Rail workers strike against Serco
ince the start of the lockdown in March, Britain’s privatised rail operators have received over 3 billion pounds of taxpayers’ funding to continue operating their services during the pandemic.
trade unions
Trade unionists rally for Richie Venton and extend action
Trade unionists across Britain and Ireland are rallying to support Richie Venton following his sacking at IKEA Glasgow. Mike Picken reports from Glasgow. A veteran [...]
Step up fight for Richie Venton’s reinstatement
Richie remains sacked and the campaign for his reinstatement is building up momentum.
Resist Attacks on Scottish IKEA Workers
IKEA in Scotland have launched a savage attack on their workers’ rights and conditions in recent days. This has included sacking union representative, Richie Venton. [...]
Tower Hamlets strike reveals Labour fault lines
The strike is illuminating the massive divisions in Labour over something as basic as defending jobs, conditions and services. The party’s right is willing to take extreme measures to force through cuts, confident that the majority of the centre will acquiesce and shut up, waiting for all the fuss to die down.
The significance of the current UCU Strikes
The UCU dispute about pay and pensions is also a struggle against the marketisation in higher education, writes Andy Kilmister.
Union leaders shouldn’t make excuses for racism
“A Romanian care worker and a British bus driver have more in common with each other than they do with their boss. That is the basis of the trade union movement. Len MCluskey’s job is to fight for their full rights, for decent pay and the right not to bedeported and harassed by the state because of their immigration status.”
Solidarity with #FFS410
Protestors in Wrexham Yesterday there were protests across Britain in solidarity with #FFS410 (Fast Food shutdown, 4th October) , writes Susan Moore. The workers at the [...]
Report from UCU Congress 2018
In her address to the 2018 UCU congress, Sally Hunt returned time and time again to the fact that this has been a turn around year for the union. She emphasised the fantastic [...]
Championing inclusion
Champions of Equality: Trade Unions and LGBT rights in Britain by Peter Purton, Lawrence and Wishart, 2017. Reviewed by Terry Conway. Peter Purton’s book is a real service [...]
