This year’s David Jones / Joe Green memorial tomorrow is going ahead. Whilst we would like to see as many people attend as possible it is understandable if those with underlying health problems or those who have flu like symptoms do not attend. Looking after your own health and being considerate to the health of
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Government announcement, Banning the burning of coal and wet wood.
Following the DEFRA consultation last year the UK Government has today announced a ban on the burning of domestic coal and wet wood. Sales of bagged traditional house coal will be phased out by February 2021, and the sale of loose coal direct to customers will end by 2023. Whilst this will effect concessioners who
David Jones/Joe Green Memorial & Lecture 2020.
Film Premier, Miners’ Strike Stories, Friday 6 March 2020. 7pm. In the Miners’ Hall, Miners’ Offices, 2 Huddersfield Road (Victoria Road entrance), Barnsley. S70 2LS
NEC BACK LISA NANDY FOR LEADER
Following NUM NEC meeting 14 January 2020 backing was given for Angela Rayner to become Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Lisa Nandy to be become leader of the Labour Party. The gender of the candidates was not an issue. All candidates were considered to be suitable. The need to win back support for
NEC BACK LISA NANDY FOR LEADER
Following NUM NEC meeting 14 January 2020 backing was given for Angela Rayner to become Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Lisa Nandy to be become leader of the Labour Party. The gender of the candidates was not an issue. All candidates were considered to be suitable. The need to win back support for
NEU Manifesto Comparisons
The NEU has set up a website to show the comparison between the Labour Party and Tory Party manifesto pledges on education for every school in England. To see how the result of the General Election will affect the school that your children/grandchildren attend please follow the link: https://schoolcuts.org.uk/
Pneumoconiosis-The Myth of the Service Requirement.
We have recently been contacted by a couple of former members who wanted to know if they could claim benefit for pneumo even though they did not have ten years’ service in the mining industry. Further enquiries reveal that there may be many others who believe it is necessary to have ten years’ service to
Labour Party confirm in the 2019 manifesto that they will change the MPS Split from 50/50 to 90/10 in favour of the Scheme members.
Dupuytren’s Contracture
Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 1241 was laid before Parliament in September 2019 and will come into force 9 December 2019 when A15 Dupuytren’s contracture is added to the list of Prescribed Industrial Injuries. The prescription below is what you would need to be able to comply with in order to put in a claim through
