Spare a thought for those at the top www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Strong collective bargaining rights and unions are key to tackling problems of insecurity, inequality, discrimination, enforcement and low pay. The Trade Union Act 2016 undermines collective bargaining and it's welcome that large parts of it are being repealed. www.tuc.org.uk/resource/you...

British Medical Association leaders say PM’s threat to cut 1,000 new roles makes next week’s strike action more likely www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Around 2.7 million people are set to receive a pay rise this week as the national minimum wage goes up by 50p to £12.71 for over 21s. Workers aged 18-20 will see an 85p rise to £10.85, Under-18s and apprentices will get 45p more to £8 an hour. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Starmer gives doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new jobs package www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The call comes amid a serious escalation in the war after targeting of gas fields leading to rising oil and gas prices. The price of gas in Europe is more than double the level seen before the illegal US-Israeli war with Iran began www.tuc.org.uk/news/iran-co...

The agreement includes a £15,000 payment for each representative, a formal apology from the employer, and a commitment by TPR to deliver training for its managers www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

Struggling to Survive, While CEOs Thrive: The Growing Divide in a Cost-of-Living Crisis Rising inflation, zero economic growth, and the latest energy crisis forced upon us by a war that none of us wanted are placing increasing pressure on workers.

The government has announced the formal start of the promised official inquiry into the violent policing at the Orgreave coking plant during the 1984-85 miners’ strike and the discredited prosecutions of 95 men that followed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Unite's latest report has analysed nearly 17,000 companies in the UK and found that average profit margins have soared by 30% compared to the pre-pandemic period. This report is the largest post-pandemic study of UK profit margins to date. www.unitetheunion.org/what-we-do/u...

Yesterday, 22 March 1974, Scottish workers in the East Killbride Rolls Royce factory refused to work on engines from planes belonging to right-wing dictatorship of general Augusto Pinochet.

The Employment Rights Act 2025 became law on 18 December 2025. It is being implemented gradually. Labour Research looks at the parts of the Act that are already in force. www.lrd.org.uk/free-read/em...

Today we stood in #solidarity with striking unison members

Today we heard a range of great speakers who reject the politics of hate but instead want to live in harmony with their neighbours

Join us on Sunday as we reject the politics of hate and stand side by side against the division of the Far right. #together #GreaterManchester #Rejecthate @togetheralliance.bsky.social

When was the last time a politician seriously talked about removing homelessness? Removing child poverty? Removing food poverty? Removing heat poverty? On workers being paid a fair wage that doesnt rely on in-work benefits?

Strikes by around 320 tram drivers working for KeolisAmey Metrolink Limited later this month are back on, after workers overwhelmingly voted to reject the company’s proposals for tackling driver fatigue.

On Monday 8 December, MPs will debate a petition relating to digital ID Write to your MP youtube.com/shorts/QCDR_...

A mandatory digital ID scheme will not stop the key problem of illegal worker “impersonation”, experts have told the government. www.thetimes.com/article/f418...

Looking forward to hosting this event with @gmlawcentre.bsky.social Join us @bdtuc.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @manniequinn.bsky.social @leicesterworker.bsky.social

Employment Rights Bill (Consideration of Commons Amendments): Another round of ping-pong will take place on the Government’s employment rights legislation, after the Commons considered the Lords’ amendments on Wednesday 5 November.

Looking forward to co hosting this event with @gmlawcentre.bsky.social Booking details and speakers announced on Monday

Big Brother Watch director Silkie Carlo answers your questions about facial recognition. youtu.be/_qtRR7f3XB8?...

Tomorrow we will be standing in #solidarity with striking @unison members N.West Ambulance Educators NWAS HQ Bolton Friday 24th October 8am until 10am. Ladybridge Hall, 399 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 5DD

Next week GMP will deploy live facial recognition in Sale town centre. Successive Policing Ministers have pledged a legal framework for live facial recognition, but as weeks have stretched into months, we’ve seen no progress, only further expansion. We condemn the march towards an Orwellian state

🚫 Stop blacklisting 🚫 Stop strike-breaking 🚫 Stop wasting council-tax-payers' money 🚫 Stop attacking your workers 🚫 End the bins strike! #Blacklisting #BirminghamBinsStrike

It is noteworthy that not all those who are working in the stores are employees and therefore not factored in. So for example, ancillary workers who are employed by an agency and almost entirely on minimum wage do not feature in the calculation leftfootforward.org/2025/10/the-...

Lord John Hendy KC, one of the UK’s leading employment barristers and the chair of the Institute of Employment Rights, said the findings were “shocking” and had “profound implications” for employment law. He said it should be a “wake-up call” for the government. mailchi.mp/eb31110dcedc...

Labour lacks any original thought. In the last week we’ve seen Mandatory ID cards rehashed and now reintroducing tribunal costs – if the employment rights bill wasn’t a big enough joke it is now removing access to any benefits that the Act may bring www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

18th September is International Equal Pay Day

Is it true that this government is hamstrung by the UK’s ailing economy? And why are so many people turning to Reform? soundcloud.com/weeklyeconom...

Unite calls for entire welfare bill to be dropped and for government to start again

Admitted that P&O knew they were breaking the law sacking 800 workers but justified the decision on a financial basis as the workers could be replaced by those earning £4.87 an hour He also revealed he earned more than £500,000 in 2023. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This should ring alarms bell about political rhetoric, media focus and media silence. bylinetimes.com/2025/08/12/t...

Reeves needs to find £40bn - I know a group of people who could pay that in extra taxes without even feeling it www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“You have to assume that at some point something’s going to be cooked up about you – some sort of smear – or there will be another vote, and then they will suspend you.” bylinetimes.com/2025/07/30/l...

Starmer and The Sun: An Appointment that Shows Everything that Is Wrong with Power and the Press in Britain bylinetimes.com/2025/08/01/s...

Great support today for the striking NWAS members of UNISON

"The dispute is about union recognition. The right to have the rep of our choice at the negotiating table for negotiating pay terms and conditions. Veolia could end this dispute today and it would cost them nothing to do so" Joel Mayfield

Taking a message of #solidarity to striking @BMA members #bma #doctors #strike