ICTU Youth, Union of Students in Ireland, IFUT Support De Nieuwe UniversiteitRead more…
Scotland says No to TTIP: launch event 11 April
Come to the launch of the Scotland Against TTIP coalition, find out more about how TTIP might impact on Scotland and what you can do to stop it.Read more…
“I’ve learned the value of being a union member” – cocaine bus driver wins unfair dismissal case
Alan Bailes falsely accused of bring under the influence of drugs at workRead more…
Tunisian primary teachers to take action
Primary teachers in Tunisia are to strike on April 15th, joining their secondary colleges who are already engaged in action.Read more…
Unions worldwide welcome steps to resolve Kenya truck drivers’ call for union rights
Global road transport unions meeting in London today welcomed the peaceful return to work of Kenyan drivers and reinforced the call for union rights at Kuwait-based company Agility logistics.Read more…
Unite fears for sign language interpreters as further privatisation looms
Union fears cuts could affect deaf people during a vital medical procedure or on trialRead more…
Unite members take action against “out of control” benefit sanctions
Union says far from helping people back into work, sanctions undermine physical and mental healthRead more…
BREAKING: Blacklisted author handcuffed and thrown into police van
Dave Smith charged with obstructing the highway after protesting at Crossrail sacking at Construction AwardsRead more…
Barking mad! Bosses send dogs to picket line
Striking GMB members met by security guards with dogsRead more…
Brutal, senseless, savage, draconian … unions tell “smug” Osborne what they think of his Budget
TUC says most people will not recognise picture Chancellor paints of UK economyRead more…
Essex strikers ordered to remove uniforms before going to Parliament
FBU members visit London to lobby their MPs over shift disputeRead more…
CWU calls for more bite on dangerous dog laws
Union welcomes consultation but calls for harsher penaltiesRead more…
“This may be the law, but it’s not justice” – blacklisted worker loses court case on technicality
Campaigners have called for a change in the law after a worker was denied justice even though a company admitted placing him on the blacklistRead more…
RMT to call Tube bosses on safety monitoring after child falls between train and platform
Union says cuts are to blame for rise in accidentsRead more…
Opponents of austerity mobilise in solidarity with Greece
Ahead of banking summit, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tells Greek citizens there will be no return to austerityRead more…
Crisis looms as Kenyan police prepare attack on striking truck drivers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation is warning of an imminent crisis as massed, armed Kenyan riot police make ready to attack truck drivers peacefully gathered near the towns of Kanaan and Mai Mahiu.Read more…
Brick kiln workers killed in bid for freedom
As our Blood Bricks campaign continues to fight to end slavery in India’s brick kilns, we receive the horrific news that two workers died in a bid for freedom.Read more…
Tory social cleansing risks returning legal aid to Dark Ages
Thompsons’ Solicitors warn the legal system is a recipe for exploitationRead more…
A pretty picture – Unite wins gallery jobs campaign
Union now seeks recognition at DulwichRead more…
Raised eyebrows as National Gallery staff walk out again
PCS members walk out again over privatisation plansRead more…