Glenister, IER staff
The latest trade union membership statistics, released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills yesterday (29 May 2013), shows the age of the average trade union member is increasing at the same time as young workers need representation more than ever.
UKIP in the workplace
29 May 2013
By Narmada Thiranagama
Until their performance in the May 2013 local elections, UKIP’s policies on matters outside immigration and Europe had largely escaped scrutiny. It is time this changed.
Whistleblowers dismissed in their droves, but govt make it harder to make a stand
17 May 2013
By Sarah Glenister, IER staff
A report from whistleblowing charity Public Concern at Work (PCAW) has highlighted how misguided the government's Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act (ERRA) really is.
Two most powerful women trade unionists share their thoughts on world and domestic issues affecting workers, their rights and their movement
15 May 2013
By Roger Jeary
Last night in a packed room in Unite’s Headquarters, the Institute along with the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers hosted a conversation between two of the most powerful women in the trade union movement, Sharan Burrows, General Secretary of the ITUC, and Frances O’Grady, recently elected General Secretary of the British TUC.
The Public Sector: cuts, privatisation and employment rights
15 May 2013
By Janet Newsham
A delegate to the Institute of Employment Rights' latest conference on cuts, privatisation and employment rights in the public sector reports back on the event.
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