Report: Here’s How Labour and the Unions Could Take on Amazon
Polly Smythe
Keir Starmer previously said Amazon should recognise trade unions. But the company is already lobbying new MPs.
Tag: gmb
Report: Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations
Polly Smythe
The retail giant has taken unprecedented measures to deter its workers from unionising, as its Coventry workers gear up for a historic vote.
Report: Amazon Is Holding Special Union-Busting Seminars for Workers
Polly Smythe
Workers are being bombarded with anti-union propaganda ahead of a vote to recognise the GMB. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Amazon Warehouse in Chaos Due to Union-Busting ‘Dirty Tricks’
Polly Smythe
Facilities at the Coventry site are overwhelmed as the company keeps hiring more non-union employees.
Report: ‘No Love for Deliveroo’: Food Couriers in Massive Valentine’s Day Strike
Polly Smythe
Roses are red, violets are blue, it's time to pay up Deliveroo.
Report: Amazon Workers Don’t Want to Unionise, Claims Policy Chief
Polly Smythe
Amazon has received repeated requests from workers for union recognition amid allegations of 'union busting', but a senior boss just told a Labour party event that workers don't want to unionise. Polly Smythe reports
Report: Solicitor Brings ‘Unfair Dismissal’ Claim Against Law Firm Run by His Own Mother
Polly Smythe
A trade union organiser has described her ‘shock’ at the ‘cold and callous’ actions of Biscoes Solicitors.
Report: Apple’s ‘Union-Busting’ Tactics Have Come to the UK
Polly Smythe
Retail workers for the tech giant told Novara Media they have been subjected to 'union-busting' meetings, and forbidden from discussing the union at work.
Report: ‘Engines of History’: Traffic Warden Strike to Cause ‘Chaos’ at King’s Coronation
Polly Smythe & Simon Childs
'This is a great example of a simple truth in the world that is rarely acknowledged: that behind each great historical event are hundreds of ordinary workers.'
Report: Amazon Uses ‘Intimidation’ Against Historic First Legal UK Strike
Polly Smythe
Polly Smythe talks to workers in Coventry who walked out of an Amazon warehouse in the first formal strike action against the company.
Report: 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.
Opinion: The GMB Is Completely Wrong About Fracking. Here’s Why
Aaron Bastani
The GMB trade union has said the Tories are right to lift the fracking ban, claiming it could ‘create thousands of good jobs’ at little cost to the climate. This is completely wrong, writes Aaron Bastani.
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.
Analysis: The ‘Uber Leaks’ Were No Surprise to Long Suffering Private Hire Drivers
Polly Smythe
Leaked documents show how Uber executives knew company behaviour was “just fucking illegal”. Drivers had long suspected it.
Analysis: The Media Needs More Labour Correspondents
Sam Bright
Mick Lynch has badly exposed the lack of specialist labour reporters in mainstream media. But it wasn’t always like this, Sam Bright writes.
Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable
Ella Glover
Refuse workers in Glasgow went on strike during Cop26 to demand better pay and working conditions, shining a light on the vital role they play in the fight to protect our environment - and they're ready to strike again.
Opinion: Big Unions Aren’t Up to the Job Anymore
Lydia Hughes
Unions have a crucial role to play in determining who benefits from changes to the nature of work. But many established unions are already struggling to keep up, writes Lydia Hughes, leaving smaller, newer unions to try to meet the changing needs of modern workers.
Report: Tim Roache Resigned Amid Allegations of Sexual Assault, Cover up and a ‘Casting Couch’ Culture at GMB
Charlotte England
Britain’s third largest trade union is accused of having a "longstanding culture of cover up" in a letter detailing an allegation of "serious sexual assault" by former boss Tim Roache.