Calls for inquiry as cost of ‘Red Len’ McCluskey’s luxury new Unite union hotel and conference centre spirals to £98MILLION Birmingham hotel and conference complex cost has risen to almost £100m Original estimate of £35million, with some reports it was as low as £7million McCluskey has blamed cost increase on paying top rate wages to workers … Read more
Nursery teachers must teach toddlers about ‘white privilege’ so they can learn to ‘develop anti-racist views’, unions say New 128-page guidance has been given as alternative to Government teaching Guidance adds ‘children’s racial prejudice’ is at risk of being ‘reinforced’ Conservative MPs argued that teaching toddlers about white privilege risked ‘becoming some kind of political … Read more
Unions tell ministers to save Liberty Steel jobs if firm goes under following Greensill collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 11 March 2021 Steel maker Liberty was rocked last week by the implosion of Greensill Capital Unions have urged the Government to step in … Read more
Deliveroo will reward its most loyal delivery riders with £10,000 bonus as unions warn gesture is ‘PR stunt’ that is ‘no compensation for poverty pay’ Delivery giant announced ‘thank you’ fund to launch with stock market floatation Riders will be eligible for range of payments of £10,000, £1,000, £500 and £200 All who have worked … Read more
Deliveroo will reward its most loyal delivery riders with £10,000 bonus as unions warn gesture is ‘PR stunt’ that is ‘no compensation for poverty pay’ Delivery giant announced ‘thank you’ fund to launch with stock market floatation Riders will be eligible for range of payments of £10,000, £1,000, £500 and £200 All who have worked … Read more
Furious health unions have slammed Matt Hancock over the one per cent pay rise for medics. The British Medical Association, the Royal College of Midwives, the Royal College of Nursing and Unison wrote an open letter to Rishi Sunak calling for a ‘fair pay deal’. They said NHS workers ‘have literally kept the country alive for … Read more
The Government has been warned that NHS staff will quit over the 1 per cent pay rise which union bosses have said will ‘horrify’ the public. Unions and Labour said evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body from the Health Department was a ‘callous and an enormous slap in the face’ for workers and warned … Read more
A company which began life in 1985 as a way for serving police officers to pool their Christmas savings might not sound like the ideal recipient a £200,000 prize aimed at developing a new generation of fintech lenders. Yet that is exactly what happened to Police Credit Union last March. The member owned co-operative, which … Read more
David Blunkett MP, a former Labour Education Secretary All of the sacrifices during the past months have been about protecting the elderly and vulnerable in our society from the ravages of Covid. The country has united behind the slogan ‘Stay home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives!’ Today it is time to protect our children — … Read more
Boris Johnson was warned today that it would be ‘reckless’ to send all children back to school in a fortnight’s time amid calls for the reopening of classrooms to be sped up. Nine trade unions ganged up on the PM today to demand a ‘phased return’ only for millions of children who have been out … Read more