Abandoning the anti-democratic arrangements put forward by the European Union helps the struggle against Austerity and a return to funding in the post Brexit period of leaving the EU. Devolution in…Read more…
Family Picnic with Lyn Brown MP
‘Flawed’ scheme
BA management was today (August 17) urged to drop its new controversial ‘unfair’ performance scheme, after its cabin crew voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in protest. …Read more…
‘Massive impact’
Campaigners from the Unite have taken their message against massive NHS Fife cuts direct to the Scottish health minister. Members of the union lobbied NHS Fife board members at the…Read more…
Positive talks
Bus drivers and engineers at Brighton & Hove and Crawley have welcomed the firm’s ‘fresh look’ at its management style. Bus drivers and engineers at Brighton and Hove Buses and its…Read more…
UAW backs Kurdish solidarity call
Unite has welcomed the backing from the 400,000 strong US union, the UAW, for the freedom of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdish Workers’ Party who remains imprisoned in Turkey. In a…Read more…
‘Body blow’ for Boulby
Around 140 employees are facing redundancy at a Teeside potash mine, after bosses announced “further restructuring” measures. The job losses, which are expected to take place by the end of the…Read more…
Making the case for compulsory sex and relationships education
Today sees the launch of a new campaign for Sex and Relationships Education (SRE), set up by the End Violence Against Women coalition and the Everyday Sexism project, and supported by the TUC. The SREnow campaign calls for SRE to be made compulsory in …Read more…
What do Olympians and the champions of our public services have in common?
The work that public servants do each and every day is more important than sporting prowess, but it will rarely receive a medal, will rarely headline the evening news or the front pages of the paper…Read more…
Rail: nationalise now
As services dangerously deteriorate, rail fares have continued to rise, outstripping wages by more than double since 2010, a new analysis has found. As it was announced today (August 16) that…Read more…
Worplace 2020 – make Labour policy
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Home care workers say – We care, do you?
Scotland needs a quality home care service to meet the growing demand and also ensures that patients who shouldn’t be in hospital are cared for at home. While there is a welcome commitment to address…Read more…
How much has your season ticket gone up by? #railripoff
Today the government announced another hike in rail fares. From 2017, regulated fares which includes season tickets and anytime day tickets will increase by 1.9%. Since 2010, fares have risen at…Read more…
Byron Hamburgers: When employers fail to do right by migrant employees
16 August 2016
By Don Flynn, Director of the Migrants’ Rights Network (MRN)
What else could Byron’s have done? The social media world was awash with attempted defences of the hamburger chain after…Read more…
Working at Sports Direct hurts your health as well as your pay packet
This week we’ve had proof that working at Sports Direct is bad for your pay packet, after the union Unite won a million pounds in back pay for workers who had received less than the legal minimum…Read more…
CAMPAIGNERS CALL FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AND AFFORDABLE FARES – AS TRAIN FARES RISE TWICE AS FAST AS WAGES
Action for Rail campaigners gathered at over 50 stations across England, Scotland and Wales today (August 16th) to protest a rise in rail fares and support the campaign for a publicly owned railway…Read more…
Let EU citizens stay – new inquiry launched
I’ve joined a panel set up today by centre-left think tank British Future to look at one of the knottiest problems caused by the Brexit vote in June – what to do when we leave about the EU citizens who are already living and working in the UK. The TUC and CBI have jointly…Read more…
Rail fares have risen at double the speed of wages since 2010
Rail fares have risen at double the speed of wages since 2010, according to new analysis by the Action for Rail campaign. Fares have risen by 25% in the last six years, but average weekly earnings…Read more…
TUC says “Cool it!” as workers suffer in summer heat
A month or so ago, when there was a hot spell and the thermometer went over 30c the TUC called for employers to take action to help workers cope with it by supplying fans, relaxing dress codes and…Read more…
Unions remember workers who died for the Rio Olympics
Eleven dead and no word of comfort or sympathy from the IOC…Read more…