10 September 2026
Arriva bus drivers in London have secured a groundbreaking victory to improve their working conditions, and this will apply to all the capital’s buses. This followed walkouts in August and the threat of further strikes in September.
9 September 2026
Workers on East Midlands Railway took strike action over the August Bank Holiday due to safety concerns with new trains. They will take further action unless the company makes improvements.
9 September 2026
The people of Iceland have said no to talks on joining the EU. This is an assertion of their independence and a significant setback for the EU’s strategic aims.
Workers have not been lying down during the summer heat. Across the country they have been taking action against employers where working conditions are not good enough.
Over 1,500 Arriva North London bus drivers took strike action during August over hot weather working.
Hundreds of Unite members at a number of biomedical establishments have been on strike after derisory pay offers.
Villagers at Barnham in Suffolk and at Piddington in Oxfordshire are defending the tranquillity of their tiny communities against the mass settlement of migrants in their midst...
Unite has welcomed Nissan’s plans for joint car production with China’s part state-owned Chery at its Sunderland plant.
Morrisons, the supermarket company, was bought by US private equity company Clayton Dubilier & Rice in 2021 in a deal that saddled Morrisons with £6.6 billion of debt.
26 August 2026
Strikes by health workers over pay have been taking place all over the country. Those involved include health visitors, operating theatre staff and pathology staff.
8 July 2026
NHS consultants in England have voted for strike action over pay and conditions. The vote comes shortly after resident doctors settled their own dispute after three years of action.
7 July 2026
On 4 July, US Independence Day, protesters gathered at RAF Menwith Hill to highlight and object to the presence of US bases in Britain. Echoing the Declaration of Independence, they called for freedom from outside interference.
1 July 2026
Balfour Beatty rail engineers are threatened with redundancy, which will deprive the industry of their essential skills. Their union says publicly owned Network Rail should mitigate this by allocating alternative work.
Preventable industrial diseases are still with us. Trade union Unite is calling for action on exposure to crystalline silica.
University employers are undermining employment protections, attacking pensions, and casualising work across the sector, across the country. Workers continue to resist.
On 14 June, the people of Switzerland voted in a referendum on a proposal to cap the country’s population at ten million.
According to the latest official figures, government debt currently stands at around £2.9 trillion, equivalent to around 95 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.
A dispute at Sheffield Hallam University involving lecturers in the University & College Union (UCU) has been resolved – at least for now...
Nottingham University wants to cut 609 academic jobs, including many posts in its prestigious physics department. It is facing resistance from its workers.
In late May, the Guardian reported that Chancellor Rachel Reeves had told ministers to buy British “wherever possible” when awarding government contracts for steel, shipbuilding, energy and artificial intelligence.
23 June 2026
The result of the Aberdeen South by-election, with a decisive defeat for the SNP candidate, was a result of anger against the net zero policies of both the SNP and Labour. Workers are calling for a change.
23 June 2026
Britain’s industrial base is at risk. Manufacturers say that high energy costs are driving production abroad. Trade unions too have raised the issue. Promised government action hasn’t yet materialised.
23 June 2026
The RNLI plans to close its inshore lifeboat engineering facility on the Isle of Wight. Workers there are fighting to keep their skilled jobs – and for union recognition.
23 June 2026
A dispute at Sheffield Hallam University over lecturers’ conditions has been resolved after solid strike action during May and June. The employer withdrew plans that would have worsened pension provision, but a threat to jobs remains.
23 June 2026
Nottingham University wants to cut academic jobs, including many posts in its prestigious physics department. It is facing resistance from its workers and wider criticism.
23 June 2026
The government says will support British industry for new contracts. But these claims do not stand up to scrutiny.
31 May 2026
Protests in Glasgow followed news of the latest increase to the energy price cap. This will increase household bills from July. There were calls to fight profiteering and net zero policies.
21 May 2026
The US government has made criminal charges against former Cuban president Raúl Castro in relation to the shooting down of an aircraft in 1996. Cuba has rejected this a political move against its country.
20 May 2026
Cuba is under threat of attack by the USA. Trump has blocked oil supplies and is preparing military action. Cuba says this is without legitimate excuse as it prepares to defend itself.
20 May 2026
Britain’s beaches and rivers continue to suffer poor water quality. Thousands took part in the latest protests around Britain on 16 May.
