Opinion: NHS Workers Are Striking to Save Lives
Dr Rita Issa & Alia Butt
As health workers gear up for a historic bout of strike action, doctors Rita Issa and Alia Butt trash the argument that they’re endangering patients.
Tag: strikes
Explainers: How Private Water Companies Are Killing Britain’s Rivers
Last year in Britain raw sewage was pumped into rivers and coasts 375,000 times. Not a SINGLE river in England has a clean bill of health. Aaron Bastani explains how private water companies are killing the country’s waterways – and why water bosses should face jail time.
Report: Inside the Fight for the UK’s First Formal Amazon Warehouse Strike
Polly Smythe
Workers in Coventry are voting over formal strike action at an Amazon warehouse for the first time, but the retailing giant has been accused of trying to undermine union activity. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Delivery Riders Are Striking All Over the Place
Polly Smythe
In Luton, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Harlow, Slough and Basingstoke, riders are striking against abysmal pay and long hours.
Report: Were Unions Right to Cancel Strikes to Respect the Queen? We Asked Members
Polly Smythe
The strike wave has been put on pause in order to respect the Queen. Not all trade unionists are happy about it, reports Polly Smythe.
Feature: These Workers Got a 44% Pay Rise. Here’s How
Polly Smythe
Workers at a swanky street food stall got organised, and got more money. Polly Smythe reports on an innovative new type of unionising.
Analysis: Liz Truss Isn’t Going to Ban Strikes, but She Could Make Them Futile
Gregor Gall
Freshly minted prime minister Liz Truss has promised new anti-strike legislation within 30 days of taking office. But her plan is not to outlaw industrial action – just to make it toothless.
Report: Here Are the Strikes That Will Be Keeping Liz Truss up at Night
Polly Smythe
Thatcher reincarnate wants to annihilate trade unions. Unfortunately for her, the fightback is just getting started.
Downstream: The Moral Crisis in Corporate Britain. Aaron Bastani Meets Dave Ward.
Amidst a grave cost of living crisis, bosses in The Royal Mail, BT and others are imposing pay increases on their employees way below inflation. Aaron Bastani speaks to CWU General Secretary Dave Ward about corporate greed, the shadowy world of CEOs and how he plans to coordinate direct action beyond his union’s particular dispute.
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.
Report: Port Workers in Felixstowe Are Striking at the Heart of the UK’s Supply Chains
Polly Smythe
“Just-in-time” logistics have increased bosses’ profits, but also given small numbers of workers a great deal of power. Polly Smythe reports from Felixstowe.
Report: Amazon Hit by Strikes Across the Globe
Simon Childs
After wildcat strikes in the UK, workers staged walk-outs and protests at warehouses in the US, Germany and Turkey.
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.
Analysis: The Government Has Quietly Stopped Sharing Strike Data
Gregor Gall
The government has never before held such thorough information on industrial action in Britain. So why have they stopped sharing it?
Feature: In Myanmar, Workers and Activists Take on a Food Delivery Giant
Ben Dunant
Underground groups established to resist the coup are supporting striking food delivery workers in Myanmar.
Opinion: Will the Unions Actually Ditch Labour?
Tom Williams
With the Labour party's betrayal of workers, the threat of union disaffiliation looms. But will it actually happen? Tom Williams takes a look.
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.
Report: Hundreds of Amazon Workers Stage Wildcat Strike Over ‘Kick in the Teeth’ Pay Offer
Simon Childs & Polly Smythe
Workers at a gigantic Essex warehouse are protesting after being offered just 35p more per hour from the multinational.