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The agency brought in to break a pay strike by Harrods’ security guards and CCTV operators has been named and shamed as Protective Security Group Ltd. Under the new anti-trade union law passed this summer by the government, Harrods has been allowed to replace striking workers with agency staff. The company threatened the workforce with […]
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Responding to the latest threats to workers and their unions from the government, this time made by foreign secretary and leadership contender Liz Truss, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “It looks like a competition about who can be the most belligerent about implementing more anti-trade union laws. Truss one day, Shapps another. “This government […]
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Just days after Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss announced proposals to severely restrict the right to strike if she were to become prime minister, transport secretary Grant Shapps likewise indicated his government’s aims to all but outlaw unions. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Shapps said he was looking at banning certain strikes, curtailing […]
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In a court in Ankara, I saw first-hand how the Turkish state is determined to deny justice to trade unionists accused of ‘terrorism’ for doing their union duties
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Right to strike is fundamental for workers
The article Government should focus on cost-of-living crisis rather than attacking unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON stands in solidarity with eight trade unionists in Turkey charged with terrorism offences for carrying out their union duties
The article UNISON attends the trial of trade unionists in Turkey…Read more…
Supreme Court to hear appeal on £420,000 compensation for breach of trade union rights
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Central Arbitration Committee says union’s bid for statutory recognition can go head at Scottish care charity
The article UNISON takes a step forward at Cornerstone first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Britain’s economy needs radical reform – including raising the minimum wage and greater trade union powers – to address stagnating living standards and rising inequality, a major new report has…Read more…
In his 2018 address to the members of Unite, general secretary Len McCluskey has vowed that the union will stay strong and growing despite the challenges ahead. The address is released today…Read more…
It’s not very often that a suit and tie from management speaks of his indebtedness to the union. But that’s exactly what happened when in October Rolls-Royce celebrated the contribution of…Read more…
Britain’s fat cat bosses have been named and shamed on a government-ordered list representing the “unacceptable face of capitalism”. However Unite warned the list will have little effect on…Read more…
Unite is celebrating a groundbreaking legal victory today (December 13) after an employment appeal tribunal ordered that the engineering firm Kostal pays over £420,000 in compensation for trying to…Read more…
IT giant Fujitsu may face more industrial action as members of Unite prepare to hold a ballot for further industrial action in their long-running dispute. Unite members in Fujitsu…Read more…
News that UK hospitality giant Whitbread, owners of Premier Inn and Costa Coffee, has pulled out of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), 18 months after it was granted foundation stage membership,…Read more…
Brighton delegates told: ‘They want to make us an endangered species. But if they push us, we push back.’
The article Battle continues against ‘restrictive and draconian’ Trade Union Act…Read more…
My colleague Mehdi Kouhestani, who now works for the Canadian trade union movement, has provided this update on a three day long strike in Iran which demonstrates the struggles trade unionists in…Read more…
My colleague Mehdi Kouhestani, who now works for the Canadian trade union movement, has provided this update on a three day long strike in Iran which demonstrates the struggles trade unionists in…Read more…
John Lewis has long been lauded for its staff-centred approach – their employee ownership model means workers share in the profits and so have a direct connection to the value they create. But…Read more…
Have your say as Commons committee calls for public contributions to its inquiry into ‘the future world of work and workers’ rights’
The article Agency workers and others – MPs want to hear…Read more…