An industrial disagreement is ongoing at Hinkley Point C after it was recently discovered that two training standards had been introduced by the Engineering Construction Training Board (ECITB) that would undermine the role of the electrician, without Unite, the UK’s construction union, input or agreement. The matter has been […]
Trade Unions
Arcadia workers could see pensions `stolen’
Unite The Union, has warned that if the Arcadia Group is forced into administration not only are up to 15,000 jobs at risk but current and former workers also face large reductions in future pension payments. The union says that the failure of the government to beef up the […]
Trade unionists were spied ‘for decades’
In his opening statements, made on 6 November, on behalf of trade unions represented at the Undercover Policing Inquiry chaired by Judge Mittings, Lord John Hendy QC revealed that undercover police officers were spying on trade unionists for four decades. Such infiltration dates back to at least 1973. There […]
Columbus must fall!
It is the first sentence of an online event via zoom that seeks to answer two questions on Monday, 5 October at 6 pm.: “Was Columbus a hero or a villain?” and “What is his legacy and why should he be dishonoured rather than celebrated?” The Prisma What […]
Unions, class and power
Starting on 18th May, an online course will focus on these three topics, covering aspects such as the organisation of the working class, its role in the globalised economic system and its impact on political transformations. Nicolas Romero García Over and above the adverse impact of Covid-19 on […]