Sentences with phrase «public service unions»

Dave Prentis, general secretary of public services union Unison, said: «These spiteful proposals will deny millions of ordinary workers a voice at work.

That was for the parliamentary committee hearing on omnibus anti-union Bill C - 4, which guts federal public service union rights, and will force over a million workers to perform unsafe work.

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Hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in rallies and marches across the UK as part of a day of strike action by public service unions.

«Public service unions bring labour appeal to Parliament — but miss the deadline,» screams the headline in the Ottawa Citizen, as though we'd all slept in.

I was more than pleasantly surprised to hear, despite going almost unnoticed by the media, that a small Public Service union called the Federal Government Dockyard Chargehands Association (FGDCA) has won an unprecedented award of damages against Treasury Board.

«There was a very well - orchestrated get - out - the - vote effort by local public service unions, but many of those voters would have been Astorino supporters, so it's hard to measure,» said the spokesman, Bill O'Reilly.

For unions in manufacturing the imperative to consolidate has been driven by deindustrialisation, while public service unions have had to face up to the pressures of privatisation and contracting out.

Jon sits on the DfE's Education Forum and represents the European Public Services Union on the EU Education Sector Social Dialogue and the Public Service International's Education Support Workers Network.

From Yahoo: Head of German Public Services Union «Verdi» states Workers need time to watch World Cup

Zero based negotiations with public service unions?

Public services union Unison says too many public sector employers view the Equal Pay Act as a «take - it - or - leave - it bit of legislation».

Needless to say, the PSAC, along with other federal public service unions, is going to court to challenge C - 4.

The government's controversial plans for the NHS are facing a potential legal challenge from Unison, the UK's largest public services union.

As a federal public service union, the PSAC's members have first - hand knowledge of the cuts to various public services, be it food inspection, aviation safety or social security programs like Old Age Security.

As far as collective bargaining goes, it's been interesting so far, but we aren't alone: all federal public service unions have agreed to hold the line on the key issue of sick leave.

It is understood that the longstanding system for paying the affiliation fee in the public service union Unison already meets the party's proposed consent criteria, putting Unison ahead of other unions, with a pool of 400,000 collectively affiliated members from which the party can recruit immediately as individually affiliated supporters.

Dave Prentis, general secretary of the public services union Unison, was elected president of the TUC following a meeting of its governing body.

«Certainly the public service unions haven't endorsed me.

A survey conducted by the public services union, Unison, has found that as more schools convert to academy status, the role of school business managers (SBM's) is becoming increasingly pressured.

But federal public service unions are pushing back.

In 2014, the public service union Unison brought judicial review proceedings against the government challenging the lawfulness of fees.

He also has extensive negotiating experience, and has acted on several occasions as chief negotiator for a large public service union.

Before becoming an adjudicator in 2002, Ian worked as a lawyer in private practice; in a variety of roles within federal public service unions, including as Executive Director; and as counsel with the federal Department of Justice.