Union says far from helping people back into work, sanctions undermine physical and mental healthRead more…
BREAKING: Blacklisted author handcuffed and thrown into police van
Dave Smith charged with obstructing the highway after protesting at Crossrail sacking at Construction AwardsRead more…
Barking mad! Bosses send dogs to picket line
Striking GMB members met by security guards with dogsRead more…
Brutal, senseless, savage, draconian … unions tell “smug” Osborne what they think of his Budget
TUC says most people will not recognise picture Chancellor paints of UK economyRead more…
IMF says unions are key to tackling inequality: Are you listening Osborne?
18 March 2015
By Sabina Dewan and Gregory Randolph
As George Osborne delivers his last budget under this Coalition Government, we wonder if he has paid any attention to a recent report published by…Read more…
Essex strikers ordered to remove uniforms before going to Parliament
FBU members visit London to lobby their MPs over shift disputeRead more…
CWU calls for more bite on dangerous dog laws
Union welcomes consultation but calls for harsher penaltiesRead more…
“This may be the law, but it’s not justice” – blacklisted worker loses court case on technicality
Campaigners have called for a change in the law after a worker was denied justice even though a company admitted placing him on the blacklistRead more…
RMT to call Tube bosses on safety monitoring after child falls between train and platform
Union says cuts are to blame for rise in accidentsRead more…
Opponents of austerity mobilise in solidarity with Greece
Ahead of banking summit, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tells Greek citizens there will be no return to austerityRead more…
Crisis looms as Kenyan police prepare attack on striking truck drivers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation is warning of an imminent crisis as massed, armed Kenyan riot police make ready to attack truck drivers peacefully gathered near the towns of Kanaan and Mai Mahiu.Read more…
Brick kiln workers killed in bid for freedom
As our Blood Bricks campaign continues to fight to end slavery in India’s brick kilns, we receive the horrific news that two workers died in a bid for freedom.Read more…
Tory social cleansing risks returning legal aid to Dark Ages
Thompsons’ Solicitors warn the legal system is a recipe for exploitationRead more…
A pretty picture – Unite wins gallery jobs campaign
Union now seeks recognition at DulwichRead more…
Raised eyebrows as National Gallery staff walk out again
PCS members walk out again over privatisation plansRead more…
Minimum wage rise is “nowhere near enough”, says TUC
Frances O’Grady says one in five workers are still earning less than the Living WageRead more…
Domestic workers hope slavery message hits home
Campaigners remind MPs that basic human rights need to be protected, not underminedRead more…
USI sponsors United Glasgow FC
We’re sponsoring the away strip for the anti-racist football team United Glasgow FC.Read more…
EXCLUSIVE: Tolpuddle 2015 line-up revealed
Billy Bragg makes welcome return to Dorset trade union festivalRead more…
Changing the world, one green workplace at a time
2015 could be a crunch year in the fight against global warming. One of the most effective ways you can play a part is to start (or get behind existing efforts) to ‘green your workplace’. This year,…Read more…