
Tag: trade unions


Report: The RSA Used ‘Intimidation Tactics’ Against Staff After Refusing Their Trade Union Request
by Polly Smythe

Report: An Outsourcing Firm Is Hiring Scab Firefighters With Only Three Days Training
by Andrew Kersley

Report: Were Unions Right to Cancel Strikes to Respect the Queen? We Asked Members
by Polly Smythe

Report: Here Are the Strikes That Will Be Keeping Liz Truss up at Night
by Polly Smythe

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: Trouble’s Brewing: Man Claims He Was Kicked Out of BrewDog Bar Over Union Leaflet
by Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Hit by Strikes Across the Globe
by Simon Childs

Opinion: Will the Unions Actually Ditch Labour?
by 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: Hundreds of Amazon Workers Stage Wildcat Strike Over ‘Kick in the Teeth’ Pay Offer
by Simon Childs & Polly Smythe

Report: ‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: RMT President Hails Public Support for Strikes
by Polly Smythe

Analysis: The Biggest Lies About the Rail Strikes, Debunked
by Ell Folan

Report: Met Police Forced to Apologise for Arresting Trade Union Official
by Simon Childs

Analysis: Britain’s Workplaces Aren’t Ready for Extreme Heat
by Polly Smythe

Explainers: Why BT Workers Are Going on Strike
BT recorded £2 billion in profits before tax last year. Its CEO, Philip Jansen, enjoyed a salary of £3.5 million. Yet it’s now offering engineers & call centre workers a real terms pay CUT. Aaron Bastani explains why BT workers have had enough.

Analysis: Union Visibility is Up, But Membership is Still Low. Why?
by Tom Williams

Report: Pub Workers Launch Fresh Strikes Despite Union Busting From ‘Out of Control’ Landlords
by Simon Childs

Explainers: The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation
As inflation rises the establishment has a solution: we all need to get poorer. The alternative is for profits to fall – but that is unacceptable to the powerful. Aaron Bastani on how only unions can save us.