Unite-funded research outlines a further unravelling of services as the NHS becomes more fragmented and financially squeezedRead more…
Unions announce milk strike as relations sour in Leeds
GMB and Unite members vote for action in dispute over holiday pay and pension benefitsRead more…
UNISON members vote to re-open local government pay negotiations
Delegates at special conference express wish to achieve at least the Living Wage for all workersRead more…
Heinz meanz what? Workers seek reassurance after merger announcement
Unite calls for urgent meeting with bosses after Heinz plans to merge with KraftRead more…
Barnet care workers out on strike again over 9.5% pay cut
UNISON members “very underwhelmed” by £400 offerRead more…
Safety fears as fire chiefs take steps to replace new equipment with old
FBU calls on Cambridgeshire and Peterbrough fire authority to reconsider plansRead more…
BREAKING: BECTU responds to Clarkson sacking
Union welcomes decision, saying it puts dignity at work ahead of the bottom lineRead more…
Budget airline Wizz Air ordered to reinstate dismissed union leader
Romania’s Ilfov court has ordered the reinstatement of an unfairly dismissed trade union leader.Read more…
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PCS backs Living Wage campaign for low-paid workers who clean up after ministers
DEFRA cleaners demonstrate in London’s Smith Square this afternoonRead more…
WIN! Privatised hospital services transferred back in house
GMB to work closely with Sodhexo to ensure workers are protected during transferRead more…
Boris agrees to meet sacked Crossrail worker
Electrician Dan Collins gives details to Mayor’s PA to set up dateRead more…
Report warns adult education faces wipe-out in five years
UCU says cuts could be the final nail in the coffin for many of the courses that help people get back to workRead more…
Strike looms at Network Rail as workers reject 0% pay offer
RMT members move to ballot after company’s final offerRead more…
Unions must be able to fight for workers – even if it means breaking bad laws
3 March 2015
By Len McCluskey
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Turkish hotel workers send solidarity to Vio.Me in Greece
Hotel workers at Dora Hotel Istanbul have sent solidarity greetings to workers at Vio.Me who took their factory into workers’ control after it was abandoned by the owners.Read more…
Union threatens nuclear submarine strike
Prospect warns of pensions action at BabcockRead more…
‘People’s inquiry’ launched as National Gallery workers begin five-day walkout
A ‘people’s inquiry’ into the reasons for and implications of the planned privatisation at the National Gallery will today be launched in Parliament by the PCS. The launch event at 6.30pm in committee room 6 of the House of Commons comes on the day the union’s members at the gallery begin another five-day walkout. Running from Tuesday […]Read more…
PCS welcomes MPs’ call for review into benefit sanctions
Union renews call for controversial scheme to be scrappedRead more…
“Bad for passengers, workers and taxpayers” – rail unions on FGW franchise
Unions describe £7m deal as a “farce”Read more…