A woman miner was raped at an Anglo-American platinum mine in South Africa this week. This recalls the 2012 case of miner Pinky Mosiane, raped and murdered at work, and highlights the problem of violence against women mineworkers.Read more…
Protest to save 200 Ageas call centre jobs in Belfast
The Belfast Trades Council in conjunction with the Communication Workers Union held a protest at the gates of the Ageas call centre.Read more…
Teachers begin six-day strike over working conditions
NASUWT members at Wellsway School in Keynsham are angry over “unacceptable” working practicesRead more…
Fire boss returns to work to tackle Essex strike
FBU officials hope David Johnson’s return might break the strike deadlockRead more…
Union buster Francis Maude accused of wasting time
MP tweets “Francis Maude calls a pointless statement with nothing new in a v poor attempt to get unions on to the agenda”Read more…
Report: vulnerable women still denied access to justice
Unite-backed ‘Magna Carta today?’ outlines a seven point plan to give greater access to justice to the thousands of people hit by government ‘reforms’Read more…
French CGT members protest outside Weir Group in Glasgow
Members of the French trade union CGT demonstrated today outside the offices of the Weir Group in Glasgow, Scotland.Read more…
WIN! NHS privatisation plan scrapped after union pressure
UNISON welcome news NHS Kernow is to scrap outsourcing plansRead more…
RMT urges 17,000 members to refuse 0% pay rise
Union also rejects new London Underground offerRead more…
RMT demands enquiry after angry passengers spit at station staff
Union voices concern at assault and abuse of staff at London Bridge stationRead more…
UCATT publishes pocket-size anti-blacklist guide
Union wants blacklisting companies to be barred from bidding for public contractsRead more…
Essex fire control staff begin eight-day strike
FBU members angry at forced changes to their shift patternsRead more…
Unions launch anti-austerity Vision
South West TUC sets out hopeful, optimistic view of the futureRead more…
NUT “doesn’t accept” findings of controversial free school report
Union says project is all about handing over public assets to unaccountable academy groupsRead more…
Half of women’s new jobs are low-paid and part-time
TUC says women will not see benefit of recovery until they are paid moreRead more…
Blacklist protestors target Bristol
Union’s crocodile tears tour comes to a city where 25 workers are blacklistedRead more…
Win! Woolwich strike off after inflation-busting pay rise
GMB members to vote on whether to accept new pay offerRead more…
Handbags and skincare products – is that what International Women’s Day’s all about?
TUC’s Women’s Equality Officer Scarlet Harris says IWD should be about seeking radical and progressive changes towards achieving gender equalityRead more…
China’s top policymaker pledges better life for migrant workers
China’s Premier Li Keqiang delivered his annual report on the work of the government this Thursday at the National People’s Congress. Although workers often deem this kind of high-level policy addresses as empty and meaningless, it might still be useful to take a brief look at what the government achieved last year and what it is planning to do to improve workers’ living condition this year:Read more…
Dunnes Stores workers vote for industrial action.
Union calls on company to prevent strike by entering meaningful negotiationsRead more…