Teaching union threatens to keep schools shut in September

Militant teaching unions who openly bragged about a ‘win’ over the government’s u-turn on bringing students back before summer have today threatened to keep schools closed in September. Bosses at the National Education Union (NEU), the UK’s largest teaching union, say it may be ‘impossible’ for ‘many’ schools to reopen at the start of the … Read more

Judges back £15 charge on minicabs after trade union appealed the fee

A trade union has lost its appeal over taxi congestion charges after judges rejected a legal challenge. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) appealed against a decision by the Mayor of London to introduce a charge for minicabs claiming it unlawfully discriminated against black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) and women drivers.  Sadiq … Read more

Germany begins to see a second wave, doctors’ union chief warns

Germany begins to see a second wave as fed up citizens flout social distancing rules, doctors’ union chief warns Number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases has ticked up steadily in Germany  ‘We are already in a second, shallow upswing,’ Marburger Bund president said  Pandemic fatigue beginning to take hold, according to a university survey   By … Read more

Unite boss Len McCluskey warns union will ‘no doubt’ review financial support for Labour

Unite boss Len McCluskey warns union will ‘no doubt’ review financial support for Labour after Keir Starmer agreed pay-outs for anti-Semitism whistleblowers Unite chief Len McCluskey said will ‘no doubt’ review his organisation’s support Also warned Sir Keir over the direction of the Labour party during an interview  Labour paid ‘substantial damages’ to whistleblowers who … Read more

Secondary school maths teacher appalled by intransigence of her union to get children back to school

Appalled by the intransigence of her union when it comes to getting pupils back into classrooms, this maths teacher at a state secondary in the North of England resigned her membership.  Here, in a powerful account, the experienced teacher in her late 30s – who asked to remain anonymous – lays bare the unions’ shameful … Read more

Gabrielle Union slams Terry Crews again over his critique of BLM and his lack of support on AGT

Gabrielle Union has called out Terry Crews once again over his recent criticisms of the Black Lives Matter movement and lack of support in her discrimination allegations against NBC and America’s Got Talent. And for a third time Crews is apologizing to his former co-star in a tweet.     This latest critique by Union happened when she was … Read more