Report: Amazon Uses ‘Intimidation’ Against Historic First Legal UK Strike
by 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.
Tag: strike
TyskySour: Ambulance Strike, Scottish GRA Reforms, Andrew Tate on Piers Morgan
With more strikes announced, December is now the biggest month for walkouts since 1989. Plus, the Scottish parliament debates historic gender recognition reforms and Piers Morgan platforms Andrew Tate.
Report: Wait, Are We on Energy Bill Strike Now?
by Charlotte England
As energy costs spiral, providers are brutally targeting defaulters. But attempts to organise mass resistance have faltered. Charlotte England reports.
Report: Labour Backs Plan to Use Army to Break NHS Strikes
by Polly Smythe
Badly paid soldiers could be used to scab on striking nurses, and Labour thinks this is a good idea.
Report: Nurses Have Voted to Strike Across the UK for the First Time
by Polly Smythe
Nurses face declining pay and are so understaffed that they can't offer safe care. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: York Students on Rent Strike Celebrate After Debt Collectors Called Off
by Ella Glover
Strike organisers at the Russell Group institution allege the university has threatened international students with 'deportation' and refused to negotiate. But on Monday, a new offer was put forward.
Report: A Mining Museum Has Threatened Workers Speaking Out About Strikes
by Polly Smythe
The National Coal Mining Museum of England has a whole display about the miners' strike, but it won't let its staff speak out about current strike action.
Report: An Outsourcing Firm Is Hiring Scab Firefighters With Only Three Days Training
by Andrew Kersley
Exclusive: Outsourcing firm Securitas is hiring "contingency" firefighters with hardly any training on almost double pay.
Report: Keir Starmer Is a Big Fan of This Union Leader. His Staff, Not so Much
by Polly Smythe
Usdaw staff are taking two days of strike action over pay and home working. The general secretary has been accused of pitting workers against each other.
Explainers: Why Postal Workers Are Going on Strike
While company management are paid in the millions, and receive bonuses for failure, postal workers at Royal Mail are being treated like mud. Today they are going on strike. Aaron Bastani explains the reasons behind the strike – and how bosses at the top are out of control.
Opinion: Postal Workers Have No Choice But To Strike
by Aaron Bastani
Royal Mail workers are going on strike over low pay. Aaron Bastani explains why they can’t afford not to.
Report: Daily Mirror Journalists Striking Over Low Pay Were Offered Advice on ‘Side Hustles’ At Publishing Giant
by 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.
Report: Workers Stage Wildcat Strike at Major Oil Refinery
by Simon Childs
Workers downed tools and blocked a road at an oil refinery in Scotland as action against the spiralling cost of living spreads.
Report: Caterpillar to Ship In Back-Office Scabs to Crush Factory Strike
by Steven Methven
EXCLUSIVE: Emails seen by Novara Media show the multibillion-dollar construction and mining company is offering management staff free flights, hotels and security to work in its Northern Ireland factories during next week’s strike.
Report: Outgunned and Unsupported, Myanmar’s Resistance Isn’t Giving Up
by Zar Ni & Ben Dunant
A year after the military seized power in Myanmar, peaceful protests have given way to armed resistance. Ben Dunant and Zar Ni spoke to those on the frontlines of the fightback, determined to win.
Analysis: When Will the ‘Great Resignation’ Turn Into the Great Strike?
by James Meadway
Nearly a million people in Britain switched jobs over the summer as part of a global wave of resignations. But if we really want to transform the way we live and work, individual acts of refusal aren't enough, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve
by Rema Diallo
On Wednesday, hundreds of Uber drivers will go on strike. Driver Rema Diallo explains why.
Long Read: Money Can’t Free Britney – But a Strike Could
by Eleanor Penny
The pop star inhabits a gilded version of the same cage that traps all wage labourers. She also has the same tools to escape, writes Eleanor Penny.