Monthly Archives: May 2016
Support Guards on Southern Railway
RMT members have been striking against plans by GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) to compromise passenger safety and customer service with more driver-only trains. ASLEF members have also voted to strike. For more information on the dispute, see their Facebook page.
Job evaluation and equality
Job Evaluation (JE) is becoming more prevalent throughout industry. Employers typically introduce JE for 2 reasons. The main reason tends to be to try and get a grip on rising salaries. The other reason is to help employers cover themselves … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality and Discrimination, Gender, Grading and Job Evaluation, Pay
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Set up a bank account well before you go on strike
Strikes eat money – for everything from hardship payments to members to printing of leaflets and fares to meetings and events. Luckily, strikes raise money too – as long as you ask for it. To raise money effectively, you need … Continue reading
Organising contractors and building solidarity with the core workforce
As more and more companies are looking to outsource their workforces, it is vitally important that union reps look to organise outside as well as inside their workplaces. Having always worked as a contractor we’ve generally received hostility from more … Continue reading
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Tagged Agency and Temps, Organising Strategies, Organising Techniques, Outsourcing, Union Recognition
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Mapping Your Workplace For Power On The Job
Mapping Your Workplace Workplace mapping can be used to identify health and safety hazards or the strengths and weaknesses of union membership in any workplace. Our concern here, however, is building strong workplace organisation by providing the ‘big picture’ and … Continue reading
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