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Report: Reform Councillors Are Not Invited to the Durham Miners’ Gala

Polly Smythe

Organisers have declined to invite Reform councillors to one of the most important events of the trade union calendar, amid fears that Nigel Farage is making inroads with union members. Polly Smythe reports.

Report: ‘I Feel Like an Uber Slave’: The Illnesses Affecting Private Hire Drivers

Polly Smythe

As Uber drivers struggle to make a living, their bodies pay the price. Polly Smythe reports.

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.

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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.

Erik Helgeson. Photo: Svenska Hamnarbetarfotbrundet

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.

An Apple store. Photo: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

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.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds. Image: Official portrait

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.

Workers hold Unite trade union flags as they protest following Stellantis' announcement of its plan to shut its Vauxhall van factory in Luton, 17 December 2024. REUTERS/Chris Radburn

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.

Professor John Latham CBE, Coventry University Vice-Chancellor and Group CEO. Coventry University

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’.

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

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.

Amazon workers striking outside an Amazon warehouse in Coventry, January 2023. Henry Nicholls/Reuters

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.

Lord Walney arrives at the ADS Group annual dinner in January. Mark Kerrison / Alamy Stock Photo

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.

A protestor outside Valley Vets in South Wales

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.

Delivery riders organised by IWGB on strike in 2021. WIktor Szymanowicz via Reuters Connect

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.

Keir Starmer speaks to the 2024 TUC annual congress in Brighton. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

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.

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Report: ‘I Feel Like an Uber Slave’: The Illnesses Affecting Private Hire Drivers

Polly Smythe

Report: University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour

Polly Smythe

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

Polly Smythe

Report: Swedish Dockworker Fired Over Blockade of Israeli Weapons

Polly Smythe

Report: Apple Organising Drive Spreads to England in Face of Union-Busting ‘Playbook’

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Luton’s Auto Workers Are Being Abandoned to the Far Right

Ben Norman & Lewis Norton

Report: Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Labour Said It Would Make Work Pay. Will It?

Polly Smythe

Report: More Than Half of UK Amazon Workers Have to Borrow Money to Make Ends Meet

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Does Lord Walney Think All Palestinian Groups Are the Same?

Simon Childs

Report: Vet Company Responds to Strikes By Simply Closing Branches

Polly Smythe

Report: Delivery Company Offers Workers Rights – But Only With a Pay Cut

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Starmer Heckled As Trade Unions Oppose Labour’s New Austerity

Polly Smythe

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

Polly Smythe

Interview: ‘We Have to Vote Labour’

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

Polly Smythe

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Report: Reform Councillors Are Not Invited to the Durham Miners’ Gala

Polly Smythe

Report: ‘I Feel Like an Uber Slave’: The Illnesses Affecting Private Hire Drivers

Polly Smythe

Report: University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour

Polly Smythe

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

Polly Smythe

Report: Swedish Dockworker Fired Over Blockade of Israeli Weapons

Polly Smythe

Report: Apple Organising Drive Spreads to England in Face of Union-Busting ‘Playbook’

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Luton’s Auto Workers Are Being Abandoned to the Far Right

Ben Norman & Lewis Norton

Report: Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Labour Said It Would Make Work Pay. Will It?

Polly Smythe

Report: More Than Half of UK Amazon Workers Have to Borrow Money to Make Ends Meet

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Does Lord Walney Think All Palestinian Groups Are the Same?

Simon Childs

Report: Vet Company Responds to Strikes By Simply Closing Branches

Polly Smythe

Report: Delivery Company Offers Workers Rights – But Only With a Pay Cut

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Starmer Heckled As Trade Unions Oppose Labour’s New Austerity

Polly Smythe

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

Polly Smythe

Interview: ‘We Have to Vote Labour’

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

Polly Smythe

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