Tories set to overturn ban on use of agency workers during strikes despite “humiliating” High Court defeat
Ministers will try again to overturn the ban on the use of agency workers during strikes, as the government launches ...
Tag: trade unions
Co-ordinated actions shut down three Israel-supplying arms factories in a single day
More than 150 people blockaded the entrances to an Israel-supporting arms factory in Kent on 26 October. The crowd represented ...
The CWU may be taking strike action against Royal Mail again – but in one very specific place
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have voted for strike action in the Wirral. It's over Royal Mail's decision ...
RMT slams the sale of bus and train operator Arriva to a Cayman Islands-registered company
The National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) has hit out over the sale of Arriva transport company. ...
Glittery Keir Starmer declaring Labour’s democratic credentials is a dazzling display of irony
An activist interrupted the start of Keir Starmer’s keynote speech on Tuesday 10 October, the penultimate day of the Labour ...
BMA issues the Tories an ultimatum over doctors’ strikes as Sunak digs his heels in
The British Medical Association (BMA) has said it will "pause" the consultants' NHS strikes - but only if the government ...
People’s Assembly has released the final details of its epic festival of Tory resistance
The People's Assembly is gearing up for its national demonstration and Festival of Resistance in Manchester. The group is holding ...
While management hide, students occupy part of Brighton University campus in solidarity with staff
Correction: this article was originally credited to Steve Topple, when in fact it is Kathryn Zacharek's work. We apologise for ...
The Tories refuse to release document which could be a nail in the coffin for ticket office closures
The Tory government is refusing to release its Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) on the ways in which rail ticket office ...
London-based visual effects giant DNEG threatens employees with 25% pay cut – or a company loan
As the Canary recently reported, the US writers and actors strike has had massive knock-on effects for UK film and ...
Teachers begin action short of a strike, as NASUWT digs in while the government makes moves
Members of NASUWT, the teachers' union, have started action short of a strike across schools and sixth form colleges in ...
The GMB Union is balloting 50,000 members over strike action across local councils
The GMB union has said it is balloting over 50,000 school and council worker members for strike action. It's over ...
The Trades Union Congress is reporting the Tories to the UN over new strike law
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has announced that it's reporting the government to the United Nations workers' rights watchdog over ...
Once again UCU leadership has screwed over its members and left them in a weakened position
The University and College Union (UCU) has angered some of its members after its higher-ups called off a marking boycott. ...
Striking workers ‘shut down’ Brighton University as ‘abhorrent’ bosses fail to move on redundancies
As promised, workers at the University of Brighton have continued their campaign against redundancies into the new academic year. Members ...
Steve Barclay just got his ass handed to him over the BMA junior doctor and consultant strikes
Health secretary Steve Barclay probably wished he hadn't turned his social media on on Sunday 3 September. An ill-conceived post ...
Workers and employers are ‘crying out for certainty’ over how AI should be used in the workplace
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) taskforce to address the threat of new technology to ...
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