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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The TUC general secretary, Brendan Barber, is refusing to back down over a decision to let out its congress hall this Friday to a British company whose suppliers are alleged to use sweatshop labour in Bangladesh to manufacture cheap T shirts. This is despite pressure from two general secretaries and Labour MPs who want him to cancel the event. A letter published in today's Guardian attacks...
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Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
... said: 'These reforms represent clear obligations on what we expect in return for benefits.' But Brendan Barber, the TUC's general secretary, said: 'Draconian workfare policies are not the answer.' Ministers will respond to Prof Gregg's ideas in a white paper later this month.
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XpertHR - Employment Intelligence (Free subscription) | yesterday
It its submission to the Low Pay Commission, the TUC (external website) has recommended that the national minimum wage from October 2009 should be at least £6.10 an hour, and says it should be increased to more than £6.50 from October 2010. The TUC has also argued that the adult rate of the national minimum wage (NMW) should apply to workers from the age of 21. TUC general secretary Brendan...
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Philippe Legrain (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... should finish it off and regulate left, right and centre. More measured voices, such as the TUC's Brendan Barber, favour a ragbag of measures such as curbs on boardroom salaries and a new industrial policy. But the priority now is tackling the crisis and averting a depression; everything else is a dangerous diversion. If struggling businesses that have just had their overdraft cut...
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European Tribune (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
At the in London today (topic: The Progressive Challenge: where next for New Labour?), Trades Union Congress General Secretary Brendan Barber has advice for the slew of New Labour ministers and notables present. (From a TUC news release on his speech, hat-tip to In Wales):This autumn, the world has changed. We’ve witnessed a global financial crisis unprecedented in our lifetimes.In the...
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The Herald (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... course with up to five million teachers, doctors, nurses and civil servants across the UK.Brendan Barber, the TUC's general-secretary, said the Conservatives' shift in policy would come "like a bolt from the blue to millions of hard-working public servants who see a decent pension as a vital part of their reward for doing tough jobs on pay that is often far from generous".He added:...
