20 November 2015
By Andrew Moretta, World of Work Project Researcher, Institute of Employment Rights
IER readers will recall that in July 2015 the government released three consultation documents…Read more…
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20 November 2015
By Andrew Moretta, World of Work Project Researcher, Institute of Employment Rights
IER readers will recall that in July 2015 the government released three consultation documents…Read more…
From criminalisation to celebration, it’s quite a journey – and there’s still a long way to go
The article Standing with our LGBT members first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
16 November 2015
By Phil James
New HSE statistics covering the year 2014-15 report a rise in work-related fatal injuries, suggest that national health and safety performance may be stagnating and…Read more…
6 November 2015
By Tonia Novitz and Michael Ford, Professors of labour law at Bristol University
This post first appeared on October 12, 2015 on the policybristol website. It analysis the Bill,…Read more…
Experience after experience has shown that privatisation is a false economy
The article We’ll support the police staff who keep our homes safe first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Join us on Monday to stop this nightmare that is the Trade Union Bill
The article Tricks but no treats first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
The vote on tax credits is a tremendous win for ordinary people struggling to get by on low pay – but it’s only a beginning
The article Lords tax credits vote is an important first step first…Read more…
20 October 2015
By Jo Stevens, Labour MP for Cardiff Central
Last Tuesday marked the beginning of the committee stage of the Trade Union Bill, which I have been selected to sit on. After the…Read more…
19 September 2015
By John Hendy QC
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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…
Billions of pounds of cuts mean that few councils can cope with demands from young people
The article Council cuts could mean more children in need let down first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Sue Konzelmann and Frank Wilkinson
16 August 2015
Tony Blair’s assertion that the Labour Party faces “annihilation” if Jeremy Corbyn is elected leader, is little short of astonishing. Just…Read more…
17 August 2015
By Marc Fovargue-Davies, Sue Konzelmann and Frank Wilkinson
This blog first appeared as an article in Saturday’s Morning star.
Many members of the Parliamentary Labour…Read more…
13 August 2015
By John Christensen from the Tax Justice Network
Why did the vibrant social democratic traditions of Europe and North America collapse so swiftly in the face of the pervasive…Read more…
Trying to stop nurses, care workers, teaching assistants, hospital cleaners and town hall staff from paying their union subs directly from their wages is an attack we’ve defeated before and one which…Read more…
3 August 2015
By Andrew Moretta, World of Work PhD student, Liverpool University
Truck drivers are highly skilled professionals. A moment’s inattention when driving a 26 ton vehicle can have…Read more…
31 July 2015
By David Whyte, Professor of socio-legal studies, University of Liverpool.
If there is one thing that business organisations are particular good at, it is deceiving us into thinking…Read more…
Social media reactions to our extremely well attended #killthebill event in London on 29 July 2015
30 July 2015
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29 July 2015
By Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC
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Recently, I’ve been looking at the sizes of union websites as a benchmarking exercise to inform a union website redesign project. I thought I’d share the results of the analysis, as it provides some…Read more…