Litvinenko inquiry attempts to demonise Russia
3 February 2015
The public inquiry into the murder of Alexander Litvinenko is rapidly turning into an ugly farce, and a blatant extension of the campaign to demonise Russia.
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Troika abandoned as EU seeks a way out
3 February 2015
In a graphic illustration of the weakness of the European Union after the Greek election, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has signalled his willingness to end the rule of the “troika”.
ITV unions set for pay battle
26 January 2015
Union members at ITV have agreed to reject the company’s 2 per cent pay offer for 2015 and will move to a ballot for strike action unless the offer is substantially improved.
Theatre workers surveyed on pay
26 January 2015
Workers at more than 200 theatre venues across Britain are taking part in a pay survey for 2015. The initiativeis part of the entertainment and media union BECTU’s preparation for upcoming talks with theatre employers.
Executive pay: All in it together?
25 January 2015
German executive pay has outstripped the level in Britain for the first time. But British directors are doing their best to catch up – to the detriment of the country’s largest companies and their workers.
Brussels in retreat after TTIP consultation
22 January 2015
Last week Brussels finally released the devastating results of its online consultation on investor-to-state dispute settlement in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement – and is now struggling to maintain its position.
Unions in crisis meeting over oil prices
17 January 2015
Unions and the offshore body Oil and Gas UK held talks about the future of the industry in Aberdeen on Friday, at the end of a grim week for the industry and those who work in it.
‘Significant improvements’ settle Barbour dispute
14 January 2015
Striking Barbour warehouse workers at the famous jacket maker in Gateshead will be going back to work after accepting a significantly improved offer.
Fight against redundancies on Settle to Carlisle Railway
14 January 2015
Workers employed by the Settle and Carlisle Railway Development Company are taking further strike action in a fight over jobs.
Union concern over Tesco ‘recovery’ plan
12 January 2015
Shop workers’ trade union Usdaw has expressed deep concern about Tesco’s recovery plan – which has left staff worried and unclear about their future.
Magnificent response to Paris murders
11 January 2015
The French people have responded magnificently to the fascists who killed the workers at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on 7 January and in a Parisian grocery shop on 9 January.
Essex firefighters to walk out in jobs fight
10 January 2015
Firefighters in Essex, members of the Fire Brigades Union will walk out for part of their shift on 14 to 16 January in protest at plans to cut up to 200 jobs.