Almost Half of Female Transport Workers Suffer Sexual Assault at Work
Polly Smythe
‘Women workers are being failed by bosses.’
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Polly Smythe
Polly Smythe is Novara Media’s labour movement correspondent.
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Labour Is Renationalising the Railways. Cleaners Are Being Left Behind
Polly Smythe
‘An apartheid system’.
Reform Councillors Are Not Invited to the Durham Miners’ Gala
Polly Smythe
'Never, ever, ever.'
‘I Feel Like an Uber Slave’: The Illnesses Affecting Private Hire Drivers
Polly Smythe
‘Mini cabbing, mini killing, and eventually mini dying.’
‘I’m Afraid to Work’: 85% of Uber Drivers Say They Fear More Race Riots This Summer
Polly Smythe
‘I was an easy target.’
Keir Starmer Used Dodgy Figures to Claim 4,000 New Jobs. In Fact, It’s Only 400
Polly Smythe
Does he think we're stupid?
University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour
Polly Smythe
It’s the start of a ‘new fight’ for the sector.
Trade Unions Left a Political Vacuum. Now They’re Playing Catch-Up to Fight Off Reform
Polly Smythe
'I’d rather keep my Reform membership than my trade union membership.'
Swedish Dockworker Fired Over Blockade of Israeli Weapons
Polly Smythe
He's suddenly a risk to 'national security'.
Arsenal Sued For Unfair Dismissal of Employee Who Supported Palestine
Polly Smythe
‘Why can’t we speak out against genocide?’
Apple Organising Drive Spreads to England in Face of Union-Busting ‘Playbook’
Polly Smythe
An Apple a day keeps the union at bay.
London Uber Drivers Are Drowning in Debt As TfL Delays Renewing Licences
Polly Smythe
Drivers were already at breaking point. Then TfL screwed up.