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UK Slips to 40th in Press Freedom

Journalists in the United Kingdom can now be said to be less free to hold power to account than their counterparts in South Africa, Chile or Lithuania, according to the latest ranking by Reporters ...
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NHS England Boss Pledges to Invest in General Practice

Whilst the Workers of England supports the continued investment in General Practice it is the level of investment in NHS England’s frontline staff that we want increasing; this may not necessarily ...
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Councils Pay Staff £15m for Union Time

Employees are automatically at a disadvantage when being represented by a trade union reps who use workplace representatives. It becomes even more unfair and not impartial when those reps are recei...
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Doctors Forced to Work for NHS for 5 Years

Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary, is set to unveil the largest ever expansion of the NHS medical workforce—training an extra 1,500 doctors annually to ensure Britain is less reliant on overseas medics...
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Workers of England Unite

In the immediate days following the terrorist attack in London, the Workers of England Union looked on in dismay. We reflected on the best ways to support our members who work in London and the opt...
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WEU Opens New Office in Manchester

The Workers of England are delighted to announce the opening of our new office in Manchester. This state-of-the-art facility is located at: Stanmore House 64-68 Blackburn Road, Radcliffe, Manch...
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Made in Britain Makes Sense

Dear Members, The Workers of England Union would like to see more of this type of investment across England and the rest of the UK. Since our conception, we have highlighted how misguided it is for...
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Foreign Owners' UK Rail Windfall

Dear Members, The following article in the Standard shows why the Workers of England Union has campaigned for more government involvement in UK rail. That £90m windfall should have been coming to t...
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Landmark Supreme Court Victory Affects Millions

Supreme Court rules unmarried woman can access her deceased partner’s pension Background of the Case A Coleraine woman who was denied survivor’s pension payments from her late long-term partner’s...
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Labour's PFI & Tory Austerity Threaten NHS

“The English Health Service is struggling under the massive PFI debts left by the previous Labour government, and current Tory austerity measures increase the financial burden even further. Both ne...
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