Editorial

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The report from Human Rights Watch on abuses carried out by some of the biggest companies in this country when they expand abroad should give any active trade unionist pause for thought.

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Britain

Cheap, but the price is rights

Thursday 02 September 2010

British and European companies have been singled out by a human rights watchdog for their abuse of workers and anti-union tactics in the US.

RBS set to sack another 3,500 workers

Thursday 02 September 2010

Finance workers have slated the Royal Bank of Scotland's decision to axe another 3,500 jobs as a "horror story" when wealthy executives are racking up billions in profits.

King's College Hospital staff balloted to halt sell-off

Thursday 02 September 2010

Medical staff at King's College Hospital have threatened strike action over plans to privatise its world-renowned pathology service.

Calls for Met's anti-riot unit to be mothballed

Thursday 02 September 2010

A member of the Metropolitan Policing Authority (MPA) has called for its riot squad to be scrapped, after figures showed the force had the second highest level of complaints against officers in Britain last year.

GMB attacks council bosses' 'gravy trains'

Thursday 02 September 2010

Chief executive jobs in local authorities have been described as the "best of all gravy trains" after new research found six-figure salaries across the country.

Tube strike on as Acas talks break down

Thursday 02 September 2010

Talks aimed at averting a series of strikes by London Underground workers from next week have broken down and the industrial action will go ahead as planned, union leaders have confirmed.

Alcohol minimum price 'will save lives'

Thursday 02 September 2010

A minimum price for alcohol in Scotland would save lives and money, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has argued amid criticism that the policy was a tax on the poor.

New drilling programme sparks legal threats

Thursday 02 September 2010

Environmental campaigners have threatened the government with legal action over a new round of drilling for oil taking place in British waters.

Teachers exhausted by unreachable targets

Thursday 02 September 2010

Unrealistic goals and the high expectations of others are making teachers stressed and exhausted, researchers have warned.

NHS bosses offered £100k to quit their trust jobs

Thursday 02 September 2010

NHS bosses are being offered £100,000-plus pay-offs to quit their jobs in health trusts earmarked for closure, it has been announced.