December 6, 2011
Three construction companies were fined after a worker helping build Arsenal’s Ashburton Grove stadium was injured so badly, his leg had to be amputated. A dumper truck drove over the right leg of Michael O’Donovan, 41, from Bromley, while he was kneeling to clean steel ‘shuttering’ used to form reinforced structures and pillars. His injuries ...
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November 8, 2011
New research by the PCS union has revealed that the perception of Civil Servants having gilt pensions compared to the private sector is not really accurate. The research, which is published in a pamphlet “Fir Pensions for All” shows that while the average “defined benefit” pension is about £5860 per annum, public sector employees enjoy ...
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November 8, 2011
London taxi driver members of specialist transport union RMT will be holding a day of protest on Wednesday (9 November) over attacks on the licensed taxi trade. Kicking off the action, RMT London Taxi Branch will be holding a demonstration outside the headquarters of TFL Windsor house Victoria Street SW1 between 2-4pm on Wed 9 ...
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October 28, 2011
Ken Livingstone has launched a new housing campaign for the large number of Londoners who are consistently ignored in the housing debate – those living in private rented accommodation. In a speech to members of London Young Labour – party activists aged 27 and under, from London constituencies – on Sunday, Ken spoke about the ...
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October 3, 2011
Plans by the government to further ‘open up’ the welfare state will simply mean “big profits for big business” the Public and Commercial Services union says. With work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith set to address the Tory party conference on Monday, the union says it is a myth that small-scale charities and social ...
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