By Fighting for Themselves, Trade Unionists Are Standing up for Everyone
Polly Smythe
The current strike wave has roots that go deeper than 2022.
Tag: strikes
Ambulance Worker’s Strike, Sunak’s Dirty Deal
Another day, another wave of strikes. UK Border Force, the Fire Brigades Union and ambulance workers are just some of the many strikes set to clash with Christmas. Plus Rishi Sunak u-turns on his pledge not to build onshore wind farms.
NHS Workers Are Striking to Save Lives
Dr Rita Issa & Alia Butt
Austerity killed 330,000.
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.
Inside the Fight for the UK’s First Formal Amazon Warehouse Strike
Polly Smythe
'I'm not going to sit at home in a jumper and decide whether to feed my kids or turn the heating on.'
Delivery Riders Are Striking All Over the Place
Polly Smythe
So would you if you were paid £3.70 an hour.
Were Unions Right to Cancel Strikes to Respect the Queen? We Asked Members
Polly Smythe
“Respect only seems to work one way.”
These Workers Got a 44% Pay Rise. Here’s How
Polly Smythe
You read that right: 44%.
Liz Truss Isn’t Going to Ban Strikes, but She Could Make Them Futile
Gregor Gall
It’s psychological warfare.
Here Are the Strikes That Will Be Keeping Liz Truss up at Night
Polly Smythe
Hopefully the beds are comfy in Number 10.
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.
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.
Port Workers in Felixstowe Are Striking at the Heart of the UK’s Supply Chains
Polly Smythe
The port handles almost half of Britain’s container trade, and it’s been shut down.
Amazon Hit by Strikes Across the Globe
Simon Childs
The cost of living crisis is biting internationally - and Amazon workers are fighting back.
Why Aren’t Low Paid Supermarket Workers Joining Hot Strike Summer?
Polly Smythe
Workers are being held back by cosy deals and complacent union leadership.
The Government Has Quietly Stopped Sharing Strike Data
Gregor Gall
How convenient.
In Myanmar, Workers and Activists Take on a Food Delivery Giant
Ben Dunant
‘If the revolution wins, Foodpanda will lose.'
Will the Unions Actually Ditch Labour?
Tom Williams
Some say Unite may cut ties as soon as next summer.