Ambulance workers ‘at breaking point’, union survey suggests
The GMB has called for better PPE equipment for staff.
Tag: workers rights
Fresh strikes by British Gas engineers announced
Members of the GMB union will stage five walkouts in the coming weeks.
New Year’s resolutions: Here’s why I’ll be joining a Trade Union in 2021.
I think it’s fair to say that the UK is glad to see the back of 2020. While exercising more, ...
Over 250 million workers and farmers rise up against India’s right-wing government
250 million workers and farmers rose up against Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s anti-worker, anti-farmer policies in a joint general ...
Black Friday sales reveal how far we are from an ethical, sustainable future
Black Friday saw flash sales in fashion, beauty, technology, and beyond, in which corporations encouraged consumers to buy products at ...
Campaign to ‘make Amazon pay’ launched today
This Black Friday, it is time to #MakeAmazonPay says David Adler from Progressive International. It is coordinating a global campaign ...
When IKEA sacked a trade unionist for doing his job, it also attacked workers’ rights
Multi-billion Euro retailer IKEA has sacked shop steward Richie Venton from its store in Braehead, Glasgow after he informed staff ...
Seafarers face welfare crisis as Coronavirus compounds appalling conditions
Outbreaks of Coronavirus (Covid-19) on cruise ships are currently disrupting holidaymakers’ plans across the world. But away from the headlines ...
Just as coronavirus threatens employee rights it’s also an opportunity for better conditions
From the beginning of industrialisation there has been a power imbalance in the workplace. And despite employment legislation attempting to ...
Explosive resignation at Amazon highlights the very worst of modern-day capitalism
A high-profile resignation at Amazon has highlighted just what its workers are dealing with as bigwigs get richer during the ...
As Amazon announces sales surge, its staff protest against poor safety conditions on International Workers’ Day
The first quarter of 2020 saw a surge in Amazon sales as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown. Sales ...
A delivery rider accuses Deliveroo of not taking workers’ health seriously
Over the last few weeks of the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown some of us have been working from home, or have ...
A shocking video exposes the devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis in Bangladesh
On the face of it, Bangladesh appears not to have been hit hard by the new coronavirus (Covid-19). Official statistics ...
Coronavirus has thrown the architectural sector even further into crisis
A few days before the UK government announced the coronavirus (Covid-19) 'lockdown', one architectural worker told us: Last week, my ...
Amid the crisis, let’s name and shame the companies treating workers ‘like rats’
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed both the best and worst of people. Communities around the UK are helping each other ...
Tourism boss left ‘speechless’ by hotel’s ‘deplorable’ decision to sack and evict workers
Staff at the Coylumbridge Hotel in Aviemore – owned by Britannia Hotels – were sent a letter by bosses.
It took Boris Johnson less than a week to betray all the working class voters who backed him
Boris Johnson is ploughing ahead with getting his Withdrawal Agreement for Brexit through parliament. So any voter who backed him ...
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