Here Are the Strikes That Will Be Keeping Liz Truss up at Night
Polly Smythe
Thatcher reincarnate wants to annihilate trade unions. Unfortunately for her, the fightback is just getting started.
Meet the Property Tycoon Closing Down London’s Pubs
John Lubbock
A multi-millionaire landlord keeps turning pubs and community assets into luxury flats.
This Residents Group Just Won a Freeze on ‘Obscene’ Energy Price Hikes
Simon Childs
After months of protests, residents of the Wyndford estate in Glasgow won’t face energy price hikes this winter.
Port Workers in Felixstowe Are Striking at the Heart of the UK’s Supply Chains
Polly Smythe
“Just-in-time” logistics have increased bosses’ profits, but also given small numbers of workers a great deal of power. Polly Smythe reports from Felixstowe.
Daily Mirror Journalists Striking Over Low Pay Were Offered Advice on ‘Side Hustles’ At Publishing Giant
Moya Lothian-McLean
Ahead of walkouts, editorial staff at Reach PLC, Britain’s biggest regional publisher, were given advice on second jobs in lieu of a meaningful pay rise, while top bosses doubled their salaries.
London Councils Are Leaving Renters Without Protection From Illegal Eviction
Andrew Kersley
Exclusive: Almost half of London councils either don’t employ anyone to look into illegal evictions, or won’t tell us if they do.
Trouble’s Brewing: Man Claims He Was Kicked Out of BrewDog Bar Over Union Leaflet
Polly Smythe
The punk craft beer chain got in a row with a trade union over stickers.
Amazon Hit by Strikes Across the Globe
Simon Childs
After wildcat strikes in the UK, workers staged walk-outs and protests at warehouses in the US, Germany and Turkey.
Why Aren’t Low Paid Supermarket Workers Joining Hot Strike Summer?
Polly Smythe
Staff at the UK’s biggest grocery chains are badly paid, but have so far showed no sign of taking industrial action like that seen in other sectors. Polly Smythe reports.
A Domestic Violence Expert Warned Keir Starmer That Labour Was Complicit in Apsana Begum’s ‘Abuse’. He Did Nothing
Rivkah Brown
Exclusive: A domestic violence expert begged Keir Starmer to save Apsana Begum from a trigger ballot process she described as an ‘extension of [her] abuse’. The Labour leader let it continue. Rivkah Brown reports.
‘People Have No Option’: Why We Won’t Pay Our Energy Bills
Sophie K Rosa
We spoke to people pledging to cancel their direct debits in protest at soaring energy prices.
The DWP Is ‘Unlawfully’ Chasing People to Pay Back Benefits Claimed in Lockdown
Sophie K Rosa
Claimants who relied on universal credit during the pandemic have had threatening letters and phone calls from private debt collectors following a Kafkaesque ID checking process.
More Amazon Strikes Expected in Row Over Pay
Simon Childs
Workers are “frustrated” and “angry” after the company refused to budge on a pay offer that sparked wildcat strikes.
Workers Stage Wildcat Strike at Major Oil Refinery
Simon Childs
Workers downed tools and blocked a road at an oil refinery in Scotland as action against the spiralling cost of living spreads.
‘If They Call It, We’ll Support It’: RMT Would Back General Strike
Simon Childs
Mick Lynch has called for radical action after trade unions launched a campaign against the cost of living crisis.
Hundreds of Amazon Workers Stage Wildcat Strike Over ‘Kick in the Teeth’ Pay Offer
Simon Childs & Polly Smythe
Workers at a gigantic Essex warehouse are protesting after being offered just 35p more per hour from the multinational.
Manchester Police Probably Broke the Law With ‘Racist’ Carnival Bans
Moya Lothian-McLean
Exclusive: Manchester police are investigating whether they broke the law with 'racist' letters that banned alleged 'gang members' from carnival.
Fire Services Have Been Cut to the Bone. Now Climate Change is Causing More Fires
Sophie K Rosa
After wildfires swept England in July's heatwave, fire chiefs and politicians talked about the unprecedented weather without mentioning the brutal cuts that have left fire services on the back foot.