Africa Fails Blood-Soaked Burundi

ON JANUARY 30, the African Union (AU) had an opportunity to etch its name in human history at its summit in Addis Ababa, but it failed to take up that opportunity.

 

On December 17, the AU’s Peace and Security Council agreed to deploy 5,000 troops to Burundi following an increase in violence in the country. To actualise the plan, a two-thirds majority of African leaders voting in favour of the intervention was required at the summit.

Tata Steel union to meet bosses over Port Talbot jobs

The Community Union says it expects to meet bosses from Tata Steel this week amid reports of hundreds of potential job losses at Tata's Port Talbot plant.

 

There are reports that a quarter of the workforce could lose their jobs in a major restructuring at the plant.

Tata Steel Europe, which employs 17,000 in the UK. including 4,000 at Port Talbot, is in the throes of a wide-scale reorganisation of its business.

Firefighters’ union to sue City Council Melissa Mark-Viverito, Ignored Transparency & Inclusiveness Rules

The firefighters’ union plans to sue City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito over the Council’s role in thwarting a more generous disability pension package for uniformed workers, the group said.

Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) President Stephen Cassidy and the union charge in the lawsuit that Council ledership ‘interfered with the legislative process.’