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GFTU NEWS DESK ^ top
- 18th November, 2011MICHAEL BRADLEY RETIREMENT SPEECH
- 19th October, 2011NEW GFTU GENERAL SECRETARY ELECTED
- 1st October, 2011New National Minumum Wage Rates from October 1
- 29th July, 2011ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CERTIFICATION OFFICER
- 13th July, 2011NUJ MEETING ON NEWS OF THE WORLD SITUATION
- 8th July, 2011GFTU ANNOUNCES POLITICAL EDUCATION COURSES
- 6th July, 2011YOUTH RALLY JULY 23 2011
- 12th June, 2011GFTU GENERAL SECRETARY ADDRESSES COMMUNITY CONFERENCE AT SOUTHPORT 8 JUNE 2011
- 26th May, 2011GFTU GCM 2011 CHARTS COURSE FOR FEDERATION OVER NEXT 2 YEARS
- 28th April, 2011GFTU EXECUTIVE PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS FOR GFTU RULES
- 27th March, 2011BIG MARCH 6
- 27th March, 2011BIG MARCH 8
- 27th March, 2011BIG MARCH 7
- 27th March, 2011BIG MARCH 5
- 27th March, 2011BIG MARCH 4
- 27th March, 2011BIG MARCH 3
- 27th March, 2011BIG MARCH 2
- 27th March, 2011BIG MARCH - SATURDAY 26 MARCH
- 3rd January, 2011GFTU CONGRATULATE PAUL BOSKETT ON MBE
- 21st December, 2010GFTU ET Secures European Funding for Dispute Resolution Project
- 23rd November, 2010IMPORTANT GFTU CONFERENCE NOTICE RE NOMINATIONS
- 8th November, 2010SPECIAL LANGUAGE LEARNING OFFER
- 14th October, 2010GFTU BGCM 2011
- 11th October, 2010GENERAL SECRETARY ATTENDS NAPO CONFERENCE
- 4th October, 2010Mike Bradley meeting with new TUC President
- 1st October, 2010IFWEA EC Meets in New Jersey
- 23rd September, 2010GFTU Reception TUC 2010
- 21st September, 2010GFTU sign partnership with Unity
- 21st September, 2010COMMUNITY GENERAL SECRETARY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF TUC
- 2nd September, 2010129 Council Chief Executives In England Paid More Than £150,000 In 2009-10 New GMB Study Shows
- 16th August, 2010GFTU RECEPTION AT LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE
- 21st July, 2010GFTU RECEPTION AT TUC 2010 (12 SEPTEMBER)
- 8th July, 2010GENERAL SECRETARY ATTENDS FABIAN SOCIETY GALA DINNER
- 29th June, 2010GFTU INTERNATIONAL STUDY VISIT 2010 TO CANADA
- 16th June, 2010JOE MARINO AT HIS LAST BFAWU CONFERENCE AS GENERAL SECRETARY
- 1st June, 2010GFTU GENERAL SECRETARY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT & ELECTION PROCESS FOR SUCCESSOR
- 1st June, 2010GFTU GENERAL SECRETARY IN THE HAGUE
- 19th May, 2010GFTU supports Vietnam celebration
- 17th May, 2010UNITE CRAFT SECTOR CONFERENCE
- 4th May, 2010MAY DAY MARCH IN LONDON
- 21st April, 2010GFTU Pansion Fund starts process of election of Members’ Trustees
- 5th April, 2010GFTU RECEPTION AT WOMENS’ TUC
- 28th March, 2010LONG SERVING GFTU OFFICER ROD SMITH RETIRES
- 18th March, 2010GFTU Educational Trust Meeting
- 2nd March, 2010PETE CURRAN COMMEMORATION
- 1st March, 2010GFTU MAKES PORTFOLIO DECISION
- 23rd February, 2010GENERAL SECRETARY AT BFAWU NATIONAL LEARNING REPS CONFERENCE
- 8th February, 2010GENERAL SECRETARY ATTENDS BASSETLAW CONSITUENCY DINNER
- 3rd February, 2010Basingstoke GFTU Courses 29th-31st Jan 2010
- 11th January, 201018 February GFTU Conference - Young People and Unions: New thinking , New action
- 23rd December, 2009Northern College Governors’ Meeting
- 11th December, 2009Corus European Works Council Supports TCP
- 9th December, 2009NUJ joins global day of solidarity for Philippine journalists
- 4th December, 2009Death of Neil Kearney
- 30th November, 2009Gftu Advanced Negotiating Course November 27-29 2009
- 24th November, 2009NUJ conference: key debates and decisions
- 23rd November, 2009GFTU EXECUTIVE MEETING NOVEMBER 2009
- 19th November, 2009GFTU DEVELOPS PARTNERSHIP WITH RUSKIN COLLEGE
- 16th November, 2009ADVANCED COURSE
- 11th November, 2009STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION GROUP REVIEWS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
- 26th October, 2009GFTU EDUCATIONAL SPORTS FORUM LEARNING CENTRE
- 21st October, 2009OCTOBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
- 19th October, 2009STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION GROUP MEETING.
- 17th October, 2009GENERAL SECRETARY ATTENDS IFWEA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN NEW JERSEY USA
- 28th September, 2009GENERAL SECRETARY INTRODUCING GORDON BROWN AT LABOUR CONFERENCE RECEPTION
- 26th September, 2009GFTU RECEPTION AT TUC
- 24th September, 2009GFTU Executive September Meeting considers Education Programme for 2010
- 19th September, 2009GFTU HAS SUCCESSFUL BID TO UNION MODERNISATION FUND
- 3rd September, 2009GFTU/COMMUNITY RECEPTION AT LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE
- 3rd September, 2009RON MARRON- OBITUARY
- 31st July, 2009GENERAL SECRETARY MIKE BRADLEY ON THE MOVE TO HEADLAND HOUSE
- 31st July, 2009RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT GFTU CONFERENCE 2009
- 21st May, 2009GFTU CONFERENCE
- 19th May, 2009New Website launched at GFTU Conference 2009
- 11th May, 2009GFTU SPONSOR NEW BOOK ON PETE CURRAN
- 23rd April, 2009FINAL MEETING OF 2007-9 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- 9th April, 2009GS SUPPORTS MINERS’ PLAY
- 19th March, 2009GFTU EXECUTIVE AT N010
- 11th March, 2009ALL CHINA CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS AT GFTU
- 3rd March, 2009GFTU AT LABOUR PARTY BRISTOL POLICY FORUM
E-ARTICLES & HOTLINKS ^ top
- 2nd January, 2012Journalists ballot for action at Newsquest
- 16th December, 2011Is The Government Really Standing Up For Britain? BFAWU View
- 29th November, 2011NUJ: Financial Times journalists ballot for action
- 29th November, 2011JOURNALISTS KILLED REPORTING THE NEWS
- 28th November, 2011NAPO GS message to members regarding the Pensions Day of Action - November 30th
- 27th November, 2011Gerry Morrissey elected for second 5-year term as BECTU General Secretary
- 25th November, 2011New agreement on BBC talks meets unions’ demands
- 10th November, 2011MU AWARD FOR STEVIE WINWOOD
- 23rd October, 2011Murdoch and News International cutting more staff - NUJ
- 21st October, 2011Boomerang job-losses – ‘direct response to S4C cuts’
- 4th October, 2011Newsquest 48 hour job cuts strike starts today
- 3rd October, 2011Re-opening of Jimmy Brandon Learning Centre
- 3rd October, 2011BECTU General secretary election: process underway
- 30th September, 2011NUJ safety conference in Belfast
- 26th September, 2011Community calls on Enterprise Minister to investigate concerns over loss of BlindCraft contracts to commercial sector
- 4th September, 2011CONFERENCE SPEECH BY NASS GENERAL SECRETARY
- 1st September, 2011SIGN THE PETITION NOW - STOP THE CLOSURE OF REMPLOY FACTORIES
- 29th July, 2011NUJ say Murdoch revelations underline need to examine BBC licence deal again
- 27th July, 2011Community union welcomes SSI announcement of 1000 new jobs at TCP on Teesside
- 20th July, 2011GMB CAMPAIGNS TO SAVE 31,000 RESIDENTS & 44,000 CARE WORKERS IN SOUTHERN CROSS
- 6th February, 2011NUJ to elect new leader
- 4th February, 2011West End theatres: BECTU members call for vote
- 1st January, 2011A step back for health and safety in the north west
- 5th November, 2010NUJ BBC pensions strike
- 21st October, 2010NUJ ON LICENSE FEE CUT BY GOVERNMENT
- 1st October, 2010BBC pensions dispute - Threat of strike action wins improved offer
- 2nd September, 2010BBC staff deliver massive mandate for action on pensions
- 27th August, 2010Proposed Sale of Teesside Cast Products is long overdue and great news say Steel Unions
- 25th August, 2010RONNIE DRAPER ELECTED NEW GENERAL SECRETARY OF BFAWU
- 16th August, 2010ACM Members Vote For Merger
- 16th August, 2010GMB Win At JJB Sports
- 13th August, 2010Battersea Barge
- 10th August, 2010Newsquest U turn on pensions promise
- 10th June, 2010NAUTILUS UNION FIGHT AGAINST PIRACY ON THE SEAS
- 27th April, 2010GMB Wins Huge Equal Pay Case
- 26th February, 2010NAPO CALL FOR ABOLITION OF NOMS
- 26th February, 2010NAPO DETAILED BRIEFING ABOUT NOMS
- 8th February, 2010Newest group of trade union members seek support for official industrial action to win £12,000 cut in wholesale prices to raise hourly income above national minimum wage
- 30th January, 2010NUJ members win recognition at Workington Times & Star
- 12th January, 2010NAPO call for abolition of National Offender Management Service
- 4th January, 2010ACAS BRING OUT NEW CODE ON TIME OFF FOR TRADE UNION ACTIVITIES
- 1st October, 2009Top-slicing: BECTU urges the industry to unite
- 16th September, 2009BECTU speaks against piracy and for the minimum wage
- 31st July, 2009BECTU challenges ad producers to increase pay
- 30th July, 2009ARTICLE IN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER BY CHARLES WARD OF AEP
- 1st June, 2009YOUTH WORKERS’ UNION BRING OUT HISTORY
- 16th May, 2009350,000 on streets across Europe
- 27th April, 2009NAPO News - Briefing for the Justice Unions’ Parliamentary Group
- 30th March, 2009Gordon Taylor praises David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Sir Tom Finney
- 30th March, 2009Call for local councils to Stand Up for Journalism
- 29th March, 2009April – Increases to State Benefits
- 27th March, 2009Unite for Jobs
- 20th February, 2009NUJ STRIKE IN LEEDS
- 19th February, 2009Strike ballot planned at BBC Scotland
- 27th January, 2009Community Union angered at Corus announcement
- 17th December, 2008Outlaw those elements in the financial sector that visited this recession upon us
- 17th December, 2008BIG VOTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN DURHAM
PRESS RELEASES ^ top
- 19th October, 2011Court Case Reveals Surveillance Dangers
- 4th February, 2010BANANA WORKERS VICTORY
- 6th March, 200925th ANNIVERSARY OF MINERS’ STRIKE
- 20th February, 2009NUJ SUPPORTS IRISH TRADE UNION PROTEST AT CUTS
- 12th February, 2009BBC "surprised" at unions pay claim
- 8th January, 2008MPs Condemn Government’s Attack on POA as Act of Provocation.
- 28th August, 2007LIST OF REMPLOY FACTORIES THREATENED - SCROLL DOWN FOR LIST
- 28th August, 2007REMPLOY CAMPAIGN NATIONAL LAUNCH
- 21st February, 2007Save Remploy Factories – No Factory Closures
- 20th October, 2006Union reaction to Tata bid for Corus
- 12th October, 2006MOTIONS FROM TRADE UNIONS PASSED AT 2006 LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE
- 6th June, 2006PUBLIC SERVICES NOT PRIVATE PROFIT
FIGHTING STATS ^ top
- 26th November, 2011Sun editor pay mystery deepens
- 1st November, 2011EXECUTIVE PAY RISES OVER 50%
- 21st October, 2011Earnings Down For 90% of UK Workforce
- 12th October, 2011Big rise in poverty, says Institute for Fiscal Studies
- 20th January, 2010NEARLY HALF YOUNG BLACK PEOPLE ARE UNEMPLOYED
- 10th January, 2010£40bn TO BE PAID OUT IN BANK BONUSES
- 28th August, 2008CITY PAYS OUT £14billion IN BONUSES
- 8th August, 2008INFLATION RECORD RISE
- 31st July, 2008RECORD PROFITS FOR GAS COMPANY
- 20th May, 2008M&S PROFITS TOP £1BN
- 22nd April, 2008£50 bn BANK BAIL OUT
- 6th March, 2008New National Minimum Wage rates announced
- 1st February, 2008SHELL MAKES £13.9bn PROFIT
- 7th December, 2007SAINSBURY & ASDA ADMIT PRICE FIXING
- 19th October, 2007Gambler appeal over £2m debt
- 10th September, 2007TAX LOOPHOLE FOR SUPER RICH COSTS US £4.3bn