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.
Tag: trade unions
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.
Report: Trade Union General Secretary Accused of Taking Qatari Bribes to Ignore Human Rights Abuses
Polly Smythe
As the world slams Qatar’s human rights abuses, the ITUC has stood by the Gulf state. Belgian prosecutors smell a rat. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Harrods is One of the First Companies to Use a New Tory Anti-Strike Law
Simon Childs
The Qatar-owned luxury department store pays its boss £2.3million, but offered security guards a 'pay cut dressed up as a rise'.
Report: RSA Staff Win Union Recognition Despite ‘Intimidation’
Simon Childs
The Royal Society of Arts rejected its staff’s request to recognise a trade union three times, but now they have to.
Report: How a Trade Union Leader Became Qatar’s Biggest Fan
Polly Smythe
The International Trade Union Congress is one of Qatar's most strident defenders, despite ongoing concerns about workers' rights in the Gulf state. Polly Smythe reports.