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Report: Union Leader Accused of Harassment and Heading Up ‘Sexist Boys Club’

Simon Childs

Exclusive: Workers at a huge federation of trade unions fear a redundancy process is being used to ‘wipe’ the institutional memory of a misogynistic workplace culture where union money was spent on strip clubs and women workers were left traumatised. Simon Childs reports.

Report: Are Unions Finally Changing Their Relationship With the Arms Trade?

Polly Smythe

Britain’s trade unions have narrowly passed a historic motion to prioritise “wages not weapons”, suggesting the movement may be ready to renegotiate its commitment to the defence sector. Polly Smythe reports from TUC congress.

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Interview: Ex-Amazon Union Leader Says US Trade Unions Are Complicit in Gaza Genocide

Polly Smythe

Former Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls, who joined a July aid flotilla to Gaza, told Polly Smythe that the main unions in the US “continue to do the dirty work for Israel”.

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Report: ‘Listen to Your Own Workers’ on Gaza, Union Tells Whitehall Bosses

Rivkah Brown

Exclusive: In a letter to civil service leaders, the union representing 190,000 officials demanded they heed staff calls to change course on Gaza. Some think the union could go further. Rivkah Brown reports.

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Report: Foreign Office Bosses Have a Suggestion for Staff With Gaza Conscience: Resign

Rivkah Brown

Exclusive: In a recent letter, senior civil servants reminded concerned staff of their options, including consulting staff counsellors, complaining to HR and simply going away. Rivkah Brown reports.

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Feature: Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

From graceless losers to pathetic fence-sitters, here are the public servants who made Britain what it was in 2024.

Novara FM: Our New Cyberboss Overlords

Amazon, Uber and Deliveroo all depend on the power of algorithms to organise and control their employees. Can workers beat the cyberboss?

Feature: A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

27-year-old Justine Canady revived Lewisham council’s dormant union. Now the local authority is firing her and a fellow rep, leaving 3,000 employees facing major cuts without their support.

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Report: Google’s Internal Rebellion Over Israel Goes Global

Rivkah Brown

On Tuesday, workers at Google’s London offices followed their US colleagues in protesting the company’s provision of cloud services to Israel. Rivkah Brown reports.

Report: Swedish Mechanics Are Fighting Tesla for Union Rights

Polly Smythe

The Swedish labour movement is taking on the American car giant in a dispute that could have global implications.

Report: Amazon Workers Don’t Want to Unionise, Claims Policy Chief

Polly Smythe

Amazon has received repeated requests from workers for union recognition amid allegations of 'union busting', but a senior boss just told a Labour party event that workers don't want to unionise. Polly Smythe reports

a woman with bleached blonde hair, red lipstick and black sunglasses is foregrounded with a trans flag in the background

Opinion: The Culture War Doesn’t Exist

Amardeep Singh Dhillon

Why, asks Amardeep Singh Dhillon, do we reduce trans and minority rights to questions of culture as if their impacts weren't grimly material?

Analysis: No, Gen Z Don’t Just Care About ‘Identity Politics’

Keir Milburn

Gen Z is more pro-union and pro-strike than any generation before them. That’s an opportunity not just for bridging divides within ‘generation left’, but generational divides too, argues Keir Milburn.

Jo Grady speaks to strikers on 30 November. WIktor Szymanowicz via Reuters Connect

Analysis: Targeted or Indefinite Action? Here’s What’s Next for the Uni Strikes

Polly Smythe

Lecturers will strike for 18 days in February and March. Here's how a debate about tactics happened.

Report: What Do the New Anti-Strike Laws Mean?

Polly Smythe

New legislation will enforce 'minimum service levels' in key public services, including the NHS, in a major assault on the right to strike. Polly Smythe explains.

Report: Mick Lynch: ‘Corruption’ is to Blame for Lack of Progress in Rail Dispute

Simon Childs

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch described the most recent offer to railway workers as like being slapped around the face with a fish.

Report: Workers at Non-Profits Are Done With Shit Jobs

Non-profits often expect workers to accept poor pay and conditions in the interest of furthering the organisation’s ‘mission’. But across the sector, staff are no longer putting up with it. Chris Saltmarsh reports.

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Report: Delivery Riders Are Striking All Over the Place

Polly Smythe

In Luton, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Harlow, Slough and Basingstoke, riders are striking against abysmal pay and long hours.

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Report: Union Leader Accused of Harassment and Heading Up ‘Sexist Boys Club’

Simon Childs

Interview: Ex-Amazon Union Leader Says US Trade Unions Are Complicit in Gaza Genocide

Polly Smythe

Report: Foreign Office Bosses Have a Suggestion for Staff With Gaza Conscience: Resign

Rivkah Brown

Feature: Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

Novara FM: Our New Cyberboss Overlords

Feature: A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

Report: Google’s Internal Rebellion Over Israel Goes Global

Rivkah Brown

Report: Swedish Mechanics Are Fighting Tesla for Union Rights

Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Workers Don’t Want to Unionise, Claims Policy Chief

Polly Smythe

Analysis: No, Gen Z Don’t Just Care About ‘Identity Politics’

Keir Milburn

Analysis: Targeted or Indefinite Action? Here’s What’s Next for the Uni Strikes

Polly Smythe

Report: What Do the New Anti-Strike Laws Mean?

Polly Smythe

Report: Mick Lynch: ‘Corruption’ is to Blame for Lack of Progress in Rail Dispute

Simon Childs

Report: Workers at Non-Profits Are Done With Shit Jobs

Chris Saltmarsh

Report: Delivery Riders Are Striking All Over the Place

Polly Smythe

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Report: Union Leader Accused of Harassment and Heading Up ‘Sexist Boys Club’

Simon Childs

Report: Are Unions Finally Changing Their Relationship With the Arms Trade?

Polly Smythe

Interview: Ex-Amazon Union Leader Says US Trade Unions Are Complicit in Gaza Genocide

Polly Smythe

Report: ‘Listen to Your Own Workers’ on Gaza, Union Tells Whitehall Bosses

Rivkah Brown

Report: Foreign Office Bosses Have a Suggestion for Staff With Gaza Conscience: Resign

Rivkah Brown

Feature: Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

Novara FM: Our New Cyberboss Overlords

Feature: A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

Report: Google’s Internal Rebellion Over Israel Goes Global

Rivkah Brown

Report: Swedish Mechanics Are Fighting Tesla for Union Rights

Polly Smythe

Report: Amazon Workers Don’t Want to Unionise, Claims Policy Chief

Polly Smythe

Opinion: The Culture War Doesn’t Exist

Amardeep Singh Dhillon

Analysis: No, Gen Z Don’t Just Care About ‘Identity Politics’

Keir Milburn

Analysis: Targeted or Indefinite Action? Here’s What’s Next for the Uni Strikes

Polly Smythe

Report: What Do the New Anti-Strike Laws Mean?

Polly Smythe

Report: Mick Lynch: ‘Corruption’ is to Blame for Lack of Progress in Rail Dispute

Simon Childs

Report: Workers at Non-Profits Are Done With Shit Jobs

Chris Saltmarsh

Report: Delivery Riders Are Striking All Over the Place

Polly Smythe

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