Eleven general secretaries sign statement backing Labour leader’s anti-austerity policiesRead more…
Unite community members join residents in fighting care home bed cuts
Bristol City Council plans to axe five beds at the Bush residential unit for disabled childrenRead more…
Tolpuddle Martyrs’ tale comes to Parliament
Nigel Costley tells MPs what they can learn from the story of six farmworkers transported after campaigning against low payRead more…
Unions renew calls for blacklisting enquiry
TUC backs UCATT call to provide support and assistance to all unions whose members were subjected to secret police infiltrationRead more…
You oppose the Bill, now wear the T-shirt
UnionsTogether launches T-shirt to raise awareness of the Trade Union BillRead more…
New TUC president vows to keep fighting Trade Union Bill
UNISON policy director Liz Snape takes over from Prospect’s Leslie ManassehRead more…
Global day of action for justice for Mulberry’s suppliers
Industriall and Labourstart have been campaigning for people to join the global day of action, today (Wednesday 16 September) for #Justice4MulberryWorkers who are employed by SF Leather, where…Read more…
Corbyn uncut: what the new Labour leader said at TUC
Jeremy Corbyn celebrates the values of solidarity, compassion and social justiceRead more…
Finnish unions organise against anti-trade union legislation
The right to strike is under attack across the world. Unions in Finland are fighting back.Read more…
The fight goes on – TUC defiant over TU Bill
Frances O’Grady says unions will continue to oppose the Bill as it goes through Parliament.Read more…
TUC calls for Corbyn to get stuck into Tories
Frances O’Grady says Labour should do what Opposition should do and oppose the governmentRead more…
Bercow praises unions as his party prepares to bury them
Ahead of Trade Union Bill, House of Commons Speaker says he respects unionsRead more…
Why I’m voting against the Trade Union Bill
Labour MP Jo Stevens tells USi the Bill must be opposed by everyone who values freedom and the rule of lawRead more…
TUC urges MPs to vote against Trade Union Bill
Frances O’Grady says Bills tilts the balance in the workplace too far towards the employersRead more…
Tory attacks on unions will usher in an autumn of discontent
PA industrial correspondent Alan Jones looks at the government’s controversial Trade Union BillRead more…
“A historic moment” – unions welcome Corbyn landslide
Union favourite sweeps to power with 60% of the voteRead more…
ET rules woman unfairly dismissed after visiting her daughter in hospital
GMB wins case against One Call Insurance Services Ltd in DoncasterRead more…
Keep cops away from the fire service – FBU responds to PCC plans
Matt Wrack says PCCs have no understanding of the role and function of the fire and rescue serviceRead more…
Turkish security forces attack Kurds in Cizre
Kurdish town under siege by Turkish security forces, with reports of 30 dead.Read more…
Egyptian teachers protest repressive labour laws and low pay
Teachers in Egypt have staged a demonstration in Cairo, demanding the resignation of the education minister Moheb Al-Refa’ai.Read more…