With local lockdowns now in place across much of Northern England, more is needed to protect workers who are forced to self-isolate.Read more…
All carers need a right to paid leave
Millions more people are struggling to balance paid work and caring responsibilities during the pandemic. Paid leave and flexible working could help prevent people sliding into hardship.Read more…
Coronavirus – a turning point for cycling to work?
Wales is becoming a safer place to cycle. Local authorities have new funding to set up networks of segregated ‘pop-up’ cycleways and more people are getting out and about on their bikes.
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The government is ignoring the childcare crisis and its costing women their jobs.
The social and economic impacts of the virus have disproportionately affected women, especially when it comes to childcare.Read more…
From deckchair to desperation: the government must help holidaymakers facing quarantine
Thousands of returning holidaymakers face hardship after being forced to go into quarantine. The government and employers must ensure that they are protected.Read more…
Support not sanctions needed to help people back into work
With unemployment on the rise, we need a stronger social safety net, not more punishment for jobseekers.Read more…
In Leicester and beyond, migrant workers are being exploited
Migrant workers are essential to the UK economy but many are vulnerable to exploitation.Read more…
We need bold action to avoid mass unemployment
Labour market figures show an unemployment crisis is looming. We need decisive government action to avoid it.Read more…
How to use webinars to reach workers and win change
Webinars have become essential tools for union organisers and trainers during lockdown.Read more…
The public sector pay rise is long overdue – but many workers are still left out
After years of pay cuts, a public sector pay rise was needed. But the government’s announcement still leaves much to be desired.Read more…
Women Chainmakers Festival – slavery statement
During the planning of this event, the issue of Birmingham and the Black Country’s relationship with the transatlantic slave trade was raised. Read more…
Dychwelyd i Weithleoedd Diogel yng Nghymru
P’un a ydych chi’n gweithio gartref, eisoes yn ôl yn y gwaith neu’n paratoi i ddychwelyd, rydyn ni i gyd yn wynebu cyfnod heriol. Mae agor siopau, busnesau ac ysgolion yn golygu nid yn unig bod angen…Read more…
Creating safe workplaces is more urgent than ever
The number of deaths at work is still shockingly high in some industries. Insecure work is part of the problem.Read more…
The chancellor must set out a bold plan to save jobs
The chancellor must act decisively to avoid mass unemployment.Read more…
Far more needed to protect the UK against mass unemployment
The chancellor’s statement on jobs doesn’t go far enough to avoid mass unemployment.Read more…
How to make the new Kickstart programme work for young people
The Chancellor’s Kickstart programme could help prevent avoid mass youth unemployment. But we need to make sure it delivers real jobs with training opportunities.Read more…
Government support is being stripped away when it’s needed more than ever
An overhaul of our social security system, not more temporary government measures, is what we need to create a real safety net.Read more…
A better recovery for the West Midlands
A better recovery for the West Midlands’ sets out a roadmap to ‘build back better’ and prevent mass unemployment with secure jobs and decent pay for working families.Read more…
As GDP shrinks, mass unemployment looms
July’s GDP figures reveal that the government needs to take urgent action to avoid a wave of job losses.Read more…
We need £150bn by 2024, not £5bn, to match Roosevelt’s New Deal
Boris Johnson’s proclamation is a far cry from Roosevelt’s new deal.Read more…