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UCATT achieves "major step forward" in fight against blacklisting
22 March 2013
Construction union UCATT has secured some protection against blacklisting for UK workers in the industry.
Lords ditch shares-for-rights proposals: a win for workers, but is this the end of such bonkers ideas?
21 March 2013
The House of Lords has voted to remove Clause 27 of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which would legislate to allow employers to offer shares in their organisation to workers in return for the right to claim unfair dismissal, to be paid a redundancy settlement and to request flexible working and training.
Ricky Tomlinson to address CTUF rally on Saturday
21 March 2013
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The Campaign for Trade Union Freedom (CTUF), supported by the Institute of Employment Rights, is excited to reveal that Ricky Tomlinson will be addressing what promises to be a large and enthusiastic crowd at this weekend’s rally.
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LAUNCH RALLY: SATURDAY 23 MARCH 1.30pm at Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London NW1
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NW TUC backs general strike
15 March 2013
The 130 delegates in attendance at the North West TUC conference unanimously agreed to back any call from the TUC for general strike activity once the TUC General Council have completed their deliberation over the practicalities of holding a general strike.
New mothers frequently refused flexible working conditions, poll shows
15 March 2013
New mothers are often refused flexible working conditions and part-time hours, a survey has shown, revealing the inequality women face at a time when the Children and Families Bill threatens to present further difficulties to parents and the review of the Public Sector Equality Duty risks removing some protections against discrimination in the public sector and workers outsourced for public sector projects.
Workers could be blacklisted if they disagreed with their managers on health and safety, Balfour Beatty admits
13 March 2013
Workers may have been blacklisted for raising health and safety issues with which their managers disagreed were a genuine concern, CEO of Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK Mike Peasland has admitted.
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