27 February 2016
A document obtained by the Guardian newspaper exposes the reality of the secret Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations from the EU side.
It is plain that the capitalist world is in an absolute mess – and that another financial crisis is brewing.
The National Union of Teachers is balloting members in sixth-form colleges for a one-day strike over funding to coincide with a national demonstration in March.
The University and College Union and the Educational Institute of Scotland have submitted a national pay claim for a 5 per cent pay rise for academic staff.
The TUC’s cringeworthy “Love your Union” week from 8 to 14 February against the Trade Union Bill left many trade unionists at a total loss.
Tuesday 9 February: Speak Up For Libraries held a rally at Central Hall Westminster, followed by a lobby of MPs.
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and Unison working in further education went on strike for the day on 24 February in colleges in England that have refused to make any pay offer for 2015-16.
The trade deficit rose again to £4 billion in the final quarter of last year, reaching £34.7 billion for 2015.
The Syrian army has broken the siege of the Nubl and al-Zahra towns in Aleppo after four years.
Unison, Unite and GMB are now consulting their members in local government over the Local Government Association’s two-year pay offer of 1 per cent a year, with higher rises at the bottom end to take account of the new National Living Wage.
26 February 2016
Downing Street has imposed rules to prevent civil servants and special advisers from assisting ministers campaigning for Britain to leave the EU.
26 February 2016
Business Secretary Sajid Javid told a manufacturing conference this week that public funds wouldn't be used to rescue steel. He didn’t add that EU rules would prohibit it.
