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London Mayor Fails to Respond

The newly elected Mayor of London has yet to commit to requiring bus companies to provide proper toilet facilities for their drivers. Many routes remain without a single restroom stop, and the Work...
| Stephen Morris | News

WEU Launches Online Government Petition

Ensuring an appropriate amount of toilet facilities on every bus route across the country is essential for both drivers and passengers. Lack of access to restrooms is unacceptable and directly impa...
| Stephen Morris | News

WEU: No Party Funding

Why We Oppose Private Party Funding At Workers of England Union (WEU), we firmly believe that private party funding undermines democratic integrity, gives undue influence to wealthy donors and corp...
| Stephen Morris | News

WEU Uses Independent Representatives

The Workers of England Union is committed to providing its members with the highest level of support and representation. By appointing external and independent representatives, the union ensures th...
| Stephen Morris | News

Bernard Ingham: Return to the Bad Old Days

“If we don’t ban strikes, train passengers are being subjected to misery by the rail unions.” This alarming claim by Sir Bernard Ingham threatens to roll back decades of workers’ rights. Instead of...
| Stephen Morris | News

Post Office Bosses Earn £1.2 Million Plus

The Workers of England Union has written to the new Business Secretary, Greg Clark, urging him to investigate the pay awards made to the Post Office’s top executives. This call comes amid growing c...
| Stephen Morris | News

UK Manufacturing Employment Decline

New data from Markit’s August 1, 2016 manufacturing survey indicates a sustained downturn in UK manufacturing activity, accompanied by a rise in sector job losses. Stephen Morris, General Secretary...
| Stephen Morris | News

The WEU Welcomes Boeing’s £3bn Deal

The Workers of England Union’s General Secretary, Stephen Morris, has praised the UK Government’s £3 billion procurement of nine marine patrol planes from Boeing. This landmark agreement promises s...
| Stephen Morris | News

British Army Built in Spain

Dear Minister for State, I was disappointed to read recently that the British Army’s new Ajax fighting vehicles will be built in Spain using Swedish steel at the EU’s request. The aim was to suppo...
| Stephen Morris | News

Ministers to Impose Doctor Contract

By Nick Triggle, BBC Health Correspondent Overview Ministers are paving the way to impose a contract on junior doctors in England after the profession rejected the deal agreed between union negot...
| Stephen Morris | News