Links for 27 January
Recession pressure on low paid workers TUC Academy Organiser Lizzie Woods on the pressures felt by some of PCS's lowest paid members (tags: organising academy PCS recession retail) Sign 'Hope Not Hate's' petition
Recession pressure on low paid workers TUC Academy Organiser Lizzie Woods on the pressures felt by some of PCS's lowest paid members (tags: organising academy PCS recession retail) Sign 'Hope Not Hate's' petition
Altogther now – North West TUC and Liverpool 2008
GCHQ – 25 years on Sunday marks the 25th anniversary of the Government's decision to ban independent unions in GCHQ – revoked by Labour in 1997. (tags: organising unions recognition Labour)
Emptywheel » This Miracle Brought to You by America’s Unions Union ‘miracle’ workers… Social Movements 2.0 Starring Eric Lee as the ‘Godfather’! (tags: organising new media secondlife social networking ICT)
Anger over fees paid to young cast of Oliver! | Thirty five quid a night to star in a West End Musical!! Equity reckons they should be getting at least £225 a week. (tags: unions pay theatre Equity) GMB Welcome Olympic Jobs As Boost To UK Economy GMB comment on Olympic jobs
John’s Labour blog: Directors face Porridge over ‘elf ‘n’ Safety (tags: Health and safety employers law) Bring It On Blog – Proctor & Gamble Blog about UNITE’s efforts to organise P & G (tags: organising recognition) Unite takes on Procter & Gamble in new bid for union recognition If unions are to grow these are…
New Statesman: A year is a long time in industrial relations | johninnit And more about the row over union recognition at the New Statesman (tags: organising recognition NUJ) NUJ – National Union of Journalists You’d expect better from the ‘New Statesman’. (tags: organising recognition NUJ)