Tens of thousands of people descend on London demanding a ‘new deal’
On Saturday 12 May, tens of thousands of people descended on central London, calling for a 'new deal' for British ...
Tag: trade unions
You know it’s bad when the people who mediate strikes are on strike themselves
Workers who negotiate in industrial disputes between trade unions and employers have staged a one-day strike themselves. Which in itself ...
The government’s latest ‘PR stunt’ isn’t fooling anybody
The latest "strategy" from the government for the UK's beleaguered rail network has gone down like a lead balloon among ...
London is getting ready for one of the biggest protests of the year
The stage is being set in London for what could be one of the biggest protests of the year. But ...
The Isle of Man government just nationalised a key piece of public transport
The Isle of Man government is reportedly bringing a key piece of transport infrastructure into public ownership. Nationalisation As BBC ...
A trade union just made a bit of a commotion right outside PMQs
A trade union took an ongoing dispute to right outside Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday 25 April. And in ...
A leading trade union is calling time on our broken public transport system
One of the UK's most active trade unions is taking an ongoing dispute with the private sector to parliament. It ...
McDonald’s workers have organised a rave with John McDonnell. No, really.
Labour's Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was previously unknown for his love of raves or McDonald's. That may be about to ...
Universities stoop to a new low to stop striking workers
Universities have threatened to further dock pay of striking workers in a move that the University and College Union (UCU) ...
The LGBTQ+ community’s hidden history is being ‘outed’ at an international conference
An international conference in its fifth year is taking place in Liverpool this March. The organisers aim to shine a ...
A trade union having a pop at chicken-strapped KFC is the ‘punniest’ thing you’ll read today
On Monday 19 February, fast food chain KFC was forced to unceremoniously close nearly all UK stores after running out ...
A campaigning lawyer has a message for workers: it’s time for a ‘new deal’ [VIDEO]
A lawyer-turned-campaigner has spoken to The Canary about why it's time for a 'new deal' for workers, and why he's ...
A fire service is so cash-strapped it’s now running people to hospital to make money
A fire service struggling with its budget has taken on social care contracts to try and make money. But the ...
The media has missed the government’s ‘grotesque’ £10m sweetheart deal with Southern Rail. So here it is.
The government has effectively bailed out beleaguered Southern Rail to the tune of £10m. And in what a trade union ...
A Christmas gift for frustrated commuters sums up the past year on Britain’s rail network [IMAGES]
If you, or someone you know, has been affected by a year of chaos on Britain's railways, then please visit ...
In the final days of this parliament another major campaign has come knocking at its doors [IMAGES]
As parliament starts to wind down for the year, one group of workers has taken its campaign right to the ...
The government’s answer to a multi-million pound failed privatisation? Yet more privatisation.
On Wednesday 29 November, the government effectively bailed out a failed privatisation to the tune of millions of pounds, with ...
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