Report: Amazon Accused of Union-Busting at Striking UK Workplaces
Polly Smythe
A strike leader at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse has had his hours reduced while workers are being subjected to anti-union posters and briefings.
Tag: trade unions
Report: Union-Busting Pub Landlords Pay Thousands in Compensation to Striking Workers
Polly Smythe & Simon Childs
Workers at the Saint James Tavern in Brighton were awarded over £100,000 in back pay and compensation after their boss said he would ‘get rid’ of anyone involved in the union.
Report: Yolanda Díaz Is Showing How You Fight the Far Right
Eoghan Gilmartin
Rather than indulge Vox’s nationalism, Spain's new leftwing Sumar alliance is offering policies that will actually make people's lives better - starting with €20,000 for all 18-year-olds, funded by a wealth tax. Eoghan Gilmartin reports.
Feature: Precarious, Low-Paid Migrant Workers Are Sick of Low Pay and Bad Conditions
Simon Childs
Staff at eight workplaces walked out last month, as low-paid, outsourced workers in private-sector took industrial action. But their bosses are using outsourcing to wash their hands of them. Simon Childs reports.
Analysis: Stop Sexing Up the Spy Cops Scandal, Say Victims
Rivkah Brown
The media’s prurient obsession with women's trauma has ensured the inquiry is a depoliticised dead-end, writes Rivkah Brown.
Report: Panama’s Workers Forced the Government to Negotiate Live on TV. What Was the Point?
Octavio García Soto
Last year, workers in the world’s sixth most unequal country dragged the state to the negotiating table - and won caps on fuel and food prices. Now, many are accusing the state of brazenly abandoning its promises. Octavio García Soto reports.
Report: ‘Engines of History’: Traffic Warden Strike to Cause ‘Chaos’ at King’s Coronation
Polly Smythe & Simon Childs
'This is a great example of a simple truth in the world that is rarely acknowledged: that behind each great historical event are hundreds of ordinary workers.'
Feature: Meet the German Health Workers Who Beat Overwork and Saved Lives
Polly Smythe
German hospital workers were told that by going on strike they were endangering patients. But staff cuts were already creating chaos on wards. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Trade Union Leader Dismissed Following Report Into Sexual Harassment
Polly Smythe
The retirement of disgraced former TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes was announced months ago. So why has he just been dismissed? Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Trade Union Accused of Sitting on Report Into ‘Toxic’ Culture
Polly Smythe
Staff at the TSSA told Novara Media how the union tried to ‘buy time’ before the report into bullying and sexual harassment came out.
ACFM: Microdose: Strikes on Screen
From blacklisted Hollywood dramas to bawdy British comedies, ACFM goes to the movies.
Report: Damning Report Into Sexual Abuse Allegations at ‘Mafia-Like’ Trade Union
Polly Smythe
The TSSA has published the shocking findings of a report into sexual abuse at the union. A survivor said she is ‘proud, sad and relieved’. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Everything You Need to Know About the UK’s Biggest Strike-Day in a Decade
Polly Smythe
Up to half a million workers will take action in a 'protect the right to strike' day. Here's a guide to what's happening.
Feature: What Actually is a General Strike and is the UK Going to Have One?
Polly Smythe
There's been a lot of talk about general strikes recently. As unions take coordinated action, Polly Smythe explains what it would take for unions to call a general strike.
Analysis: Tory Blunders Give Striking Workers a Chance to Win
Michael Chessum
The government has chosen to pursue a policy of outright confrontation with the labour movement. As a political strategy, this could be a big mistake, argues Michael Chessum.
Opinion: The Tory Anti-Strike Laws Are About Disciplining the Working Class
Charles Umney and Ian Greer
Cracking down on strikes won't work, but it's a short term way for the government to show the market that workers can be marshalled to make bigger profits.
Opinion: What Are Working People Supposed to Wear?
Chal Ravens
When you tell someone they shouldn’t wear a nice, warm, moderately expensive coat to a picket line, what you’re really saying is that nothing can improve and everyone must suffer. We must resist this stupidity, argues Chal Ravens.
Analysis: By Fighting for Themselves, Trade Unionists Are Standing up for Everyone
Polly Smythe
Novara Media labour movement correspondent Polly Smythe reflects on a year that saw a revival of trade union militancy.