GMB and Ucatt vote for strikes November 16, 2011 A day of national strike action came a step closer yesterday when members of the GMB and Ucatt unions voted in favour of striking on 30 November. GMB, which has almost 610,000 members, said its workers voted by four to one in favour of a strike over pensions, on a turnout of 33 per cent. [...]
Unions plot more pension strike action September 14, 2011 BRITISH unions yesterday gave notice that up to a quarter of the country’s workforce could go on strike in November in protest at the government’s public sector pensions reform. The Trades Union Congress, a group of unions that represent 6.5m workers, voted unanimously in favour of industrial action yesterday. Leaders chose the 30 November as [...]
Buyout group fights back in care home crisis row June 2, 2011 THE PRIVATE equity industry yesterday hit back at claims it was responsible for Britain’s care home crisis. US private equity firm Blackstone, which owned Southern Cross from 2004 to 2006, has been criticised for the care home operators’ financial woes. But the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) defended the firm yesterday, saying the accusations were “based [...]
Private equity hits back after union blames it for mishandling business March 22, 2011 THE body representing private equity players has hit back at comments by the GMB union against pub group Punch, following its announcement of a demerger. Unions claimed Punch’s debt pile had been triggered by private equity failures and suggested that the business was being poorly run. The GMB described private equity as the “fifth horse [...]
Acas call CityJet to strike talks February 21, 2011 ACAS has called on airline CityJet to turn up for talks with union bosses in order to avoid further strikes at London City Airport. The industrial dispute service is mediating talks between the GMB union and Aviation Resources, an agency which employs staff on behalf of the airline. Staff are threatening to strike over pay [...]
Acas call CityJet to strike talks February 21, 2011 ACAS has called on airline CityJet to turn up for talks with union bosses in order to avoid further strikes at London City Airport. The industrial dispute service is mediating talks between the GMB union and Aviation Resources, an agency which employs staff on behalf of the airline. Staff are threatening to strike over pay [...]
Staff to work on Royal Wed day February 7, 2011 About 400 staff at a floor company have been told to work on Royal Wedding day, even though the government has declared it a bank holiday. The GMB union said that Lancashire-based Interfloor has told staff that 29 April will be treated “as a normal working day”. Anyone wanting the day off must request to [...]
British Gas shuffles seasonal work October 17, 2010 British Gas engineers will get a pay rise of more than a tenth in return for working longer hours in the winter to tackle higher numbers of gas and electricity problems, it emerged yesterday. The parent company of British Gas, Centrica, and the GMB union have negotiated a deal under which the firm’s 8,000 engineers [...]
Cuts to civil service pay-offs October 7, 2010 THE government has agreed a new redundancy scheme with five civil service unions, ahead of a wave of public sector layoffs when spending cuts start to kick in. Firemen’s union the FDA, Prospect, the Prison Officers’ Association, GMB and Unite have all agreed to reduced terms for redundancy payouts, which will now be capped at [...]
SELLAFIELD NUCLEAR SITE CUTS 1,500 JOBS October 7, 2010 MORE than 1,500 jobs are to be axed at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria triggering union fears of a workplace bloodbath in the wake of public sector spending cuts. The GMB union claimed that the job losses – a mixture of redundancies and vacancies that will not be filled – were a direct result [...]