UCU says cuts could be the final nail in the coffin for many of the courses that help people get back to workRead more…
Strike looms at Network Rail as workers reject 0% pay offer
RMT members move to ballot after company’s final offerRead more…
Turkish hotel workers send solidarity to Vio.Me in Greece
Hotel workers at Dora Hotel Istanbul have sent solidarity greetings to workers at Vio.Me who took their factory into workers’ control after it was abandoned by the owners.Read more…
UK inflation at zero and rate has been falling faster than in eurozone
Inflation fell to zero in February 2014; down from 0.3 per cent in January. Once more the figure came in lower than expectations, on this occasion for 0.1 per cent (including the Bank of England in their latest Inflation Report). CPI records only began in 1989, but ONS projections show figures…Read more…
Union threatens nuclear submarine strike
Prospect warns of pensions action at BabcockRead more…
‘People’s inquiry’ launched as National Gallery workers begin five-day walkout
A ‘people’s inquiry’ into the reasons for and implications of the planned privatisation at the National Gallery will today be launched in Parliament by the PCS. The launch event at 6.30pm in committee room 6 of the House of Commons comes on the day the union’s members at the gallery begin another five-day walkout. Running from Tuesday […]Read more…
PCS welcomes MPs’ call for review into benefit sanctions
Union renews call for controversial scheme to be scrappedRead more…
“Bad for passengers, workers and taxpayers” – rail unions on FGW franchise
Unions describe £7m deal as a “farce”Read more…
Irish Academics send letter of solidarity to occupying LSE students
Irish academics support LSE students fight against corporatisation of education.Read more…
Art students in Ireland vow to fight for decent education!
Art students protest at what they claim as the irresponsible and neoliberal governance of their college.Read more…
“I’m not an anarchist” – McCluskey asks whether unions can continue to operate inside the law
Unite leader asks: “When the law is misguided, when it oppresses the people and removes their freedoms, can we respect it?”Read more…
“If they think by arresting me we’ll go away, they’re wrong” – Blacklisted author thanks supporters after cell ordeal
Author remains defiant after being taken to Paddington Green police stationRead more…
FBU welcomes justice for hero firefighter who lost his life battling blaze
Union will work with employers to improve firefighter safetyRead more…
School support staff at Nuneaton Academy ballot for strike action over job losses
GMB members angry at plans to make up to 16 of them redundantRead more…
Social insurance reform sparks a new round of workers’ protests in China
The recently revised housing fund withdrawal regulation has caused a new spate of labour strikes and protests in China’s manufacturing hub, as the new revision limits workers’ ability to cash in the money in their accounts.Read more…
Transport workers’ international investigates labour rights abuses on Thai fishing vessels
An ITF delegation has boarded industrial fishing vessels landing their catch in Songkhla port, Southern Thailand this week, as part of an investigation into labour rights abuses.Read more…
“We will not be intimidated” – blacklist protestors take to the streets again this evening
BSG members call demo outside Band Street station at 5.30pmRead more…
Neville Lawrence named as keynote speaker for Move on Up North
Line up completed for BECTU-organised event in SalfordRead more…
Win! Train strike cancelled after worker wins her job back
Diane Johannessen wins her job back after union interventionRead more…
RMT lifts the lid on London Bridge chaos
Union says fragmentisation and privatisation lie at the heart of the problemRead more…