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Victory for cleaners in union recognition dispute

Victory for cleaners in union recognition dispute

September 2, 2011 No Comments

RMT cleaners have forced contractor John Laing Integrated Services to recognise the union on London Overground following an organising campaign that has seen the vast majority of the workforce join the union since the end of March. A ballot carried out under Central Arbitration Committee rules after the firm refused to enter into a voluntary ...

Stratford Bus Station prepares for a new and improved look

Stratford Bus Station prepares for a new and improved look

July 27, 2011 No Comments

Work to transform Stratford bus station in time for the London 2012 Games begins on 1 August. Transport for London (TfL) and Newham Council are working closely together to improve the station; replacing the bus shelters, installing better lighting and improving footpaths – allowing passengers to move more easily around the station.  The bus station ...

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...