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Reality check on Osborne’s ‘recovery’
According to much of the media this week – the worst is over, the recession is yesterday’s mashed potatoes and according to Danny Alexander the economy is in the ‘fast lane’. The media swallowed the Tory-LibDem spin hook, line and … Continue reading
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GDP Figures: Working Still People Paying The Price And £40 A Week Worse Off
The restoration of the economy to the position it was in 2008 is a sign of progress, but there remain serious causes for concern according to Unite. The latest GDP figures show that the economy has grown by 0.8% returning the … Continue reading
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Ross Pritchard Memorial Fund Essay Competition
The Ross Pritchard Memorial Fund was established to commemorate the life of one of the GPMU’s best known rank and file members. Ross was also well known throughout the trade union and Labour movement. Each year the trustees of the fund run an … Continue reading
Pensioners arrested in campaign to defend free rail travel
Please watch the above video to two retired Unite Community members being violently arrested for participating in a peaceful action as part of a campaign to stop cuts to free rail travel for disabled people and pensioners. Two other pensioners were … Continue reading
Letter From Ann Field In Morning Star On Wapping Dispute
The following letter from Ann Field, former GPMU-Amicus National Officer was published by the Morning Star in response to recent articles on the News International (Wapping) Dispute. “Saturday’s (14th June) leading article managed a mention, but Peter Frost (16th June) … Continue reading
Big Media And Internet Titans: Media Ownership – The Democratic Challenge
A new book edited by Granville Williams The central argument in the new book, ‘Big Media and Internet Titans’ is that media pluralism must be put back on the political agenda. The book has been published by the Campaign for Press … Continue reading
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Len McCluskey: “Ministers limping to 2015 general election”
In a briefing to MPs Unite says that the Queens Speech shows that the Coalition Government had run out of steam, was limping to the General Election ad that the Lib Dems have been ‘toxified’ by Coalition policies. The briefing … Continue reading
Merseyside: No More Austerity Rally – Peoples Assembly, CTUF, IER
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BIS Union Report Shows Membership Growth – And You Are Better Off In A Union
The Trade Union Membership Statistical Bulletin for 2013 issued by BIS on May 28th shows a small but welcome union membership growth in the private sector and shows that workers are still better off joining a union. The report shows … Continue reading