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A LABOUR council in West Yorkshire has threatened to use the widely condemned “fire-and-rehire” tactic to end a dispute with employees, their union said today.
GMB has declared a formal dispute with Calderdale Council over changes to working practices for community protection workers.
The role is a part of a partnership project with police, the probation service and other bodies.
A past confrontation permanently shaped the methods the state will use to protect employers against any claims by their employees, writes MATT WRACK, but unions are readying to face the challenge
JOHN LANG recalls how Murdoch used scabbing electricians and even devised a fake newspaper to force a confrontation with printers – then sacked them all
Sharon Graham addresses the Unite policy conference after talks over the Birmingham bin strikes break down
