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Why unions should take CDC to employers and their under pensioned members
A large part of the British workforce have trade unions working for them to provide them with decent conditions at work, pay for work and benefits when work ends and retirement begins. We had in unionised companies a DB culture … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, David Pitt-Watson, Jackl Jones, Neil Walsh, Pensions, TUC, unions
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“No growth <—> No pensions”. John Hamilton; COT of Stagecoach Pensions
A statement from John Hamilton , Pension Scheme Chair at Stagecoach. A statement to a wider audience than the “pensions industry” This is the text of the document that John is socialising. Beyond the pension industry There has been a … Continue reading
Negativity is no way to win workers’ hearts
This blog is about the parade of negativity that has been displayed by Reform and the Unions this week and why this is not what inspires workers (we used to call them the working class). Paul Nowak is head of … Continue reading
Torsten, here’s a group wanting change – can we help you?
I have been quiet over the past few weeks following surgery and complications that leave me unable to do what my body promised me! I have a tap to pee, I thought it appropriate for a Tapper, Pullinger thought it … Continue reading
Is Labour closer to Conservative than Union pension policy?
Much as both the Unions and the Labour Shadow Front Bench would like the answer to that question to be “yes”, it is infact “no”. The Trade Unions are pursuing a public sector agenda that focusses on LGPS, … Continue reading
The drive to consolidate DC pension schemes is no bad thing.
The idea that “big is better” is not a universal truth, in the 1970s thinkers such as EF Schumacher said “small is beautiful” an idea that is still popular for millions of us who till allotments or run businesses out … Continue reading
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Tagged consolidation, DB, dc, MNTs, Pensions, small schemes, trustees, unions
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Let’s get USS done!
What does the Trustee do? Ask a 7 year old what a Trustee does and a 7 year old would say “do trust”. This is the verdict of chapter 7 of the second Joint Expert Panel on the Trustee of … Continue reading
NEST needs you!
Interested in influencing how NEST works for members? News reaches me that the NEST Member Panel is recruiting and looking for hard working, conscientious , pension loving folk like us. You can apply for this position online up to and … Continue reading
Trade Unions; a necessary agent of change in our pension system
Turn to your weekend FT , you happy capitalists, and you will find two stories relating to monopoly of the big four accountants. The first is a comment piece by John Plender where he looks at why Government has … Continue reading
Organising labour
“I don’t care where you do it, how you do it , when you do it – as long as the f-ing work gets done”. My first boss. Of course he didn’t mean it- I soon found that flexible working … Continue reading
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Tagged Flex, Flexi time, Labour, Organising, pensions, Technology, unions, Work
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