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A £2m pension pot: NHS chief Sir David Nicholson's reward for failure

A £2m pension pot: NHS chief  Sir David Nicholson's reward for failure | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
The NHS is still failing patients, its outgoing head has admitted, as he announced his retirement on a day that leading health figures issued grave warnings about the safety of accident and emergency units.
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Reforms to teachers’ pay ‘will mean bigger class sizes’

Reforms to teachers’ pay ‘will mean bigger class sizes’ | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
Children will face larger class sizes as a result of the plan to let heads award higher pay rises to good teachers, the chief schools inspector has warned.
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Hundreds of low-wage workers go on strike in D.C.

Hundreds of low-wage workers go on strike in D.C. | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
A new group of low-wage workers is demanding a raise from their employers' client: Us. The Washington, D.C., strike demands that President Obama sign legislation or an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay higher wages.
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Musician Union Membership for £20

Musician Union Membership for £20 | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it

FULL-TIME STUDENT?

WANT TO HAVE A CAREER AS A MUSICIAN?

THE MUSICIANS’ UNION CAN HELP.

For a single payment of just £20 a year, students in full-time education can benefit from membership of the largest union of musicians in the world.

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Rubber bullets fired at SA miners

Rubber bullets fired at SA miners | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
Ten South African miners are injured after rubber bullets were fired at a crowd of striking workers, police say.
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Next European Parliament elections to be brought forward to May 2014

Next European Parliament elections to be brought forward to May 2014 | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
All the latest news from the Press Service of the European Parliament: votes, resolutions, debates, parliamentary committees and the plenary.
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The rise of food swapping

The rise of food swapping | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
The food swapping movement is taking off the UK with anything from sushi to strawberries on offer.
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Police retain DNA from thousands of children

Police retain DNA from thousands of children | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
Some 120,000 gene samples taken in two years, as police forces argue they are acting within the law
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Human Rights Watch urges Zambia to drop charges in sodomy case

Human Rights Watch urges Zambia to drop charges in sodomy case | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
The Human Rights Watch has urged authorities in Zambia to release two men who were arrested and charged on allegations of sodomy earlier in May.
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Activists call for a SodaStream boycott at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

A video produced by the Interfaith Boycott Coalition on the SodaStream boycott.
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Heartland Institute wastes real scientists' time – yet again

Heartland Institute wastes real scientists' time – yet again | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
John Abraham: Wouldn't it be nice to live in a world where armchair experts gave up fighting over whether climate change is occurring?
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Forget armchair activism, new app Buycott helps people shop with a conscience

Forget armchair activism, new app Buycott helps people shop with a conscience | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
In theory, most of us are opposed to the idea of esoteric chemicals and other potentially toxic things in our food. When pressed, not many people are going to say "I hate the environment and prefer...
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Packed Newcastle meeting slams unfair budget cuts

Packed Newcastle meeting slams unfair budget cuts | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
Owen Jones, a left wing political journalist and commentator,  has hit out at budget cuts which have led to city wide library closures
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Physician dismisses force-feeding concerns

Physician dismisses force-feeding concerns | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
Senior Guantanamo physician dismisses ethical concerns about force-feeding prisoners, and defends the ongoing practice.

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Public and Commercial Services conference: Civil servants vote for national strike over cuts

Public and Commercial Services conference: Civil servants vote for national strike over cuts | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
The next phase of the campaign will include a new national strike towards the end of June, but no dates have been set
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Amazing 9 year old Asean Johnson brings the crowd to their feet at Chicago school closings rally

By the end of this speech hundreds vowed to vote for Asean for Mayor in 2025, maybe even President. Asean (ah-Shawn) goes to Marcus Garvey Elementary School,...
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G4S chief Nick Buckles steps down

G4S chief Nick Buckles steps down | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
Nick Buckles, the chief executive of global security group G4S, is to step down from his position at the end of May.
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Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage

Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
A far-right French historian shot himself in the head beside the altar of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris today apparently in protest against the legalisation of gay marriage in France.
Kit Newton's curator insight, May 21, 2:10 PM

It's called setting a good example :D

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Blacklisted workers deserve a larger audience than is currently being granted

Blacklisted workers deserve a larger audience than is currently being granted | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
The image of union activist George Tapp lying on a Manchester road with two broken legs and blood pouring from his head following a vicious hit and run during an anti-blacklist demonstration last week has shocked many.
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EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions boosts jihadist groups

EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions boosts jihadist groups | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaida affiliate, consolidates position as scramble for control of wells accelerates
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Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts

Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government.
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BDS SOUTH AFRICA: Letter from Palestinian Postal Workers to S.African Counterparts

BDS SOUTH AFRICA: Letter from Palestinian Postal Workers to S.African Counterparts | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
Letter of the Palestinian Postal Service Workers’ Unionto the South African Communication Workerson the 65th commemoration of the Nakba(15 May 2013)
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A gay rights rally under attack

A gay rights rally under attack | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
NOT even Georgia’s bitter election campaign last year saw this level of animosity. To mark the International Day against Homophobia on May 17th, a small number of...
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European Governments Take Steps to Label Products of Israeli Colonies

Michael Deas: European governments have so far failed the laws of the European Commission to distinguish between Israeli and colony products, but several governments have made public calls to change that policy...
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Voters back same-sex marriage

Voters back same-sex marriage | Trade unions and social activism | Scoop.it
YouGov President, Peter Kellner, latest commentary on how most voters back a change in the law
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