The Guardian (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Brendan Barber urges Tory leader not to undermine cross-party consensus on safety legislation David Cameron was criticised by the TUC today after he declared that a Conservative government would reform Britain's "over-the-top" health and safety culture. Brendan Barber, the TUC's general secretary, accused the Conservative leader of promoting "half-truths...
Scotland on Sunday (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
... after an agreement was brokered by the Trades Union Congress. At the time, TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "The delivery of the terms of this agreement means that Royal Mail services will be free of any disruption up to and through the Christmas period. That's what Royal Mail wants and that's what the (union] wants and that's what both parties are committed to."The previous...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
... after an agreement was brokered by the Trades Union Congress. At the time, TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "The delivery of the terms of this agreement means that Royal Mail services will be free of any disruption up to and through the Christmas period. That's what Royal Mail wants and that's what the (union] wants and that's what both parties are committed to."The previous...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
LONDON (Reuters) - British postal workers could renege on an agreement to suspend strike action until after Christmas because of a lack of progress in talks aimed at resolving a dispute on pay, jobs and modernisation.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
... Cuba and Venezuela, Jon Cruddas MP, Ken Livingstone, Baroness Gibson Chair APPG on Latin America, Brendan Barber General secretary, TUC, Jamie Hepburn MSP (SNP), Adam Price MP (Plaid Cymru), Caroline Lucas MEP Leader, Green party, Bruce Kent, David Hare, John Pilger, Lowkey (Musician), Brian Eno, Dr J Buxton Centre for International Co-operation and Security, University of Bradford...
TameBay (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... is not the terms of the agreement. At the time the agreement was struck, TUC general secretary Brendan Barber, who chaired negotiations between the union and RM management, said The delivery of the terms of this agreement means that Royal Mail services will be free of any disruption up to and through the Christmas period. and the CWU’s own announcement said The interim agreement also...
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
... offered overtime, were hit by a sharp fall in extra hours over the past year.TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "These workers are the hidden victims of the recession. Job security remains the number one concern for workers across the country but the sharp drop in paid overtime shows that many people in work are also suffering financially. Even those that are still earning...
Stronger Unions (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
TUC General Secretary, Brendan Barber, speaking on what trade unions want from a Copenhagen deal, and how the transition to a low carbon economy would benefit British workers. From the Government’s ACT ON COPENHAGEN website.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... Report.There was no need for a crisis response to the deficit, said TUC general secretary Brendan Barber.He added: "Cutting spending now or in an emergency budget would be disastrous. When business and consumers stop spending, the state must make up the difference."What the economy needs is a return to growth, and that means the deficit and national debt must get worse before they...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... Report.There was no need for a crisis response to the deficit, said TUC general secretary Brendan Barber.He added: "Cutting spending now or in an emergency budget would be disastrous. When business and consumers stop spending, the state must make up the difference."What the economy needs is a return to growth, and that means the deficit and national debt must get worse before they...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Documents uncovered by Norman Lamb, the Liberal Democrat health spokesman, suggest that Mr Burnham has met union representatives more than any other group since he became Health Secretary in June. The Department of Health is refusing to release the notes of one meeting that took place September, claiming that they are subject to “Chatham House” rules that secure anonymity. In a letter to Brendan...
