Brussels, 04/11/2015. The new draft surveillance bill is like an iceberg, with a vast bulk of technical change obscured beneath the surface, according to civil liberties organisation NO2ID[1]. UK…Read more…
H&M signs union agreement promising rights to 1,6 million textile workers
H&M has signed a Global Framework Agreement with IndustriAll Global Union and the Swedish metalworkers’ union IF Metall, covering 1,6 million textile workers.Read more…
Government drops social media strike plans
Unions say they will continue to fight the rest of the Trade Union BillRead more…
Women sea cadet disappears overboard after alleging rape: new calls for investigation
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Hundreds locked out of Westminster trade union rally
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DLR hit by first strike in its 28-year history
RMT members take action over a range of issues after talks break downRead more…
Carillion in the dock over bullying claims as 51 workers go to Employment Tribunal
GMB members begin 35-day hearing in BristolRead more…
Construction workers agree 6% pay rise
GMB and Unite members employed under the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI) vote by 66.8% to accept new dealRead more…
Thousands of trade unionists head to Westminster to lobby MPs
Frances O’Grady calls on MPs to vote against the Trade Union BillRead more…
Barnet Council workers back on strike over outsourcing
UNISON take action over plans to privatise council jobsRead more…
Message to the elite: “We’re not going away”
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Lecturers ballot for strike action at Manchester University
UCU members accuse managers of ignoring agreed procedures and pushing staff into redundancyRead more…
GMB protest outside Marks and Spencer’s flagship store
Union members demonstrate against two-tier workforceRead more…
Six million workers are earning less than the Living Wage
TUC says Osborne should stop cutting tax credits and persuade bosses to pay moreRead more…
Petition launched to re-instate suspended UNISON steward
Further demonstration planned today after Sandy Nicholl is suspended over claims he allowed students to occupy SOASRead more…
Union outrage as Tube bosses try to pick off workers one by one
TSSA calls on Boris Johnson to attend face-to-face meeting to resolve Night Tube disputeRead more…
Taxi drivers warn of ‘go-slow’ campaign in Leicester
RMT launches campaign against scapegoating of driversRead more…
UNISON members to ballot for strike at Open University to save 500 jobs
Ballot of UCU members is already underway over plans to close seven regional centres and axe 500 jobsRead more…
Unions in Wales join forces with bosses to oppose TU Bill
Westminster government urged to reconsider “blatant attack on unions”Read more…
South African students march to parliament in solidarity with workers
“The revolution will be black-led and intersectional or it will be bullshit”.Read more…