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Analysis: Trade Unions Left a Political Vacuum. Now They’re Playing Catch-Up to Fight Off Reform

Polly Smythe

Nigel Farage is only pretending to be a champion of the working class, but pointing out that he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing won't cut it. Polly Smythe reports on how trade unions ceded ground to Reform - and how they're now planning to fight.

A rally in support of Amazon workers' on strike in Coventry in January 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

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.

The strike at Amazon Coventry in November 2023. REUTERS/Carl Recine

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.

A person holds a placard supporting striking workers outside the Amazon warehouse, in Coventry. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

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.

A Deliveroo rider on strike in 2021. Photo: WIktor Szymanowicz via Reuters Connect

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

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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.

Customers leaving an Apple store in London. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

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.

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla get out of a car during a visit to York, November, 2022. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

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.

A spokesperson for talks to journalists after the trial of Deliveroo French executives. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

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.

$A fracking rig stands outside the Houses of Parliament during an anti-fracking protest by Greenpeace activists in London$

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.

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.

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.

Images shows RMT union General Secretary Mick Lynch speaks during the rally outside King's Cross Station. He is wearing a grey suit with a blue shirt, standing in front of a vibrant embroidered banner with RMT sewed on it in yellow thread.

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

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.

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Analysis: Trade Unions Left a Political Vacuum. Now They’re Playing Catch-Up to Fight Off Reform

Polly Smythe

Report: Here’s How Labour and the Unions Could Take on Amazon

Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations

Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Is Holding Special Union-Busting Seminars for Workers

Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Warehouse in Chaos Due to Union-Busting ‘Dirty Tricks’

Polly Smythe

Report: ‘No Love for Deliveroo’: Food Couriers in Massive Valentine’s Day Strike

Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Workers Don’t Want to Unionise, Claims Policy Chief

Polly Smythe

Report: Solicitor Brings ‘Unfair Dismissal’ Claim Against Law Firm Run by His Own Mother

Polly Smythe

Report: Apple’s ‘Union-Busting’ Tactics Have Come to the UK

Polly Smythe

Report: ‘Engines of History’: Traffic Warden Strike to Cause ‘Chaos’ at King’s Coronation

Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

Report: Amazon Uses ‘Intimidation’ Against Historic First Legal UK Strike

Polly Smythe

Report: Deliveroo Thinks France Has the ‘Most Progressive’ Gig Economy. Deliveroo Has Been Fined for Workers’ Rights Abuses in France

Polly Smythe

Opinion: The GMB Is Completely Wrong About Fracking. Here’s Why

Aaron Bastani

Report: More Amazon Strikes Expected in Row Over Pay

Simon Childs

Analysis: The ‘Uber Leaks’ Were No Surprise to Long Suffering Private Hire Drivers

Polly Smythe

Analysis: The Media Needs More Labour Correspondents

Sam Bright

Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable

Ella Glover

Opinion: Big Unions Aren’t Up to the Job Anymore

Lydia Hughes

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Analysis: Trade Unions Left a Political Vacuum. Now They’re Playing Catch-Up to Fight Off Reform

Polly Smythe

Report: Here’s How Labour and the Unions Could Take on Amazon

Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations

Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Is Holding Special Union-Busting Seminars for Workers

Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Warehouse in Chaos Due to Union-Busting ‘Dirty Tricks’

Polly Smythe

Report: ‘No Love for Deliveroo’: Food Couriers in Massive Valentine’s Day Strike

Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Workers Don’t Want to Unionise, Claims Policy Chief

Polly Smythe

Report: Solicitor Brings ‘Unfair Dismissal’ Claim Against Law Firm Run by His Own Mother

Polly Smythe

Report: Apple’s ‘Union-Busting’ Tactics Have Come to the UK

Polly Smythe

Report: ‘Engines of History’: Traffic Warden Strike to Cause ‘Chaos’ at King’s Coronation

Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

Report: Amazon Uses ‘Intimidation’ Against Historic First Legal UK Strike

Polly Smythe

Report: Deliveroo Thinks France Has the ‘Most Progressive’ Gig Economy. Deliveroo Has Been Fined for Workers’ Rights Abuses in France

Polly Smythe

Opinion: The GMB Is Completely Wrong About Fracking. Here’s Why

Aaron Bastani

Report: More Amazon Strikes Expected in Row Over Pay

Simon Childs

Analysis: The ‘Uber Leaks’ Were No Surprise to Long Suffering Private Hire Drivers

Polly Smythe

Analysis: The Media Needs More Labour Correspondents

Sam Bright

Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable

Ella Glover

Opinion: Big Unions Aren’t Up to the Job Anymore

Lydia Hughes

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