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Protect Welsh National OperaArts Council of Wales and Arts Council England funding cuts are putting the future of Welsh National Opera (WNO) at risk These cuts must not be allowed to happen on our watch We're calling on WNO management, Arts Council of Wales and Arts Council England to: • Keep WNO as a full-time company • Stop the proposed 15% pay cut • Agree a sustainable funding package to secure WNO's future, including touring We’re also asking the UK and Welsh governments to step up, play their part and protect WNO4,442 of 5,000 SignaturesCreated by Orchestra of Welsh National Opera -
PAY CARE SECTOR WORKERS THE MISSING MILLIONSTo Neil Gray MSP Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care I am writing to ask you to return the £38m withdrawn from the Fair Work in Social Care budget. The implementation of Fair Work in Social Care has been a Scottish Government commitment since 2019. Through this work, sick pay, maternity, and paternity pay were identified as the three initial priorities, and a budget was established for this in 2023. In September 2023 £38 million pounds was withdrawn by the Scottish Government from the budget allocated to deliver Fair Work in Social Care without consultation with trade unions, employers or local authorities. In January 2024, notification came that the 2024 allocation of money for decent terms and conditions for care workers from the Scottish Government Budget is £0, no allocation. That means that thousands of care sector workers in Scotland are only guaranteed statutory sick pay, paternity, and maternity pay and have to choose between going to work while they are sick or feeding families. That means that infection control systems depends on workers going without pay to keep vulnerable people safe - have we learned nothing from a pandemic? The withdrawal of this budget detrimentally impacts workers with enhanced terms and conditions and those without, as employers cut one staffing budget to fund another. This additional financial pressure alongside the enormous challenges facing social care providers across the sector, including all time high vacancy rates and staff turnover, has created a crisis which can only get worse. Competition for a higher hourly wage rate have created favourable circumstances for the poor employers in the sector to continue to deny their own workforce fair standards of employment and who with the accumulated profit and or savings are able to offer a higher hourly rate. Incredibly after working together since 2021 to implement Fair Work in the Social Care Sector the Scottish Governments' actions will make work worse for care workers in Scotland. I therefore ask you as the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary responsible for Social Care to intervene and provide immediate funding for Fair Work in Social Care and to reinstate the budget for and a plan to implement Fair Work in 2024. We need urgent action, not broken promises to save the care sector and save lives. This is a massive blow to the care sector and workers who feel desperately let down by politicians who they put their trust in to deliver for them. It also feels like a massive step back for Fair Work with the government retreating on its promises. We need urgent action now! I am demanding that the Scottish Government: • Explain the ‘Missing Millions’ debacle! • Restore Fair Work funding for 2023 & 2024 to pay for improved pay and conditions! • Commit funds for sectoral bargaining! • Deliver £15 per hour for care workers now!363 of 400 SignaturesCreated by STUC -
Mersey Care NHS workers deserve redundancy payWith the Whalley Site closing on Easter Sunday, today Mersey Care have refused to commit to redundancy pay for the 100+ workers who will be left without a job. The trust must commit to full contractual redundancy owed to these workers and to notifying them as soon as possible so they can have some financial security as they are forced to look for new employment.1,456 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Sam Doherty
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Trade Union discrimination!United Road Transport Union is campaigning to express grave concerns regarding the management practices at Oxalis Logistics UK Ltd, formally known as HOYER GPL. Principally issues related to employment policies, treatment of employees, and adherence to legal regulations. This is a well established company delivering to high profile and important to customers, including BP, Shell, Esso, Asda's, Morrisons, and World Fuels, therefore we believe is capable of maintaining appropriate employment practices. It has come to our attention that there have been numerous instances where established procedures and policies have been ignored, resulting in unfair treatment of employees, particularly drivers. Despite expectations for proper adherence to policies, as required under the ACAS code, there appears to be a pattern of disparate treatment and harsh consequences disproportionately affecting drivers. Further, there are troubling reports of discriminatory practices within the organisation. Several younger female staff members have been dismissed for minor issues, while male counterparts facing similar situations have received less severe disciplinary actions. Additionally, the underrepresentation of Black staff and the lack of promotion opportunities for this group, despite equal qualifications raises serious questions about indirect discrimination, and diversity and inclusion practices within the company. With under 2% of BAME staff in the outer London Office, it is clear there is significant evidence to justify our conclusions. Of immediate concern is the victimisation of our URTU representative. They have faced obstacles in carrying out their duties, including denial of statutory facilities time, representation rights, and time off for training, which are clear breaches of the ACAS Code and the TULR(C)A. The recent issuance of a final written warning for work related to union duties is particularly alarming and appears to be an attempt to suppress legitimate union activities potentially reaching the threshold of trade union victimisation. We believe that management's are undermining the rights and well-being of employees, and also violate a number of employment laws and ACAS guidelines. It is imperative that these issues be addressed promptly and transparently to ensure a fair and respectful work environment for all employees. We urge management to engage in meaningful dialogue with employees and union representatives to address these concerns and work towards implementing corrective measures that uphold the principles of fairness, equality, and respect in the workplace.427 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Joanna Menderowicz-Richards
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Fair pay for NHS pandemic heroes working at Whiston HospitalThe microbiology biomedical scientists (BMS) covered all PCR testing for Covid during the pandemic and increased their efforts increasing the number of staff available during out of hour shifts to support the demand and improve outcomes for patients during a national emergency. This was done not as a request but a conscious decision made by staff. The staff involved are the only BMS group within pathology who cover the out of hours 24/7service that don’t qualify for the essential service payment . This is unfair and an insult to those who went above and beyond to ensure the public were kept safe and still do to this day. Staff are merely asking for a consistent approach in paying staff for providing an equally essential service. Please sign this petition to support the position that the staff involved are paid equally for the service they provide.334 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Imra Akra -
Cumberland Council: Regrade your Urgent Care Team Workers!For almost two years, Approved Mental Health social workers in Cumberland's Urgent Care Team have been fighting for a job evaluation. It's time that Cumberland council listen. That's why we are calling on council leaders to step in, reconsider Cumberland's decision, and allow a regrading of the Urgent Care Team Worker role.4,280 of 5,000 SignaturesCreated by GMB North West & Irish -
GMB North Tyneside call on DFE to fix our schoolsAusterity has consequence's, cuts to Council and School budgets over the 14 years of a Tory Government has led to Schools crumbling before our very eyes in 2024. We ask that the Government foot the bill for the repairs to schools in North Tyneside and that is done ASAP to stop the disruption for our young people and our staff117 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Craig Thompson
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HULL CITY COUNCIL: HCAL WORKERS STAND UNITED – DON’T DIVIDE THEMEmployees at Hull Culture and Leisure (HCAL), which is a limited company wholly owned by Hull City Council, have been told that a small section of the workforce (park ranger service) is set to be transferred back in house, leaving the remainder of the parks team who work in the animal education centre, aviaries, bowls, pitches and sports areas, out in the cold.78 of 100 SignaturesCreated by GMB NEYH .
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Hinduja Global Services: Protect our jobs in Liverpool!Members of PCS union, employed by Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) in Liverpool, have been told that their jobs are at risk of redundancy after announcing plans to restructure. These union members work for the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) helping employers make safer recruitment decisions by processing and issuing record checks for people working with children and adults in vulnerable or sensitive situations. Now, their employer is proposing to cut over a quarter of their staff numbers. And the workers who don’t lose their job will be forced to transfer to Preston. Expecting these low-paid Liverpool-based workers to transfer 40 miles away to Preston is unfeasible, impractical, and expensive. In fact, most of the workers have made it clear that they will be left with no choice but to reluctantly take redundancy. This is devastating news for the workers and their families, as the cost of living crisis continues to bite. HGS is prioritising cutting costs over the wellbeing and employment of its staff. They have made no concessions to staff or offered to provide any practical or financial help. The DBS call centre has employed local people in Liverpool for many years and it’s important that the DBS retains its presence in the city. HGS needs to find a way to retain staff and provide them with the financial and employment security they deserve. We need to keep these hard working staff in work and in Liverpool!390 of 400 Signatures -
Sick Pay for Catering staff at Sussex University!Hospitality Workers at Chartwells/ Sussex University deserve proper Company Sick pay. No to poverty Statutory Sick Pay!414 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Kevin Reynolds
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Save Byron Court Primary School - Stop the Forced Academisation⮞ JOINT PETITION BY 'SAVE BYRON COURT' PARENT CAMPAIGN GROUP AND BRENT NEU ⮜ Our school is being forced into becoming an Academy and join a Multi-Academy Trust, following a poor Ofsted rating. If this goes ahead: 🢜 everything that has made Byron Court an outstanding school before and a special place within the heart of our community will be lost; 🢜 there is no guarantee that any of the improvements or stability needed will be made; on the contrary, academisation could well bring plenty of new problems, particularly the loss of well-loved and valued teaching & support staff who could be forced out; 🢜 and yet Byron would never return to being a community school for all Our own surveys have revealed that almost two-thirds of parents want Byron to remain a community school; the overwhelming majority of the staff want this too. Yet, we are currently locked out of any discussions and do not have a vote on the school's future. How can it be fair or right that those who will be most affected - the staff, the families, the local community - are ignored? We also recognise: 🢜 the significant failings with the Ofsted inspection itself; 🢜 recent changes introduced by Ofsted to make the inspection regime more supportive but which were brought in weeks after Byron's inspection; 🢜 Ofsted's 'Big Listen' consultation, which includes looking into the "impact of inspections on children, professionals, institutions and parent choices", implying an acceptance by themselves that significant change is needed; 🢜 and the school's progress, both already made and planned, under a Rapid Improvement Plan being closely monitored by Brent Council The Secretary of State for Education has imposed an Academy Order on our school by force - this means that government officials will be making decisions behind closed doors about the future of our school. This is not fair, transparent, nor democratic. BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE!!!! Together we can fight to make things different WE CALL ON GILLAN BARNARD, RICHARD STERNBERG & CLLR MUHAMMED BUTT TO: 🢜 Listen to parents, staff and the community 🢜 Fight against plans to academise the school without the consent or properly considering the views of parents, governors or the Council 🢜 Push for a delay in the transfer to any Multi-Academy Trust, to give sufficient time for improvements to be made in the school 🢜 Challenge Ofsted - express parent and staff concerns around the previous inspection; fight for re-inspection after sufficient time to review improvements, and under any new framework that comes out of the 'Big Listen' consultation 🢜 Give us the chance to remain a community school WE CALL ON GILLIAN KEEGAN & DAMIAN HINDS TO: 🢜 Withdraw the Academy Order imposed on Byron Court Primary School1,496 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Save Byron Court
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P&O Ferries' jobs massacre second anniversary: Never again!Sunday 17th March 2024 marks two years since P&O Ferries’ mass-sacking of 786 directly-employed UK seafarers in the most egregious act of corporate vandalism in recent history. Formed by Royal Charter in the 1840s, P&O Ferries sacked its seafarers after decades of loyal service without consultation or notice, in breach of UK and international law, replacing them with agency crew recruited from overseas, some paid well below the UK minimum wage to work for months at sea without shore leave. These shocking actions were made worse by P&O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite’s arrogant testimony to a committee of cross-party MPs that he would make the same decision again. P&O Ferries’ parent company DP World also described Hebblethwaite’s actions as an ‘amazing job.’ On 30 March 2022, then Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced to MPs in the House of Commons: “a package of nine measures that will force it [P&O Ferries] to fundamentally rethink its decision and send a clear message to the maritime industry that we will not allow this to happen again…where new laws are needed, we will create them…where legal loopholes are cynically exploited, we will close them, and that where employment rights are too weak, we will strengthen them.” Those nine measures have failed to deliver the protections or to close the loopholes that would allow another P&O Ferries to happen to our seafarers and to coastal communities. Government introduced the Seafarers’ Wages Act last year. The Act requires operators of services calling 120 times or more per year to pay crew at least the National Minimum Wage for work within UK waters. This does nothing to prevent P&O Ferries and other operators from hiring agency seafarers on appalling rates of pay, roster patterns and wider employment rights, even in the Channel. A voluntary Seafarers Charter was launched in July 2023 covering wider employment conditions including roster patterns, employment rights, pensions and training but this has been completely ignored by P&O Ferries, despite the Transport Select Committee of cross-party MPs calling on the Government to make the Seafarers Charter mandatory. The legal loopholes in the Trade Union Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 P&O Ferries exploited have not been closed, the Insolvency Service let P&O Ferries off criminal prosecution, employment conditions for P&O Ferries agency crew have further deteriorated, fire and re-hire has not been banned and the Government has continued to spend taxpayers money on P&O Ferries. We are calling on current and future Governments to take actions to prevent another P&O Ferries: • A mandatory Seafarers Charter • Close legal loopholes in the TULRC Act 1992 • A New Deal for Seafarers • Fair Pay Agreements on international ferry routes • Strengthen the Insolvency Service’s public interest test • Outlaw fire and rehire53,177 of 75,000 SignaturesCreated by Nautilus and RMT