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Shop-workers union USDAW to campaign against police cuts

Shop-workers union USDAW to campaign against police cuts

September 29, 2011 No Comments

The shop workers union Usdaw is launching a campaign against the police cuts in England and Wales and has branded the Tory-led coalition’s attack on police budgets a threat to the safety of all public-facing workers. The Union has produced a leaflet and petition against the cuts and will use its annual Respect for Shop-workers ...

Johnson under increasing pressure over police cuts

Johnson under increasing pressure over police cuts

August 10, 2011 No Comments

Responding to Boris Johnson’s call for the government to reconsider police cuts, Len Duvall (pictured), leader of the Labour group on the London Assembly and former chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: “One of Boris Johnson’s first acts as mayor was to announce cuts of hundreds of police officers in London. And during the ...

After one year in the saddle, the Cycle Task Force celebrates safety and security successes

After one year in the saddle, the Cycle Task Force celebrates safety and security successes

July 22, 2011 No Comments

London’s team of police officers on bikes have already pedalled their way to over 200 arrests, and cycle security marked over 12,000 bicycles as they celebrate their first anniversary this summer. The 30-strong, Transport for London (TfL) funded  Metropolitan Police Cycle Task Force hit the Capital’s streets in June 2010, investigating and tackling cycle theft ...

Companies fined after Arsenal stadium injury

Three construction companies were fined after a worker helping build Arsenal’s Ashburton Grove stadium was injured so badly, his...

New pensions research undermines government’s ‘fairness’ myth

New research by the PCS union has revealed that the perception of Civil Servants having gilt pensions compared to...