In the days when the big unions wielded vast power union bosses would routinely pop round to Number 10 for “beer and sandwiches” – which meant the said leaders showing up at Downing Street to discuss what it would take to persuade them not to go on strike, and being plied with the afore mentioned refreshments [...]
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Beer and Sandwiches
Posted in Afzal Akram, Chris Robbins, Council, Labour Party, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Unemployment, Unions, tagged afzal akram, chris robbins, Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, unemployment, unions, Waste on May 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
True Labour
Posted in Coalition Government, Conservative Party, Council, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Stella Creasy, Unemployment, tagged Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, stella creasy, unemployment on November 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Coalition Government policies will see an estimated 1 million individuals, equally shared between the private and public sectors, condemned to unemployment in the near future. 300 to 600 (10% – 20% excluding education staff) of those job losses will be Waltham Forest Council employees. Claimants of Jobseekers Allowance (JSA), who have been unemployed for more [...]
