China’s bureau of statistics published the latest migrant workers’ report in late April. Migrant workers are the crucial contributors to the growth of China’s manufacturing and services industries,…Read more…
Behind the statistics: The impact of government policies on disabled workers
A report from the Public Interest Research Unit on behalf of Disabled People Against Cuts shows the cumulative impact of the Coalition government’s policies on disabled workers in employment. Although the report’s author, Rupert Harwood, acknowledges the self-selecting basis of his study of…Read more…
Unite launches campaign to tackle ‘Victorian’ work practices in Sports Direct
Britain’s largest union, Unite, announced today (Tuesday 28 April) that it was launching a confidential advice and support line as part of a campaign to confront abusive ‘Victorian’ work practices at…Read more…
Ambulance Service staff to go on strike:
Ambulance Service staff belonging to the Unite union have said they are to go on strike on 6 May. About 150 staff out of the ambulance service’s total workforce of 1,100 are members of Unite….Read more…
Midwives Strike:
Midwives in Northern Ireland staged a four-hour strike from 08:00 BST and 12:00 BST on Thursday in a pay dispute. The strike is over a 1% pay rise that was awarded last year to all midwives in…Read more…
Finely in the balance
What did last night’s Question Time with the “three leaders” tell us? Certainly that the public likes it political meat raw and there remains real anger out there at the “political class”. …Read more…
The Misfortunes of Nigel
NIGEL FARAGE, the valiant champion of British liberties and freedom of speech, has complained to police about a remark made on the BBC satirical news programme ‘Have I Got News for You’,…Read more…
May Day 2015, Day of the International Working Class:
The Working Class Must Keep the Initiative in its Own Hands On the occasion of May Day, RCPB(ML) sends warm greetings to the working class in Britain and internationally who are in struggle, building…Read more…
Shock redundancies
Over 300 workers from the Markinch paper mill Tullis Russell met in Glenrothes yesterday (April 30) with emotions running high following 325 shock redundancies earlier this week after company…Read more…
UNISON slams charity for not paying minimum wage back pay
Friday 1 May 2015
UNISON is furious that The Richmond Fellowship
Scotland is refusing to pay hundreds of pounds in back pay to staff
who have not been paid the national minimum wage.
The trade union will be taking legal action against The
Richmond Fellowship Scotland, who provides care services across
Scotland. UNISON believe The Richmond Fellowship Scotland hasRead more…
Another world is possible
“The biggest assault on workers’ rights for a generation” is how Katy Clark characterises the past five years of Tory-led government. “Measures such as tribunal fees and cuts to health and…Read more…
Anti-Social Europe: USDAW v Wilson in the ECJ
01 May 2015
By Michael Ford QC.
In the 1970s AZCO, a multinational with employees in various European countries, decided it would make about 5000 workers redundant. It took care to work out in…Read more…
Solidarity Forever
Colleagues,
In recognition of the last post, and the need to focus on solidarity action for the people of Nepal, I wanted to post this famous Walter Crane May Day painting from 1889. Please do what you can to raise funds to send via your unions.
Wher…Read more…
May Day 2015: Justice at work
Today is International Workers’ Day, the first of May. Since 1890, May Day has seen trades unionists come together to celebrate the core values that we stand for. It’s a day for us to strengthen our…Read more…
Reasons to be MayDay – Part 1
–> As we approach the main weekend of MayDay it is maybe a good time to pick out some highlights in the programme. Particularly as many activists of whatever political flavour will be…Read more…
Unite New Zealand defeats zero hours at McDonalds
Unite Union has reached an agreement with McDonald’s over ending zero hour contracts and other issues in dispute with the company.Read more…
“Tories are attacking our democratic rights”
TUC’s Paul Nowak to address May Day Rally in LondonRead more…
West Ham Labour On the Knocker in Sratford & Ilford North
Picture update of campaigning activity by West Ham Labour members in Stratford & Ilford North. We have been door knocking, telecanvassing and delivering leaflets all week. The new blocks of flats in Stratford are notoriously difficult to get i…Read more…
Barking bin lorry drivers back on strike over £1,000 pay cut
GMB members take first of eight days’ action after ACAS talks fail to resolve dispute with councilRead more…
Over a million visits to food banks
In the 2014-15 financial year, Trussel Trust foodbanks helped feed families over one million times. As Michael noted when he blogged about this last week, that figure only covers Trussel foodbanks. If you include the ventures run by churches, charities…Read more…