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October 2006
October 19th 2006
With the exception of the Velázquez exhibition, all galleries at London’s National Gallery were closed on 18th October, as warders took a day’s strike action in protest at attempts to cut their holiday entitlement. The 140 workers who took part in the action are members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS). More ...
October 18th 2006
Many victims of the terminal disease mesothelioma, supported by the trade union movement, are having to fight for access to potentially life-prolonging treatment, currently denied because the few thousand pounds it would cost for each sufferer is not deemed “cost effective”. More ...