Monday 28th April, 12.30pm, Sudell Cross, Blackburn International Workers Memorial Day has become a significant annual event in the Trade Union calendar. It is an occaision for us to pause and reflect on the price too many workers still pay simply in order to make a living or follow their careers, and to recommit to…
Month: April 2025
Trades Council responds to “Review of the Fuel Poverty Strategy”
England has had a “Fuel Poverty Strategy” since 2001. Its publication fulfilled a statutory obligation under the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000, which established the target of ending fuel poverty ‘as far as reasonably practicable’ for all households within 15 years. The original strategy recommended that the numbers of households suffering fuel poverty…