Report: University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour
Polly Smythe
The University and College union has voted for national strike action over a funding model that’s ‘cannibalising’ the sector. Polly Smythe reports.
Tag: trade unions
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.
Report: Swedish Dockworker Fired Over Blockade of Israeli Weapons
Polly Smythe
Erik Helgeson led a dockers’ boycott of Israeli military cargo. He got sacked as a threat to national security. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Apple Organising Drive Spreads to England in Face of Union-Busting ‘Playbook’
Polly Smythe
Apple is briefing against trade unions as workers in Cambridge gear up to vote for recognition. Polly Smythe reports.
Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0
Polly Smythe
The government is backsliding over reforms to Tory anti-strike laws. Perhaps it has something to do with the fresh round of cuts they have planned. Polly Smythe reports.
Opinion: Luton’s Auto Workers Are Being Abandoned to the Far Right
Ben Norman & Lewis Norton
In November Vauxhall announced the closure of its van plant in Luton, home of Tommy Robinson and Andrew Tate. As the government dithers, the far right is waiting in the wings, write Unite officers Lewis Norton and Ben Norman.
Report: Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role
Polly Smythe
At-risk staff at Coventry University called John Latham’s appointment to the Department for Business and Trade a ‘kick in the teeth’.
Analysis: Labour Said It Would Make Work Pay. Will It?
Polly Smythe
The government's big pitch to workers and trade unions could end up full of loopholes, missed opportunities and bad incentives for bosses. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: More Than Half of UK Amazon Workers Have to Borrow Money to Make Ends Meet
Polly Smythe
On Black Friday, trade unionists push the US corporate giant to stop squeezing workers for profit.
Analysis: Does Lord Walney Think All Palestinian Groups Are the Same?
Simon Childs
The artist formerly known as Jonathan Woodcock claims the Palestine Solidarity Campaign has 'strong links' to Palestine Action. For a government-appointed anti-protest tsar, he knows laughably little about protest groups, writes Simon Childs.
Report: Vet Company Responds to Strikes By Simply Closing Branches
Polly Smythe
Valley Vets is the first veterinary group in the UK to face strike action by its workers. Now it’s shutting most of its surgeries. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Delivery Company Offers Workers Rights – But Only With a Pay Cut
Polly Smythe
After a strike-ballot opened, workers were taken into one-on-one meetings and asked to sign new contracts that they hadn’t even seen. Polly Smythe reports.
Analysis: Starmer Heckled As Trade Unions Oppose Labour’s New Austerity
Polly Smythe
Trade unionists are breathing a sigh of relief after 14 years of Tory rule, but there is little enthusiasm for Labour's economic policies at the TUC's annual congress. Polly Smythe reports.
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.
Interview: ‘We Have to Vote Labour’
Britain's favourite union boss joins Ash Sarkar to talk about leveraging Starmer, the importance of council housing, and why he's backing Labour.
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: Revealed: Outsourcing Companies Are Lobbying Labour to Sell Out Public Services
Polly Smythe
Lobbyists are keen to ensure their clients continue to profit from public services after the next election.
Report: Palestinian Trade Unions Call for End to ‘Complicity’ in Israeli Crimes
Polly Smythe
An open letter from Palestinian trade unions to the international labour movement has called for 'a mass increase of global solidarity'.