http://libcom.org/tags/birmingham The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://libcom.org/news/april-24-tens-thousands-walk-out-18042008 <p>Employer attacks on workers&#039; pay is the main issue at stake.</p> <p><a href="/news/uk-teachers-set-first-national-strike-21-years-01042008" class="bb-url">Teachers in the NUT are walking out</a> over their pay deal which was supposed to be revised when inflation rose, but the government refused: effectively cutting their wages.</p> <p><a href="http://libcom.org/news/april-24-tens-thousands-walk-out-18042008">read more</a></p> http://libcom.org/news/april-24-tens-thousands-walk-out-18042008#comments UK charity civil servants education and learning John Stevens libcom.org local government public and third sector refuse collection universities birmingham GMB NUT Pay 2008 PCS Single Status strikes UCATT Unison Unite 52.536273 -1.142578 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:35:14 +0000 Steven. 20750 at http://libcom.org http://libcom.org/news/20000-birmingham-council-workers-strike-16042008 <p>Council workers will be protesting against the new pay and grading system imposed by Birmingham council last week, affecting 40,000 staff.</p> <p>UNISON has branded the structure discriminatory. Though it was designed to end wage inequalities, some workers will lose up to half their pay.</p> <p><a href="http://libcom.org/news/20000-birmingham-council-workers-strike-16042008">read more</a></p> http://libcom.org/news/20000-birmingham-council-workers-strike-16042008#comments UK education and learning local government public and third sector refuse collection schools Amicus birmingham GMB Pay 2008 Single Status strikes UCATT Unison Unite 52.482571 -1.893425 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:07:37 +0000 Steven. 20722 at http://libcom.org