27 May 2022
Elizabeth Ribalta Rubiero of The Cuban Friendship Institute is visiting Britain to give an update about the situation in Cuba as the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, with the 60-year US blockade still in place.
25 May 2022
RMT members have voted overwhelmingly for strike action on pay, jobs and safety.
23 May 2022
The opening of the Elizabeth Line this week is a great achievement, to be celebrated despite delays.
19 May 2022
UCU is campaigning for an 8.5 per cent pay increase for their FE members. With strike action taking place in NW England, they are beginning to have some success.
18 May 2022
Fish and chips, once an affordable take-away meal, is becoming more and more expensive, underlining what’s wrong with Britain’s food policy.
17 May 2022
Expectant mothers in South Wales face uncertainty about midwifery services. Fine words from the health board aren't going to help.
16 May 2022
16 May 2022
Teachers in independent schools have taken successful industrial action in thier fight to stay in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. Employers argued they could no longer afford increased contributions.
16 May 2022
Lecturers at eight further education colleges in Lancashire and Cumbria are set to take action over pay as employers try for below-inflation settlements.
3 May 2022
Arms continue to pour into Ukraine and bordering countries – and Britain is one of the biggest suppliers, though the government is evasive when challenged for details.
2 May 2022
Lecturers at Richmond upon Thames College are balloting over strike action over the employer’s plan to fire them all and offer re-engagment on worse terms.
Prime minster Boris Johnson announced the government’s new energy security strategy on 7 April. It drew immediate fire from self-professed “green” lobbyists...
Barristers began industrial action on 11 April over criminal legal aid fees.
The RMT and Nautilus International, the trade unions representing workers sacked by P&O Ferries, continue to fight the sackings.
Civil servants have strongly criticised the government, their employer, for setting a low cap on pay rises.
More people are coming into Britain legally on work-related visas than before the Brexit agreements came into force.
The ongoing pay dispute at City regulator the Financial Conduct Authority has entered a new stage, with action set to start in May.
23 April 2022
Civil servants have strongly criticised the government for capping pay rises when the cost of living is rocketing. Trade unions are tacking stock on their response.
23 April 2022
The government’s new energy includes a commitment to a mixture of energy sources. But the energy challenge for Britain will worsen unless the positive aspects of this policy are implemented.
21 April 2022
Trade unions representing workers sacked by P&O Ferries continue their fight the sackings with a series of rallies at ports around the country and outside the offices of P&O’s Dubai-owned parent company.
Green initiatives are not always what they seem – as Welsh farmers, along with others across Britain, are finding out to their cost.
30 March 2022
Sacked seafarers are taking the fight to P&O Ferries with demonstrations around the country in response to the employer’s brazen actions.
28 March 2022
Barristers began industrial action on 11 April over criminal legal aid fees after the government has delayed implementing the recommendations of an independent review.
28 March 2022
Coventry Council bin workers are fighting back as a long running pay dispute escalated with the suspension of a shop steward.
19 March 2022
A campaign set up to demand a referendum on the government’s rush to enforce net zero policies on Britain has had to cancel a planned rally in Bolton due to threats and intimidation.
19 March 2022
P&O Ferries sacked 800 British crew from its ferries on Wednesday 17 March. The response from workers was immediate and clear. Demonstrations are happening around British ports. Unions are taking the fight to the company.
Biodiversity policy creates risks for our food security. It sounds good but is not really about protecting the environment. By putting a market value on nature, it will take land out of production.
7 March 2022
London health workers have won a significant victory against outsourcing. Facilities management workers at Barts Health NHS Trust, but employed by Serco, will re-join the NHS.
5 March 2022
After six days of strike action, teachers at the Girls’ Day School Trust have won a number of concessions from management about the future of their pension rights. But the fight is not over yet.
