Teachers in Egypt have staged a demonstration in Cairo, demanding the resignation of the education minister Moheb Al-Refa’ai.Read more…
BREAKING: Unite responds to London mayoral vote
Union says Sadiq Khan’s selection is vindication of his progressive policiesRead more…
Frances O’Grady: here’s how to stop the Trade Union Bill
TUC general secretary writes for USi on how to beat the BillRead more…
Palestinian unions call for Israel boycott
USi editor Tim Lezard meets the founder of the Palestinian National Boycott Committee in RamallahRead more…
Hi ho! Hi ho! It’s paid to work we go – unions welcome court ruling
European Court of Justice rules workers should be paid for travelling between jobsRead more…
Unite urges government to abandon Trade Union Bill
Union warns Bill will lead to more disputesRead more…
“We want to live in peace. And tents” Bedouin booted off land they’ve lived on for generations
USi editor Tim Lezard reports from the Negev DesertRead more…
PCS slams PCSO jobs slash plans
Union says cutting police community support officers will damage the link between London’s communities and the MetRead more…
Power to the people – Battersea to pay London Living Wage after UCATT campaign
Union says paying LW is a moral issueRead more…
Legal and General workers ballot for strike over jobs
Unite members angry after insurance giant announces 1,700 jobs at riskRead more…
Even Tories think attacking us is a waste of time …
TUC poll shows 69% of Conservative voters think unions having to to give two weeks’ notice if they intend to carry a banner during a strike is a “bad use of police time”Read more…
Occupying Hebron via the back door
USi editor Tim Lezard reports from the West BankRead more…
Go Directly! Pay protests outside more than 40 Sports Direct stores today
Unite also organises demo outside company’s AGM in DerbyshireRead more…
Here’s your hard-working families, Dave: 3.5m people work excessive hours
TUC research shows the number of employees working more than 48 hours per week has risen 15%Read more…
“State-sponsored victimisation of trade unionists” – UCATT on TU Bill
Union says government aims to intimidate workersRead more…
Pre-Strike Ballots and the Trade Union Bill 2015: Denying Workers the Right to Strike?
8 September 2015
By Alan Bogg, Ruth Dukes and Tonia Novitz
The Government’s indecently short consultation procedure on the important issues of restricting the right to strike, using agency…Read more…
Snakes up a tree! Palestinian date-pickers face daily peril
USi editor Tim Lezard reports from the Jordan ValleyRead more…
CWU launches refugee aid appeal
Trade unionists urged to send supplies to CalaisRead more…
Households in debt rise by 28% as families struggle to survive
TUC and UNISON say UK needs a wages-led recovery, not another debt-fuelled bubbleRead more…
Stansted scanners announce new strike dates
GMB members to take further action after rejecting 1.5% pay offerRead more…