Ditch ‘phony’ fiscal rules and tax ‘unearned wealth’, unions urge Starmer Politics Union chiefs launched a broadside at Sir Keir Starmer, describing the Prime Minister’s planned national wealth fund as “a joke,” urging him to tax “unearned wealth” and demanding he “ditch the phony fiscal rules”. Speaking at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) conference on Monday – ahead of Sir Keir’s own address on Tuesday – union [...]
Workers to strike at Rolls-Royce supplier owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Business Almost 200 workers at a supplier to the likes of Airbus, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems are to strike over an “unacceptable” pay offer. The employees at SPS Technologies in Leicester will begin industrial action later this month, union Unite has confirmed. SPS Technologies is part of Precision Castparts Corp which is owned by Warren Buffett’s [...]
Tata Steel: Labour will ‘make sure’ job guarantees a part of Port Talbot deal Industrials Tata has closed one of two massive blast furnaces at Port Talbot and has plans to shut down the second in September.