Last month, Playfair Qatar released our campaign video showing the unfairness and injustice at the heart of the push to get Qatar ready to host the 2022 World Cup. Of course, as much as we hope the…Read more…
New Leeds Trades Council website
We just launched a new Leeds TUC website which is now live and can be found at leedstuc.wordpress.comRead more…
Action now to save General Practice
Doctors in Unite (DiU), formerly the Medical Practitioners Union (MPU) expressed dismay yesterday (August 31) over the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) decision not to hold a consultative ballot…Read more…
Broad energy mix call
Bungled Tory energy polices are putting off investors and threatening the prospect of a ‘golden age’ of clean and affordable energy, the industry’s largest trade association has warned. Energy…Read more…
Government told to rethink promotion of private healthcare
UNISON report shows up role of Department for International Development in promoting healthcare privatisation to some of the world’s poorest countries
The article Government told to rethink…Read more…
Cancer and Work: understanding your options
If someone is diagnosed with cancer, there are a range of decisions that they will need to make in terms of options regarding work. Some may choose to take a break during treatment, or will be…Read more…
Junior Doctors to Strike:
NHS junior doctors to stage five consecutive days of strikes in September Unprecedented walkout in England will mean full withdrawal of labour, including in emergency departments, between 8am and 5pm…Read more…
Junior Doctors Win Judicial Review:
Junior Doctors Win Judicial Review in Fight against Jeremy Hunt’s New Contract The Junior Doctors are continuing their long fight against Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s attempts to impose…Read more…
No to Devolution!
Flag of the Isle of Wight STAND UP FOR OUR ISLAND!Read more…
Immediate Brexit priorities should be the economy and public services
Oh to be a fly on the wall at yesterday’s UK cabinet away day on post- Brexit planning. Given that most of the ministers around the table were in favour of Brexit – they will no doubt be outlining…Read more…
Indian trade unions on general strike this Friday
The TUC has sent a message of solidarity to Indian trade unions who have called a general strike this Friday 2 September. The strike has been called by up to ten national trade union centres in an…Read more…
Poles (Least we forget)
Soon it will be the 66th “Battle of Britain Day” (September 15) “Pilots from No. 303 (“Kościuszko”) Polish Fighter Squadron with one of their Mk II Spitfires, resting from the strain of heavy fighting during the ‘Battle of Britain’ in the late summer of 1940(from left): Sgt Kustrzynski, Sgt…Read more…
Higher Education – time for the sector to fight back
We may have a different Prime Minister but staff working in Higher Education face the same declining pay, the same tough working conditions and the same attacks on the sector that they faced under…Read more…
Samsung chemicals endanger workers’ lives
Former Samsung worker’s death from cancer at 22 kicked off campaignRead more…
Defend our bus service
Unite has urged Edinburgh citizens to tell their councillors not to go ahead with controversial plans for Lothian Buses. Yesterday (August 30), members of Edinburgh’s transport committee…Read more…
When Chris met Jeremy
Unite Community member Chris Trestrail from Aberdeen got the chance to put some questions to Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, as part of Jeremy’s recent campaign visit to Scotland. They talked…Read more…
Match words with action
Despite rights for pregnant women being enshrined in law, a shocking number of new and expecting mothers experience workplace discrimination, including being illegally sacked – and the problem is…Read more…
Brothers
Sound waves reverberated. Nation states rewarded an explosion of celebration. Medals awarded. Flags seized. Hugged around. Olympians fell and kissed the ground An explosion of…Read more…
Saving Hospitals:
Campaign to Save South Tyneside Hospital Advances its Work The downgrading of South Tyneside Hospital was announced as part of an “alliance” between South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust…Read more…
Scotland’s FE workers to strike on Tuesday 6 September
First national strike will take place in support of fair pay and parity with lecturer colleagues
The article Scotland’s FE workers to strike on Tuesday 6 September first appeared on the…Read more…