University lecturer committed suicide

June 29, 2012 at 1:19 pm

The body was found at the river cam and it is thought to be a suicide the body, he was reported missing by her husband for 8 days and was found by rowers.

Julia was in the 60’s and a mother of one she was distress with psychiatric problems. “Julia started to let things get to her that really shouldn’t have done, and that just wasn’t her.” Said Professor Rowland Wymer, who teaches English literature at ARU.

The university noticed that she was struggling with work and normally miss meetings also was worried people hacked into her phone and emails, theey knew she was in stree but didn’t think she would take her won life for it.

Mr Bradnack said: “Julia was so intelligent and somebody who prided herself on her professionalism.

“She simply couldn’t cope if things went wrong and started to blame herself for everything

45,000 Scots jobless after four Remploy factories closure

June 15, 2012 at 10:11 am

It was announced at trade union yesterday that closing four employ factories will put 45,00 disabled Scots out of work. The factories that are looking to close down are in Aberdeen, Motherwell, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Current unemployed rate for disabled are at 11.2 per cent “Employers won’t employ disabled people – they are three times more likely to be unemployed.” Was said by Phil Brannan, chief shop steward for Remploy.

Glasgow has 14.9 disabled jobless compared with Midlothian with 13.7 per cent and Dundee has 13.6 per cent.

 

 

London bus drives looking to go on strike

June 11, 2012 at 12:25 pm

Bus employees are looking to go on strike because of £500 Olympic bonus. There were thousands who voted for it at the unite trade union the actual figure was 90% more. This trade union is calling seven bosses out by saying that they will get a £560,000 bonus payment if the Olympic are trouble free.

“It is disappointing that Unite continues to push for strike action, attempting to exploit the Games spirit and add a further multimillion-pound burden to the hard-pressed fare and taxpayers of London,” said Leon Daniels, TfL’s director of surface transport.

They also added that £500 bonus sum equated to a “bill of £12m for no additional work”.

Union has given TFL a week to respond before they start looking at dates to do the strikes, bus drivers are also furious that underground staff would get £850 payment.