Virgin Trains' Ticket Office Strike Planned for Friday 20 November Called Off

LONDON, November 19 - Virgin Trains advises all its customers that a normal service will be
provided in its ticket offices tomorrow (Friday 20 November 2009) after
union TSSA called off its planned industrial action.

"New Pact for the Future Secures Sustainability of Fraport Ground Services"

Threat of FRA Strike Eliminated - Fraport and Unions Reach Agreement

FRANKFURT, November 16 - Sunday evening Fraport AG reached an agreement with the ver.di
and komba unions on the key points of a new collective agreement for the
company's ground services staff at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Fraport executive
board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte and executive board member for labor
relations Herbert Mai expressed their satisfaction with the results of the
negotiations. "After very intensive discussions we finally were able to reach
an acceptable agreement," declared Schulte. Most importantly, a ground
services strike has been averted at FRA and the common goal of maintaining
Fraport's integrated business model (with ground services as a vital element)
has been achieved. "Thus, we have created the foundation for medium and
long-term competitiveness of our ground services business segment.
Furthermore, Fraport will continue to offer its customers top services on the
ramp at a recognized high quality level," stressed Schulte.

Global Unions say DHL Puts the Squeeze on its Workers

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Unite Announces Dates for Ballot of BA Cabin Crew

LONDON - The ballot of BA’s 14,000 cabin crew will open on Monday 16th November, Unite the union has announced.

Unite Calls Time on Obscene ‘Ten to One’ Pay Gap at London Underground

LONDON - At exactly ten minutes to one today (Wednesday), Unite members at London Underground will be calling time on the obscene pay gap at the capital’s tube operator.

VocaLink Take Home Pay Index Shows Flattening of Wage Growth

LONDON -

- Static Pay Growth of 1.7% on the VocaLink Take Home Pay Index Likely to be Beginning of a Long-Term Trend

New Report Reveals That Cities and Regions Must Invest in Transport Infrastructure to Remain Competitive in the Fight for Investment Spend and Skilled Workers

LONDON -

- 81% of Senior Business People Rate Transport as More Critical to Their Decision to Invest now Than Five Years Ago.

Diageo Workers Vote YES for Action to Save Jobs

LONDON -

- Attn: Scottish and Business Press

Unite members at three leading Diageo sites in Scotland have today (Friday) voted overwhelmingly to back a ballot on industrial action.

World’s Top 50 Most Attractive Employers: Google Followed by Microsoft

STOCKHOLM - Universum, the employer branding company, presents the world’s Top 50 most attractive employers. From the world’s leading economies, nearly 120,000 students at top academic institutions chose ideal companies to work for. Google is the world’s most attractive employer, followed closely by its rival, Microsoft.

Edge Welcomes Government Initiative to Improve Careers Information, Advice and Guidance

LONDON - The Government’s announcement today to pilot a new strategy to improve the quality of careers information, advice and guidance for all young people is welcomed by independent education foundation Edge.

Workers Uniting Questions Vale’s Cancellation of Investor Events

LONDON - Workers Uniting, the world’s first international union, has criticised Vale’s recent decision to cancel planned investor events in New York and London as more evidence of a company in disarray.

Unite Commenting on Boris Johnson’s Plans to Increase Tube and Bus Fares in London

LONDON - Commenting on tube and bus fares rises announced today (Thursday) by Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Unite believes this is an outrageous decision in the midst of this recession.

Delay on Agency Workers Equal Treatment a Scandal, Says Unite

LONDON - Responding to the announcement today (Thursday) from the Government that there will be a delay to the full implementation of legislation to ensure equal treatment for agency workers, Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of Unite said:

Make Diageo Think Again Over Closures Decision, Workers Appeal to Shareholders

LONDON - Workers representing the 900 Diageo workers whose jobs hang in the balance with the threat of widespread cuts and the closure of the historic Johnnie Walker plant at Kilmarnock and the Port Dundas Distillery will be outside the company’s AGM today (Wednesday) fighting for their jobs.

Growing Demand for Chainsaw Classes in Dorset as Redundancy Pushes Trainees to the Top of the Tree

DORCHESTER, England - Newlands Training, Devon & Dorset’s leading provider in land based training, is experiencing a sharp rise in bookings and enquiries for its range of chainsaw qualifications and certificates ( www.newlandstraining.com/chainsaw/ ) and it’s all down to the economic downturn.

More Than 60,000 Employees Voted Yes to Strike Action

BOLTON, England - Postal workers have voted in favour of a national strike, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has confirmed.

Unrest Grows at FirstGroup as Bus Workers’ Rejection of Zero Pay Deal Snowballs

LONDON - Two and a half thousand bus workers at FirstGroup are set to take strike action in some of the country’s biggest transport regions in mounting disputes over an imposed zero per cent pay deal. The strikes are set to go ahead as FirstGroup’s national management refuses to allow the local managements of its 19 subsidiaries to fund a pay rise for its employees.

Call Centre Workers Demand: Freedom to Organise, Freedom to Bargain

NYON, Switzerland - A union makes the difference between low-quality, high-risk, isolating jobs and a secure, fulfilling career in the world’s call centres, said UNI Global Union today.

Unite Reaction to Banking Reform Agreement

LONDON - Rob MacGregor, Unite national officer, said:

“This agreement is a smoke screen designed to deflect criticism away from those who brought our banking system to its knees. The industry remains over populated with the greedy, arrogant and corrupt.

Unite Slams Boris Johnson’s Plans for London Buses as ‘Ludicrous’

LONDON - Unite, the UK’s largest trade union, has today (Thursday) welcomed the findings of an independent report, produced by the Royal Automobile Club Foundation (RAC) which states that Mayor Boris Johnson is “pre-occupied with minority-focused transport schemes and high-cost initiatives”.

Unite Fears BA Suffering an Identity Crisis Over Moves to Introduce Low-cost Carrier Charges

LONDON - Unite, the UK’s largest aviation union and the largest union representing workers at British Airways, is today (Saturday) accusing BA’s management of suffering an identity crisis. It comes as the airline’s management announces that it will charge for seat reservations, a move the union believes tarnishes the carrier’s image further and is yet another misguided attempt to mimic the low-cost airlines.

Unite Rejects Jaguar Attempts to Make Workers pay for Management Failures

LONDON - Commenting on the announcement today (Thursday) by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) of its new plan for the future of the business, Unite national secretary for the automotive sector, Dave Osborne said:

It’s Official: IT Pros are Working Longer Hours Than Ever

LONDON -

- 35 Percent of Techies are Working More Than 48 Hours Per Week, and 7.3 Percent Claim Between 60 to 75 Hours, According to The IT Job Board

Dark Side Personalities Ruin Careers

LONDON - New research shows that 85% of UK’s leaders demonstrate ‘Dark Side Characteristics’. These deeply rooted, self-destructive aspects of personality contribute to the alarming self-destruct rates for high flyers and put individuals and organisations at risk.

Hundreds Take to the Streets to Demonstrate Over Proposed Closure of Anglesey Aluminium

LONDON -

WHEN: 12pm, Saturday, 19th September 2009

WHERE: Holyhead Town Hall, Newry Street, LL65

Comment on the Labour Market Statistics Issued on 16 September 2009

LONDON - Commenting on today’s labour market statistics, Ian Brinkley, associate director at The Work Foundation, said:

Back the People, Not the Spivs Unite Urges Government

LONDON - The price for the recession is being paid for by ordinary workers while those who pushed the economy over the edge are getting back to business as usual warns Tony Woodley, Unite joint general secretary.

The End of the Sick Day

ANDOVER, England -

Over half of people living in Britain are so scared of losing their job in the current climate that they are risking their health by working through illness. This is according to those surveyed as part of Simplyhealth’s Bothered Britain Report, which is released this month. The report investigates how attitudes and behaviour have changed in the past year towards health-related issues, as well as looking at what people are really bothered about at the moment.

Unite Outrage at Diageo’s Announcement to Reject Proposals to Save Scottish Jobs

LONDON - Diageo’s announcement today (Wednesday 9th September) to reject proposals by the Scottish Government that would safeguard jobs has outraged Unite, the UK’s biggest union.

Kraft’s bid for Cadbury Needs to Ease Worries on Jobs and Pensions

LONDON - Commenting on the news today that global food giant Kraft is to table a bid for UK chocolate maker Cadbury, Jennie Formby, Unite national officer for the food sector, said: “It is too early for us to make any detailed comment on this announcement. Unite has requested meetings with both Kraft and Cadbury senior management immediately so that we can begin to understand what the detail of these proposals would mean in terms of long-term commitment to UK jobs at all Cadbury sites, and any possible impact on workers’ conditions, including their pensions.”

/C O R R E C T I O N — Unite the Union/

GLASGOW - In the news release, “MSPs Join Diageo Workers to Take the Pledge to Fight for Scottish Jobs” issued on 1 Sep 2009 10:11 GMT, by Unite the Union over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the media contact information has changed and the MSP’s name in the third paragraph should have read Willie Coffey rather than Patricia Ferguson as originally issued inadvertently. Complete, corrected release follows:

MSPs Join Diageo Workers to Take the Pledge to Fight for Scottish Jobs

GLASGOW - MSPs from all parties are being invited to sign an oversized pledge card ahead of a major ministerial statement on Diageo’s proposed restructuring in Scotland, which would slash 900 jobs and is being fiercely opposed by Unite the union. The sign up marks the start of a day when the Scottish Parliament itself will put Diageo’s restructuring plans under the spotlight.

Unite Members at Fujitsu Vote Overwhelmingly to Strike Over Pay and Pensions

LONDON -

Members of Unite, the UK’s largest union, working for Fujitsu have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action as part of a UK-wide consultative ballot against a proposal to close the company’s main final salary pension scheme and the imposition of a pay freeze. 87 per cent of members voted in favour of strike action and 96 per cent in favour of industrial action short of a strike.

Diageo Profits Leap Proves no Case for Destroying Scottish Jobs

LONDON - Reacting to the release today by drinks giant Diageo of its yearly results, which reveal a leap in operating profits of 10 percent to GBP2,443 billion, Len McCluskey, assistant general secretary of Unite, said: “Even in a global recession, Diageo can pull in billions of pounds in pure profit. Surely now Diageo’s claims that it must cut Scottish jobs to reduce costs can be seen once and for all for what they are - about short-term greed, not long-term need.

950 Turn out for London Auditions

LONDON - Over 950 people will travel from across UK and Europe to queue for hours in London this week, and take part in an X-factor style audition for very unusual jobs.