Other Press Releases

• Mobile working is decreasing according to new UK survey - Onrec 5.6.08

  05/06/08

  According to research commissioned by Microsoft Windows Mobile, the number of companies offering mobile working has decreased by 10% between 2007 and 2008.

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• Science museum staff vote for strike action over pay - PCS 4.6.08

  04/06/08

  Nearly three quarters of Public and Commercial Services Union member working for the National Museum of Science and Industry have voted to take strike action over a below-inflation pay offer.

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• Ireland - Union backs Sinn Féin bill on collective bargaining - Amicus 3.6.08

  04/06/08

  Sinn Fein's bill seeking to incorporate the principal of collective bargaining into the Irish constitution has gained the support of Unite.

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• College workers hold protests today - Unison 4.6.08

  04/06/08

  Members of six unions representing college staff have staged a one-day protest at a 2.5% pay offer.

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• Parliament 'is becoming a county council' - ePolitix 3.6.08

  03/06/08

  Former minister, Peter Lilley, is expected to suggest that MPs should be paid less as more of their powers are transferred to Europe.

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• Unite backs High Court test case on behalf of thousands of asbestos victims - Unison 2.6.08

  03/06/08

  An important test case began in the High Court on 3 June 2008 against insurance companies which are denying liability to pay compensation in mesothelioma cases.

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