Nigerian Times

Mayor of London, Kenneth Robert Livingstone at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2008. 30 Apr 2008 10:04 Africa/Lagos Vote for a Mayor Who has the Interests of London's Workers at Heart LONDON, April 30/PRNewswire/ -- Unite, London's biggest trade union, is calling on Londoners to vote for a Mayor who has the interests of working people and their families at heart. The union will today highlight Ken Livingstone 's record on supporting young people and the introduction of the living wage as testament to his solid commitment to making London a fairer city. Urging London's workers to vote for a Mayor that will put their interests first, Unite's Joint General Secretary, Tony Woodley said: "Ken Livingstone's Living Wage Unit broke new ground in delivering fairer pay deals for hard-pressed workers in one of the world's most expensive cities. Thanks to Ken Livingstone, there's a growing acceptance that a living wage in the city starts at GBP7.20. I...

26 Mar 2008 08:30 Africa/Lagos National Office Week Says: Stop the Clock! LONDON, March 26/PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo The clocks go forward 1 hour to British Summer Time this Sunday 30th March. National Office Week is calling on the government to end the annual 'spring-forward - fall-back' clock change by permanently securing the UK to British Summer Time (BST). An on-line petition - which has so far gathered 40,000 signatures - on Stop The Clock - enables UK workers to add their voice to the growing groundswell for change. The petition will be taken to Downing Street during National Office Week, which takes place this year from May 12 - 16. Debi Arnold, director of National Office Week, says: "The arguments for changing the clock each year are diminishing whilst the arguments for change are gathering increasing momentum. Not only would it put the UK on a time zone parity with mainland Europe, which would suit the business community, it would considerably reduce t...