Improving Working Lives
Nursing Agencies Bleeding the NHS Dry
Topics: English TUC
Posted By: admin | 16/06/2015
Investigation Overview
A Telegraph investigation reveals the boom underway at agencies supplying doctors and nurses to the NHS amid a rapidly d...
Launch of Our Bus Drivers’ Charter
The Workers of England Union has launched the first draft of our Bus Drivers’ Charter. This Charter is designed to give you the opportunity to highlight your concerns and specify which aspects of y...
Launch of Our Bus Drivers’ Charter
Dear Member,
On Saturday the 6th June, the Workers of England Union launched the first draft of our Bus Drivers’ Charter. The Charter is designed to give you a chance to highlight your concerns and...
1 in 3 Londoners Lack Minimum Income
New research from the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, funded by Trust for London, suggests that although many of the costs associated with living in London are simi...
WEU Supports Transport for London Initiative
The Workers of England Union is deeply committed to the welfare of every employee on London’s bus network and is equally concerned about the wellbeing of rough sleepers. By backing the latest Trans...
Zero-Hours Contracts: Just the Tip of the Iceberg
New analysis from the British Trade Union Congress (TUC) reveals that zero-hours contracts are only the beginning of a wider crisis in low-paid and insecure work across the UK.
Scale of Insecure ...
UK Workers Did £31bn of Unpaid Overtime
Workers in the North West did over £2.7 billion worth of unpaid overtime last year, according to new analysis published by the TUC to mark its annual Work Your Proper Hours Day.
Unpaid Overtime i...
WEU Visit the London Bus Depots
The Workers’ Educational Union (W.E.U.) conducted an extensive tour of several London bus depots to engage directly with professional drivers and depot personnel. This hands-on initiative sought to...
WEU Campaigns to Abolish Student Fees
The Workers of England Union is dedicated to the abolition of student fees. Students are the future of England, both economically and socially, and they should be free to learn without the burden o...
South Yorkshire Bus Drivers in Strike Threat
Outraged bus drivers in South Yorkshire could be set to strike after a breakdown in pay negotiations with First Bus. Drivers are locked in a pay dispute and union members are being balloted for pot...
