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National Gallery workers on week-long strike
23 April 2015
The PCS members are striking over privatisation. They will walk out this week, having already taken 17 days of industrial action. Another strike is scheduled for May 1.
17,000 to be balloted over Tata Steel pension scheme
23 April 2015
Unions GMB, Community, Ucatt and Unite have released a joint statement saying that they will start balloting around 17,000 members over strike action.
Personal Tax Allowance does not help low earners
17 April 2015
Personal Tax Allowance is a hot topic at the moment with the Libdems pledging to increase it to £12,500. While on the surface it is a progressive move, the TUC has published an analysis, the latest in a long line, that shows increasing personal tax allowance actually widens inequality, rather than tackles it.
The Conservative manifesto: Strike ballots
15 April 2015
It has been said many a time that the UK’s legislation on industrial disputes is already one of the most regressive of any developed economy. If the Tories are reelected, it’s set to get even worse.
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