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A branch of Morrisons. Peter Cziborra/ REUTERS

Report: 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 Jobcentre during coronavirus. REUTERS/John Sibley

Report: 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.

Amazon workers on strike. Photo: Twitter

Report: 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.

Mick Lynch. Photo: Newsnight

Report: ‘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.

Firefighters in Cornwall attend a gorse bush fire, during a heatwave. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

Report: 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.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch

Analysis: The Biggest Lies About the Rail Strikes, Debunked

Ell Folan

The arguments against the rail strikes don’t stand up to scrutiny. Here’s why.

Wormwood Scrubs prison in London

Report: Prisoners Are Stuck in Cells Like ‘Ovens’ in the Summer

Sophie K Rosa

As temperatures rise, campaigners are calling for action over sweltering conditions in the UK's antiquated jails.

Private jet

Opinion: Private Jet Use Shows Why We Must Abolish Billionaires

Ell Folan

After an Instagram post by Kylie Jenner showing off her private jet caused a massive backlash, here's what we should do about the super-rich trashing our planet.

Opinion: Mayors Are Blairite Nonsense and We Don’t Need Them

Owen Hatherley

The left should not be campaigning for better mayors - we should be arguing for no mayors at all.

A billboard with the text: 'The 4 day week is coming. Go tell your boss.'

Opinion: It’s Not Enough to Defend the Five-Day Week – We Must Demand Four

Aidan Harper

Overworked Britons breathed a sigh of relief when the Tories abandoned rumoured plans to remove the 48-hour cap on the working week. This scare should shock us out of our complacency about working hours, writes Aidan Harper, and restart the fight for a 32-hour week.

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