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Sheffield Community Contact Tracers is the way to go! Neighbourhood model using Public Health expertise works We need effective contact tracing system NOW! It’s the only proven way to get control of the spread of COVID 19 National £45M SERCO Test and Trace contract is a farce SERCO breached data protection rules by disclosing tracers’ …
SHEFFIELD TRADE UNION COUNCIL est 1858 The progressive voice of Sheffield’s trade union movement SHEFFIELD NEEDS A PAY RISE! BLACK LIVES MATTER * We mourn George Floyd too * Solidarity with all protests against police brutality and racism Sheffield Trade Union Council sends a message of solidarity to the millions of Americans protesting …
Report type Policy proposal Issue date 04 May 2020 About this proposal The following note sets out the TUC’s view of the immediate action that needs to be taken to ensure safe working and secure public support for a widespread return to work. It provides a more detailed overview of the processes required to ensure that comprehensive …
Sheffield TUC CV-19 Council of Action PRESS RELEASE Saturday 25th April 2020 DON’T END LOCKDOWN TILL IT’S SAFE TO DO SO! * WE NEED TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING NOW! * Sheffield is well-placed to pioneer this * Pilot already planned for Meersbrook /Heeley area * As Government and business get impatient to kick start the …
Many thanks to our speakers and all those who participated in our 4th Council of Action zoom conference yesterday. Notes of the meeting are available on request to tucsheffield@gmail.com See our latest online posters: Please do put a notice on your dustbin thanking the GMB members for the fantastic work they do! See link …
Saturday 11th April 2020 Highest daily death toll in Europe – more than Italy or Spain True figure even higher – only hospital deaths included Trend is upwards, possibly for weeks Government can’t say how many doctors and nurses have died We say: “The Government has definitely NOT taken the right measures at the …
Friday 27th March Sheffield TUC welcomes Government package for self-employed But… No money till June Newly self-employed lose out “Bogus self-employed” on low incomes left desperate Migrant workers abandoned Today Sheffield TUC welcomes the long-overdue package of measures announced yesterday to support self-employed workers, granting 80% of income to 95% (according to Rishi Sunak) …
CORONAVIRUS FACT: Union members fare better on pay and job security Sheffield TUC says the lesson is clear: “every worker should join a trade union” Sheffield Trade Unions are reaching out to help non-union workers via our SHEFFIELD NEEDS A PAY RISE! campaign “Workers in trade union-organised workplaces are much more likely to keep their jobs during …
Sheffield TUC would like to know how your employer is responding to the Coronavirus pandemic Have you negotiated a collective agreement? Are you in talks, or waiting for talks? Has your employer acted unilaterally and imposed changes? Many individual Trade Unions are giving out advice to union reps how to deal with the Coronavirus. See …
Sunday 8th March 2020 Today on International Women’s Day, we salute the struggle for women’s equality and the victories that have been achieved. Women have had to fight hard over the centuries – it is not that long ago that women were not allowed to own property, had no right to vote, were dependent on …