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Wolverhampton, Bilston & District Trades Union Council (established 1865)
Secretary: Nick Kelleher PO Box 2917 Wolverhampton WV2 2YA
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(07932 797139  Employment RightsBRIEFING for FULL-TIME OFFICERS and SENIOR CONVENORSFriday 21 June 2013 ORGANISING FOR THE FUTURE! The Midlands TUC invites you to an essential briefing on young workers and their employment rights. Read more: BRIEFING for FULL-TIME OFFICERS and SENIOR CONVENORS Government cutsCuts to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme were approved on Thursday 1 November by a Committee of MPs, although Labour MPs voted against the cuts. Employment Law Changesin 2013: A number of significant changes will be made to employment law this year. See the briefing from Thompsons Solicitors here.....
National Minimum Wage rates increasefrom 1stOctober 2013:
3million workers set to lose rightsif Government plans to extend the qualifying period for protection against unfair dismissal from one year to two years go ahead Millions benefit from extra holiday April 09Minimum holiday entitlement has risen to 28 days
SAVE REMPLOYTwo solid national strikes took place in July. The Company have announced the closure of 27 factories which if they have their way will close by end of August, this year. Disabled workers are being made to pay the price for bankers greed, with their jobs. Trade union courses in Wolverhampton 2013TUC courses will be delivered at: Bilston Campus, Wellington Road, Wolverhampton WV14 6BT sign up now.....
UNION REPRESENTATIVES STAGE 1 HEALTH & SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES STAGE 1 pensions latest PCS, UCU & UNITE Health national strike with other unions across the civil service, health and education
Paul Uppal defeated in Tory attempt to effectively ban strikesA Ten-minute Rule Bill in Parliament, attempting to prohibit strike action in emergency and transport service sectors unless a majority of employees in the unionised workforce has voted in favour of such action - not simply a majority of those voting-for strike action was defeated Read more: Paul Uppal defeated in Tory attempt to effectively ban strikes BlacklistedMultinational companies have been illegally blacklisting trade-unionists for years, denying them employment. This film shares first hand experience from 12 blacklisted workers (including Ricky Tomlinson & Steve Acheson) about their fight for justice. Wolverhampton unemploymentApril 2012: Jobless queues in Wolverhampton are getting longer; across the West Midlands, unemployment fell by 3,000 to 239,000, while the national total dipped by 35,000 in the quarter to February, giving a jobless rate of 8.3 per cent.
The 33 Chilean Minersarticle by Sergio Requena-Rueda Coventry TUC delegate, currently in Chile, followed by our letter to the Chilean PM Support Fairness At WorkThe Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill was debated on 22 October 2010 but ran out of time. It is on the Order Paper to resume its Second Reading debate on 17th June 2011 though won't get debated. The Facts About Facility Time for Union RepsNew resource by the TUC on facility time can be accessed at the link below Wolverhampton is not the 5th worst place in the world!!The Express & Star has reported the backpackers' bible Lonley Planet as having described Wolverhampton as the 5th worst place in the entire world!
Read more: Wolverhampton is not the 5th worst place in the world!! National TUC Strategy for the Defence of the TUC Unemployed Workers' Centres
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