Links

Equal Opportunities

http://www.drc-gb.org/

Disability Rights Commission - Educating the public, promoting good practice and enforcement of disability law.

http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/

Equal Opportunities Commission - Leading agency working to eliminate sex discrimination in Britain.

http://www.maternityaction.org.uk/MaternityAlliance.html

Maternity Action - National charity which works to improve rights and services for all pregnant women, new mothers and their families.

http://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/

Working Families - helping children, working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work.

Government

http://www.number10.gov.uk

Number 10 Downing Street - Briefings and policy from the heart of government.

http://www.parliament.uk

Parliament - Website of the Houses of Parliament.

Health & Safety

http://www.hse.gov.uk

Health and Safety Executive - Is responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.

http://www.lhc.org.uk

London Hazards Centre - Is a resource centre for Londoners fighting health and safety hazards in their workplace and community.

http://www.rsi.org.uk

RSI Association - Is a registered charity providing help and information to people with Repetitive Strain Injury.

Housing/Homelessness

http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/

Centre for Housing Policy - One of the leading centres of housing and social policy research in the UK.

http://www.cih.org/

Chartered Institute of Housing - CIH is a professional body for people working in housing.

http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch/

Defend Council Housing - National organisation that campaigns to keep council housing under the control of local authorities.

http://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/

Housing Ombudsman - Deals with disputes between tenants and landlords in England.

http://www.housingnet.co.uk

Housingnet - Provides a wide range of information about social housing

http://www.londontenants.org/pages/home.php

London Tenants Federation - Aims to provide a strong voice for London's council tenants.

http://www.housing.org.uk

National Housing Federation - Is the body that represents the independent social housing sector.

http://www.pep.org.uk

PEP - Is a national, not-for-profit company working with statutory and voluntary agencies and local communities, to improve services and make sure they meet the needs of local people.

http://www.shelter.org.uk

Shelter - Is the UK campaigning charity for homeless and badly housed people.

http://www.tenantservicesauthority.org/server/show/ConWebDoc.20407?

The Tenant Services Authority and the Housing Corporation - Regulatory and funding body for housing associations.

http://www.traffordhall.com

Trafford Hall - Home of the National Tenants Resource Centre. They offer training and support to people living and working in disadvantaged communities in the UK.

International

http://www.1199seiu.org/

1199/SEIU - Is the not-for-profit cultural arm of New York's Health and Human Service Union.

Local Government

http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=1

Local Government Association - Represents local authorities in England and Wales.

https://member.lgiu.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx

Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) - Is an independent research and information organisation supported by over 150 councils and the local government trade unions.

Politics

http://www.wcml.org.uk

Working Class Movement Library - Is a collection of English language books, periodicals, pamphlets, archives and artefacts, concerned with the activities, expression and enquiries of the labour movement, its allies and its enemies, since the late 1700s.

Publications

http://www.insidehousing.co.uk

Inside Housing

http://www.cles.org.uk/newstart/

New Start Magazine

Trade Unions

http://www.lrd.org.uk

Labour Research Department - Is an independent, trade union based research organisation, providing a range of information for negotiations and campaigns.

http://www.labournet.net

LabourNet UK - Provides communication, news and information for the labour movement.

http://www.labourstart.org

Labourstart - News about trade unions in the UK and internationally.

http://www.shopstewards.net/

National Shop Stewards Network website.

http://www.tuc.org.uk

Trade Union Congress (TUC) - Is the umbrella organisation for British trade unions.

http://www.unionreps.org.uk/login.cfm

Union Reps - Website for union representatives provided by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

http://www.unison.org.uk/

Unison - Britain's biggest public sector trade union.

http://www.unitetheunion.org/

Unite the Union - The main website of the biggest union in Britain and Ireland.

http://worksmart.org.uk

workSMART - Is produced by the TUC, and is here to help today's working people get the best out of the world of work including: your rights at work, your health at work, your money, a union finder and an email newsletter.

Useful Links

http://www.acas.org.uk/

Acas - Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. Public body that attempts to prevent and resolve problems in the workplace.

http://www.adobe.com

Adobe - You can download Adobe Reader for FREE from this site. You will need this to read the PDF documents on this website.

http://www.beabettermanager.com

beabettermanager.com - Is designed particularly, but not exclusively, for younger managers without formal management qualifications.

http://www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk

Employment Tribunal Service - Resolves disputes between employers and employees over employment rights.

http://www.incomesdata.co.uk

Incomes Data Services (IDS) - Independent research organisation which produces a wide variety of employment-related publications.

http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm

International Labour Organisation (ILO) - Is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights

http://www.jrf.org.uk

Joseph Rowntree Foundation - UK's largest independent social research and development charity, specialising in housing, social care and social policy.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/index.html

Office of National Statistics - Is the UK's home of official statistics, reflecting Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level.

http://www.pattinsonbrewer.co.uk

Pattinson & Brewer - Are one of the solicitor's used by this union.

Branch Chair - Paul Kershaw   chair@housingworkers.org.uk