Jubilee Line tube drivers to strike over bullying and disgusting working...
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed on 27th March that tube drivers on the Jubilee Line, working out of the Stratford and Greenwich depots, have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action and are to strike on 2nd...
View ArticleFBU response to the Lakanal fire inquest
FBU Press release 28th March 2013 Lessons Need to Be Learned from the Lakanal House Fire The Fire Brigades Union is urging fire authorities and the government to learn the lessons of the Lakanal House...
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Asbestos: “7 Facts for 7 Days” Global Asbestos Awareness Week April 1 – 7, 2013
1) Asbestos is a known human carcinogen and there is no safe level of asbestos exposure. 2) 55 countries have banned asbestos, but the U.S. and Canada have not. USGS reports in 2012, the U.S....
View ArticleBlacklist Support Group Update: Unite declares war on Crossrail
Protest outside Building Magazine award dinner on 19th April Join Blacklist Support Group on FACEBOOK Join Facebook here (it’s free) Justice campaign and support network for anyone caught up in UK...
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Latest: Bangladesh garment workers death toll is now 645
Report from IndustriALL Global Union: “The mass industrial manslaughter occurred at 9am, 24 April. The collapsed building, illegally constructed, contained five garment factories with 2,500 workers....
View ArticleBangladesh: trade union deal on factory safety
IndustriALL global Accord with clothing retailers on fire and building safety. On 15th May an agreement was reached committing retail companies to a binding programme of fire and building safety...
View ArticleReport: National Health & Safety lobby of Parliament 11th June
End attacks on workplace health and safety. A meeting will be held in the House of Commons from 1pm to 3pm in Committee Room 14. Report from the Morning Star: ‘More mums will have to bury their kids...
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The history bit: Stratford Old Town Hall
Stratford Old Town Hall This Grade II listed building was designed by Lewis Angell and John Giles and completed in 1869. It is the place where, on 4th July 1892, the votes were counted and Kier Hardy...
View Articleon 5th July – Action Mesothelioma Day – we remember
London Commemoration Service for all those who have died from asbestos 12: 30 mid day, Stratford Old Town Hall, Newham Remembering Bob Gordon and Peter Turner The Construction Safety Campaign on...
View ArticleRMT safety news: head on collision narrowly avoided on Northern line
The incident exposes the ‘lethal nonsense’ of driverless trains, says RMT. On Monday 8th July, a train out of Finchley Central was given a target speed to proceed out of the station and after...
View ArticleUrgent Action: Stand up for health and safety at work – no more cuts to HSE
PCS and Prospect members who work for the HSE will be staging a lunchtime protest on Thursday against further cuts to be announced by George Osborne in his Comprehensive Spending Review. HSE is braced...
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