2006 archived press releases
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29 December 2006
Amicus says that a High Court ruling made today that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) should have prosecuted a roofing company for the death of a 17 year old employee demonstrates the need for stronger corporate manslaughter legislation.
22 December 2006
Amicus response to the Education and Skills Committee consultation on the future sustainability of the higher education sector: purpose, funding and structures
22 December 2006
Amicus response to the Education and Skills Committee consultation on the Bologna Process initiative
22 December 2006
Can I apologise for the delay in putting out an update, however many will be aware that much has been happening within Amicus and also in the Offshore Sector, therefore this update will be a bit longer than normal.
22 December 2006
Labour has promised a major new drive to reinforce the skills base in the oil and gas industry and has backed the bid to put Aberdeen in the forefront of the proposed Energy Technology Institute. Allan Wilson MSP, the party's spokesman on energy, yesterday proposed an Oil and Gas Academy based in Aberdeen in order to support training and skills conversion.
22 December 2006
Amicus, the trade union, which represents 10,000 workers in the financial sector, has revealed the results of an online survey of 2,000 of its members across Ireland, and four out of five confirmed they would be willing to take industrial action to protect their long term pension security. Looking to the longer term, over three quarters are concerned about potential changes to pension schemes.
22 December 2006
After the successful NHS Together lobby of Parliament a national day of action for the 3rd March has been called.
22 December 2006
Civil Aviation sector Officer contact details
21 December 2006
Christmas spending may be at an all-time high but consumers are very much alive to the threat of inflation deflating their pay packet in the New Year.
21 December 2006
Unite recommendations for funding in the sector
20 December 2006
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20 December 2006
Letter from Brian Boyd, Lead Industrial Officer to all Amicus Cabin Crew members at Worldwide and Euro Fleet Heathrow
20 December 2006
Amicus is holding a demonstration and lobby of Parliament to protest at the exploitation of migrant labour in the UK's construction sector
20 December 2006
Partnership working in with Social Landlords
20 December 2006
Amicus Community and Not for Profit sector Funding campaign
20 December 2006
General Pensions information and resources.
20 December 2006
Dignity at Work leaflet
20 December 2006
Dignity at Work Letter to Reps
20 December 2006
Dignity at Work poster
20 December 2006
Dignity at Work principles
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22 December 2006
Amicus, the trade union, which represents 10,000 workers in the financial sector, has revealed the results of an online survey of 2,000 of its members across Ireland, and four out of five confirmed they would be willing to take industrial action to protect their long term pension security. Looking to the longer term, over three quarters are concerned about potential changes to pension schemes.
21 December 2006
Christmas spending may be at an all-time high but consumers are very much alive to the threat of inflation deflating their pay packet in the New Year.
20 December 2006
Amicus Britain's biggest private sector union is furious that McCormick Tractors have announced a week before Christmas that it is to close its facility in Doncaster with the loss of 350 jobs.
19 December 2006
Jerry Shanahan, the national secretary of Amicus has met today with David Begg, secretary general of the ICTU to express the union’s grave concern over rumours of a proposed break up of VHI. The Union represents 800 workers at VHI.
19 December 2006
Amicus the union for the not for profit sector will today tell charities to remember their staff at Christmas.
19 December 2006
Strike action is due to start at packaging company Chesapeake's Bradford and Newcastle sites after ten Amicus members, including the senior union representative, were sacked.
18 December 2006
Amicus say they are stunned by Bedford Hospital Trusts decision not to provide canteen facilities for staff on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
13 December 2006
Amicus members at the National Blood Service will take part in a protest demonstration outside the Blood Centre in Colindale Avenue from 1.00pm tomorrow (Thursday 14th December 06).
12 December 2006
Football students from Nottingham will return to South Africa in April 2007 for the second Amicus Balls to Poverty tour
11 December 2006
Amicus has expressed grave fears about proposals to reorganise psychology services across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health Trust which include a 13% cut in therapy services.
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