New strikes over guards
The RMT has called further strikes in Southern, Arriva Rail Northern and Merseyrail in September over the future of train guards.
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Government backing EU-Ukraine deal
Despite the vote to leave the European Union, the government is still facilitating EU interference in Ukraine.
CEO pay: out of all proportion
The ratio of pay between the average top FTSE 100 Chief Executive Officer pay and the average worker now stands at 129:1.
Brexit: Remainers want it clean
Most Remain voters now want Britain to take control of its borders, end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice and pay little or nothing to leave the EU, according to a survey.
Food: McDonald’s strike vote
24 August 2017
Workers at two McDonald’s outlet are to go on strike on 4 September in a dispute that centres around union recognition, cuts to hours and bullying linked to union membership.
Insurance: death bonanza
People are dying quicker than expected – meaning higher dividends to shareholders, as one leading insurance company has noted.
Downward spiral
With 20:20 hindsight, a former chairman of the Financial Services Authority looks at debt…and the EU
Free movement? More a free ride for universities
Academics complain that their wages have been capped since 2008, and they’re right. But they don’t seem to be applying their collective intellect to working out why…
Death toll at work
21 August 2017
A total of 137 workers were killed at work between April 2016 and March 2017, with construction, agriculture and waste/recycling most dangerous areas by far.
Glasgow janitors' dispute ends in victory
20 August 2017
Janitors in Glasgow’s primary, nursery and additional support schools have won a pay rise – and the principle of one janitor, one school.
Capitalist rail carousel continues
10 August 2017
The capitalist carousel that now typifies Britain’s railways continues as London Midland loses the franchise to operate routes across the region’s network.
Universities discriminating against British undergraduate applicants
The drive by universities for higher fees from foreign students has led to a decline in British undergraduate numbers.