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Tuesday 9 February 2010, 17:44:43

Top news stories from the UK

Focussing on bisexual trade unionists [TUC] 2010-02-09

England Billy Bragg speaks out for public services against massive bank bonuses - – at Speakers’ Corner in London on Sunday. [UNISON] 2010-02-06

Five unions back civil service redundancy deal [Prospect] 2010-02-03

National strike ballot gets underway [PCS] 2010-02-03

Clean up empties before new party, warns nuclear union [Prospect] 2010-02-02

Other labour news from the UK

England Unite union - Nissan worker compensated for nasty fall [thompsons.law.co.uk] 2010-02-09

GMB member gets £10,000 in damages after a cooker manufacturer failed to put safety measures in place [thompsons.law.co.uk] 2010-02-09

GMB announces pub strike roadshows [Morning Advertiser] 2010-02-09

Workers face continued pay freezes [Press Association] 2010-02-09

Pay freezes predicted for 2010 [BBC] 2010-02-08

‘Unions Make Work Safer’ Theme for 28 April, Now Official Day [ICEM] For more info 2010-02-08

GMB to Take Strike Ballot at British Gas This Week [ICEM] For more info 2010-02-08

Biomarkers for musculoskeletal disorders [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2010-02-08

Scotland Union: 3000 jobs will go with cuts from council budgets [Scottish Daily Record] 2010-02-07

Pubs - Regulators And Legislators Have Made Fools Of Themselves In Dealing With The Pubco Rip Off Says GMB As OFT Reopens Enquiry [GMB] 2010-02-07

England Unison - Protest over city council budget cuts [thisisnottingham.co.uk] 2010-02-07

Wales Unite - Milford Haven port strike threat [milfordmercury.co.uk] 2010-02-07

Scotland Campaign launched against public service cuts in Glasgow [BBC] 2010-02-07

England Torbay Unions in further council talks as workers consider strike action [thisissouthdevon.co.uk] 2010-02-07

New guidance on insolvency for Union Members [Bectu] 2010-02-07

В забастовке в Лондоне участвует RMT [Рабкор] 2010-02-07

Забастовка в Университете Лидса [Рабкор] 2010-02-07

Jobless migrant workers living in shanty towns offered free flights home [The Observer] 2010-02-07

Scotland 13,500 Women Workers Could Benefit From A Living Wage In North Lanarkshire Says GMB Scotland [GMB] 2010-02-07

Regulators And Legislators Have Made Fools Of Themselves In Dealing With The Pubco Rip Off Says GMB As OFT Reopens Enquiry [GMB] 2010-02-07

VIDEO: Dave Prentis UNISON General Secretary on The Hidden Workforce Project [UNISON] 2010-02-07

BA results better than expected: End war against cabin crew, Unite urges [Unite the Union] 2010-02-06

Unite asks regulator to investigate 'serious misuse' of British Airways employees' private information [Unite the Union] 2010-02-06

BA in graffiti wall 'bullying' row [BBC] 2010-02-06

Walsh upbeat about averting strike as BA reports surprise profit [Guardian] 2010-02-06

Ontario Vale sending nickel off to Welsh refinery [Sudbury Star] ActNOW! 2010-02-06

Cambridge pressured to recognize academic employees’ union [Varsity] 2010-02-06

Wales Newyddion da o Gymru i ymgyrch yr NUJ [NUJ] 2010-02-06

Staff pass vote of no confidence in Eurostar bosses over winter disruption [RMT] 2010-02-05

Usdaw/Makro Joint Statement - Announcement on consultation [USDAW] 2010-02-05

Shop Direct redundancies [USDAW] 2010-02-05

Mediation Efforts in Harbour Labour Dispute [YLE] 2010-02-05

Guardian staff oppose changes to pay and conditions [editorsweblog] 2010-02-05

England Taxi drivers threaten strike action over cab numbers [Basildon Recorder] 2010-02-05

England Statement by Ryde and East Wight Trades Council on the sinister and attempted attack on the UNISON Representative at the Isle of Wight Council [RTUC] 2010-02-05

Union says it is 'not miles apart' from BA [FT.com] 2010-02-05

UNISON chief calls for more cuts in energy prices [Unison] 2010-02-04

England Youth workers to strike over Coventry City Council pay cuts [Coventry Telegraph] 2010-02-04

IT-streik mot nedbemanning og frysing av lønninger [EL & IT Forbundet] 2010-02-04

Jack Amos, activist and film-maker, dies age 63 [BECTU] 2010-02-04

Brace yourselves for pay freeze No.2: A second year with no increase looms for thousands [Daily Mail] 2010-02-04

Government should lead the way in strengthening OECD Guidelines, says TUC [TUC] 2010-02-04

UNISON slams new £200 million adult college course cuts [Unison] 2010-02-04

BA cabin crew dispute arrives in court [Unite] 2010-02-04

England TSSA, RMT and Prospect - TfL staff lobby bosses over pay offer [Morning Star] 2010-02-04

Menace de grève dans la fonction publique [Echos] 2010-02-03

England Leeds lecturers vote to strike [Guardian] 2010-02-03

Civil servants set to strike in general election run-up [The Scotsman] 2010-02-03

England Union seeks background to firm's closure [Brighouse Echo] 2010-02-03

England London protest about pay at Staythorpe power station [This is Nottingham] 2010-02-03

Pension row may trigger 1st AA strike [Mirror] 2010-02-03

PCS strike ballot is 'wholly misguided' [Public Service] 2010-02-03

AA ballots on first strike in 105 years [Telegraph] 2010-02-03

GMB Protest To Demand End To Underpayment Of Overseas Workers In Engineering Construction Being Used To Undercut UK Workers [GMB] 2010-02-03

Ofgem Recognise That Consumers Can’t Rely On Liberalised Market To Keep The Lights On And Deliver Energy At Affordable Prices Says GMB [GMB] 2010-02-03

MOD must become ‘intelligent customer’ [Prospect] 2010-02-03

Scotland Scottish Budget Bill Will Not Help Construction Workers [UCATT] 2010-02-03

Fergie backs public services [UNISON] 2010-02-03

Northern Ireland Nortel division Avaya workers could face a ‘bleak future’ [Belfast Telegraph] 2010-02-03

Civil Servant Strike Threat Ahead Of Election [Sky News] 2010-02-03

Union Matters - new quarterly newsletter for trade unionists [Glenis Willmott MEP] 2010-02-03

Union to hold strike ballot over redundancy 'cuts' [BBC] 2010-02-03

Civil servants in strike ballot [Press Association] 2010-02-03

BA and Unite in court over plan to limit cabin crew numbers [Independent] 2010-02-03

BA cabin crew dispute arrives in court [Press Association] 2010-02-03

2010 TUC Black Workers' Conference [TUC] 2010-02-03

Public sector workers to vote on industrial action [Times of London] 2010-02-03

Kraft secures Cadbury as workers travel to London to lobby MPs [Guardian] 2010-02-02

Public sector workers plan major strikes in run-up to election [Guardian] 2010-02-02

Rail regulator intervenes in dispute over axing of 1500 rail maintenance jobs [RMT] 2010-02-02

RMT Parliamentary Group launch new drive for First Capital Connect to be stripped of Thameslink franchise – Commons debate tomorrow [RMT] 2010-02-02

VIDEO: Cadbury workers lobby government over Kraft takeover [BBC] 2010-02-02

BA cabin crew dispute arrives in court [Unite the Union] 2010-02-02

Профсоюз лондонского метрополитена объявил о начале серии забастовок [jobway] 2010-02-02

Cadbury workers to lobby government for support to secure job and investment guarantees from Kraft [Guardian] 2010-02-02

England NUJ shooters launch London Photographers' Branch [BJP] 2010-02-01

District of Columbia Shun Bigots: DC hotel shuts out racist conference where BNP leader Nick Griffin scheduled to speak [Steelworkers] 2010-02-01

England UCATT Wins £1.5 Million For Former Hull Caravan Workers [UCATT] 2010-02-01

Government Recognition of Workers Memorial Day Is Important First Step [UCATT] 2010-02-01

Scotland Construction Dangers Highlighted After Two Scottish Workers Are Killed in 12 Hours [UCATT] 2010-02-01

Unionlearn welcomes Apprenticeships Week [TUC] 2010-02-01

England No Sweat Haiti Solidarity Fundraiser [No Sweat] For more info 2010-02-01

Confused recycling sector is still deadly [Hazards magazine] For more info 2010-02-01

Will Kraft and Cadbury workers pay the price for Cadbury swoop? Global unions demand Kraft ends its silence [Unite the Union] 2010-02-01

Northern Ireland Avaya workers given false hope their jobs were safe: union [Belfast Telegraph] 2010-02-01

England Cadbury union leader's shelf-stacking fears for UK workers [Birmingham Mail] 2010-02-01

BA braced for more losses as legal fight looms with unions [Telegraph] 2010-02-01

TUC comment on new house price figures [TUC] 2010-02-01

England Deadline set for Corus decision to be made [Northern Echo] 2010-01-31

England Public fears over Corus TCP closing date [Evening Gazette] 2010-01-31

Hospital trust branded the worst in Britain 'tried to gag whistleblowers' [Observer] 2010-01-31

Fujitsu staff on strike again [Get Wokingham] For more info 2010-01-31

BA talks: squaring up for a clash of the titans: Seemingly divided Unite bosses and an ever-tough BA boss are set to make the imminent peace talks more difficult [The Observer] 2010-01-31

British Airways counts the cost of final salary pensions; tells unions cost savings are essential [The Observer] 2010-01-31

Wales Corus attacked for victimising union activists [Western Mail] 2010-01-30

Fujitsu workers take fight to Parliament [Computerworld] For more info 2010-01-30

England RMT turning the screws - 24hr tube walkout - National strike threatened [London Daily News] 2010-01-30

Northern Ireland Avaya 'considering' plant closure [BBC] 2010-01-29

Northern Ireland Baker Hughes set to lay off 200 workers [Irish Times] 2010-01-29

Dignity At Work, different UK and Australian approaches [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2010-01-29