Orion recycling workers walk out after bosses ignore health risks
Workers at a recycling plant kicked off a wildcat strike after management refuses to replace breathing masks’ filters.
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NUS throws weight behind Brexit second ref
The National Union of Students just changed its policy on Brexit – here’s why it matters.
5 things government can do after plastic bottle deposit scheme
Environment Sec Michael Gove did good introducing refundable fee for recyclable bottles – but there’s more to be done.
Why advertisers should stop funding Facebook – and what they should do instead
A powerful advertising lobby has just threatened to quit Facebook following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The money should really go into journalism instead.
Some of the companies set to leave the UK because of Brexit
After Unilever, here is a list of the companies likely to leave Britain following Brexit.
More university strikes as cleaners take to the pickets
Cleaners, receptionists and other university admin workers are demanding to be brought in-house at the University of London.
Cinema workers are on strike today – and have won some high-profile backing
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has voiced his support for striking cinema workers as the longest-running dispute in history of British cinema held a special day of action on International Women’s Day (IWD).
Signed, sealed, delivered: Gig economy workers get union recognition
What started as a small action over unpaid holiday ends in historic victory for couriters at an NHS provider.
Food poverty in Britain is now so bad the Women’s Institute have had to step in
With 1 in 6 adults skipping meals for lack of money, the WI is waging in.