A common ground was found – LGBT+ rights are human rights and an attack on one person is an attack on all persons. Dignity and equality is the right of all members of the human family and this is…Read more…
The decline of UK manufacturing is devastating – it’s time to change course
What has happened to global manufacturing in the last half century? UK industrial decline; many new jobs in low skill, low pay sectors; and attacks on unions have left workers worse off. So what can…Read more…
Britain isn’t delivering for working people – join us and march for the alternative
On 12 May, I’ll be joining tens of thousands of others to march through London, demanding a new deal for working people.Read more…
To boost living standards, we need to strengthen unions and reverse austerity
A case for ending austerity and raising public spending for the sake of growth, “a less flexible labour market is a strategy for income growth” .Read more…
Don’t get too excited about the latest productivity figures, we’re in the worst decade of growth for two centuries
The latest productivity figures – showing a small uptick on some measures, have been getting a lot of attention. But a closer looks suggests they don’t tell us anything about what’s happening to our…Read more…
Immigration is not to blame for unaffordable housing
While some have pointed the finger at immigration as the cause of housing price increases, even a passing look at the issue shows this argument doesn’t hold water. Read more…
Why Brazil’s trade unionists are on the streets when President Lula can’t be
This weekend, thousands of trade unionists gathered outside the metalworkers’ union building in the town of Sao Bernardo do Campo, outside Brazil’s industrial capital of Sao Paolo.Read more…
MPs back TUC call for pension income overhaul
A heavyweight committee of MPs is the latest group to call for reforms to make it far easier for pension savers to access an income in retirement.Read more…
With a year until Brexit, the Government needs to get a grip, say voters
With all the stories produced a year ahead of the Brexit date on 29 March, you might have missed the GMB union’s opinion poll assessing how ordinary people think the Government is handling the issue….Read more…
Workplace pensions: coverage rises but system still not fixed
Automatic enrolment has quite rightly be hailed as a success but urgent action needs to be taken to bring more low earners into the pensions system and ensure those who are auto-enrolled are building…Read more…
A new exhibition makes the case against the Private Finance Initiatives
Private Finance Initiatives have received a bad rap recently. And rightly so.Read more…
Barriers young BME workers face in the labour market
Young BME workers face multiple barriers in the labour marketRead more…
Boosting workers’ voice can make the everyday economy work better for everyone
700,000 reasons to keep the state pension triple lock
So this is Brexit: passports contract taken off unionised British firm
This is exactly the sort of Brexit that some hard-right politicians have been after all along.Read more…
When I see a promise from the government to help disabled people, I question it
DWP had underpaid approximately 700,000 disabled people since 2011 and owed around £340,000,000. They have promised to make repayments, but when I see a promise from the government to help disabled…Read more…
Real wages far below where they were before the recession.
According to the ONS statistics, the average worker is now bringing home about £15 less each week than they were before the financial crisis. This adds up to just under £800 across a year.Read more…
If Theresa May is serious about tackling racial inequality – it needs to be more than a £90m promise
PM announces £90 million programme to help tackle inequalities in youth unemployment highlighted by the Race Disparity Audit’s website.Read more…
Shining a spotlight on structural racism in Britain today
Today is the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.Read more…
Pensioners’ relief as government sees sense on RPI, with hopeful signs of wider U-turn on statistics
Inflation measurement has hit the headlines again.Read more…