In July 14 we will see the implementation of the long-overdue Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (‘Scheme’) for mesothelioma victims and their families. This has been a long fight for justice by victims, campaigners and politicians. The fight began back in February 2010 when Labour launched the originating consultation. The scheme however excludes all other asbestos […]
Annette Brooke MP – Chair of the Asbestos in Schools Group has tabled an EDM on Asbestos Management in Schools. Please ask your MP to sign the EDM in support of the Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC) campaign to make UK schools safe from asbestos. For more information on the campaign please visit the juac […]
Like everyone else involved in this great Movement, I was deeply shocked and saddened this morning to hear of the untimely death of Bob Crow. Bob was utterly committed to representing the interests of the members of the RMT, and he never shied away from difficult confrontations with employers, which often led to unfair personal […]
An Employment Tribunal has found the Civil Nuclear Constabulary guilty of discrimination against five officers who complained that due to their age and fitness, it was unsafe for them to be deployed as Authorised Firearm Officers (AFOs). Charles Shone, Harry Shone, Morgan Tudor, Steven Collins and Peter Jones were police officers in their fifties at […]
A new national forum is bringing together speakers from York Trades Council, Asbestos Victims Support Groups – South Yorkshire and Bradford and the Joint Union Asbestos Committee this Wednesday, 26 February, in York. The event marks the launch of a new Forum, dedicated to networking, campaigning and providing the very latest information, to help victims […]
That is the question being posed by this year’s Expert Witness Conference. I am delighted to be involved with the Institute as a Governor and an active member of their Events & Marketing Committee. Their annual event is held in London and this year takes place on Thursday, 25 September. Expert witnesses, solicitors and barristers […]