A Mining Museum Has Threatened Workers Speaking Out About Strikes
Polly Smythe
The National Coal Mining Museum of England has a whole display about the miners' strike, but it won't let its staff speak out about current strike action.
Are Rent Controls Coming to the UK?
Rivkah Brown
40 years since Thatcher scrapped them, rent controls are back on the political agenda. Rivkah Brown reports.
The Don’t Pay Campaign Just Set a New Strike Date
Sophie K Rosa
The Don't Pay campaign is calling a 1 December energy bill strike in response to the Tories' price-rise u-turn.
Police Advised a Tenant Facing Illegal Eviction to ‘Speak to Uber Eats’ for Help
Andrew Kersley
Clueless police told a tenant facing illegal eviction to ask Uber Eats for help as 'part of a wider culture' of doing nothing about rogue landlords.
Inside the Fight for the UK’s First Formal Amazon Warehouse Strike
Polly Smythe
Workers in Coventry are voting over formal strike action at an Amazon warehouse for the first time, but the retailing giant has been accused of trying to undermine union activity. Polly Smythe reports.
The RSA Used ‘Intimidation Tactics’ Against Staff After Refusing Their Trade Union Request
Polly Smythe
The Royal Society of the Arts was full of praise for trade unions until its own workers wanted one.
Delivery Riders Are Striking All Over the Place
Polly Smythe
In Luton, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Harlow, Slough and Basingstoke, riders are striking against abysmal pay and long hours.
An Outsourcing Firm Is Hiring Scab Firefighters With Only Three Days Training
Andrew Kersley
Exclusive: Outsourcing firm Securitas is hiring "contingency" firefighters with hardly any training on almost double pay.
Black People Nearly Eight Times More Likely to Be Banned From Manchester Carnival
Moya Lothian-McLean
Novara Media has uncovered huge racial disparities in gang-related carnival bans handed out by Greater Manchester Police.
Police Compensate Protester Who Held ‘Priti Fascist’ Sign
Simon Childs
Liam Geary Baulch was protesting the encroachment of police powers when he was arrested while holding a sign saying ‘Priti Fascist’. He has now been compensated by police.
Deliveroo Thinks France Has the ‘Most Progressive’ Gig Economy. Deliveroo Has Been Fined for Workers’ Rights Abuses in France
Polly Smythe
The remarks were made by Peter Mandelson’s godson at a Labour Party fringe event sponsored by Deliveroo.
Keir Starmer Is a Big Fan of This Union Leader. His Staff, Not so Much
Polly Smythe
Usdaw staff are taking two days of strike action over pay and home working. The general secretary has been accused of pitting workers against each other.
Expensive Property Has More Rights Than Protesters, Says Court
Simon Childs
If you significantly damage something as part of a protest, you can no longer rely on human rights as a defence, a court has ruled.
Labour Bans Three Kurdish Attendees From Conference While Cosying up to Turkey
Rivkah Brown
Three Kurdish attendees were denied entry to Labour party conference on security grounds. Some have questioned whether it has anything to do with Erdogan's Turkey.
Protesters Call Out ‘Environmental Racism’ at New Statesman Event at Labour Conference
Simon Childs
Activists disrupted an event at Labour party conference sponsored by Drax, a company accused of polluting Black communities in the US. Simon Childs reports.
Mini-Budget: Attacks on Trade Unions, Tax Cuts for the Rich
Simon Childs
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng first 'mini-budget' was slammed by left-wingers, but delighted a neoliberal lobby group.
Labour Conference Will Be Rife With Corporate Greenwashing
Simon Childs
Labour is letting big polluters use its conference for corporate "greenwashing", while party activists have been blocked from putting forward green motions. Simon Childs reports.
‘Labour Weaponised My Domestic Abuse to Get Rid of Me’: Apsana Begum on Her Return to Politics
Rivkah Brown
Exclusive: Three months after the Labour party ‘weaponised’ abuse that left her in A&E, Britain’s first hijabi MP returns to politics.