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Unite's ten priorities to protect millions of families and kick start the economy |
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 |
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Ahead of the pre-budget report, Unite the union will present Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling with ten key priorities - including a freeze on home repossessions - as part of the government's actions to invest its way out of the credit crunch and kick-start the faltering economy.
The submission, entitled "A new deal for the real economy" from the two million member strong union seeks to protect working people from the triple danger of redundancy, repossession and rising prices.
The union's priorities include; a freeze on repossessions on homes and the creation of one million new affordable homes, the introduction of a fair tax regime, an increase in public spending and support for manufacturing through procurement and investment. The submission also calls for a new order of regulation in the finance sector.
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DHL to Halt Express Deliveries in the U.S. |
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Saturday, 15 November 2008 |
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 Deutsche Post's U.S. division will also close its 18 main distribution hubs and lay off most of its workers in the country
Package delivery company DHL may have conquered the world, but it admitted on Nov. 10 that it couldn't conquer the U.S. The unit of Germany's Deutsche Post (DPWGN.DE) announced it will stop making express deliveries within the U.S., close all of its 18 main distribution hubs there, and lay off all but a few thousand of its remaining 13,000 U.S. workers. |
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UPS targets DHL customers |
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Friday, 31 October 2008 |
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UPS is actively trying to win DHL US express customers at the same time as negotiating a deal to take over North American uplift for DHL.
The Atlanta-based company has launched a special “Welcome Center for DHL Customers” website for US shippers called “Switch Now”, with a direct link from its US homepage. The website highlights DHL’s restructuring, compares the US services of the two companies and actively encourages DHL customers to switch business to UPS.
“We realise that your business may be affected by recent changes in DHL's US operations,” the Switch Now welcome message says. “Published reports say the company has significantly reduced its US workforce and network capacity… Take a look and see what Brown can do for you to keep your business moving.”
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OSP at Leeds “Throws in the Towel” |
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Friday, 31 October 2008 |
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Countrywide Freight, the OSP operating some 15 routes out of Leeds Centre has given notice to terminate their contract with UPS. Presumably this is because they are finding it difficult to run the operation at a profit.
As agreed with the Union UPS have honoured their promise to inform and consult with us and have decided to take the routes covered by Countrywide back in-house.
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Teamsters picket local UPS office |
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Friday, 31 October 2008 |
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 Several dozen members and supporters of the union that represents UPS airline mechanics are picketing outside the company's offices on N. Hurstbourne Parkway to publicize a contract dispute.
As many as 100 members of Teamsters Local 2727 are expected later today, said Nancy Shircliff, the union’s office manager. She said the picket will remain in place until around 5 or 6 p.m.
Close to 1,400 union members are involved in the contract dispute, which according to the Teamsters hinges on reduced health benefits and shifting some jobs overseas.
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Safety Representatives-A charter for change |
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008 |
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October 2008
 When Lord Robens produced his report on health and safety in the workplace, one of the principles that underpinned the report was the belief that the involvement of the workforce is crucial to achieving good standards of health and safety, and that health and safety systems work best when trade unions and employers work together. That philosophy also underpinned the Health and Safety at Work Act, with its legal backing of union safety representatives and the establishment of an equal voice for unions and employers on the, then, HSC.
It has been repeatedly demonstrated in studies from a range of countries that worker activity, with union support behind it, is a major factor in reducing injuries and disease at work. Statistics show that better standards of health and safety are achieved in unionised workplaces than in similar non-unionised ones. At the core of this are Safety Representatives. This report will show how safety representatives make a difference in practice and how shortcomings in the present regulations limit their effectiveness.
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The HSE have a document relating to consultation of workers on Health and Safety. Click HERE for the document. |
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