Covid Inquiry: Ministers opposed masks in schools as they ‘didn’t want to give an inch to unions’
“In a time of national crisis the Conservatives put politics before people.”
Trade Unions
Oxfam workers set to strike for first time over ‘poverty pay’
34% of charity workers choosing between heating their homes and feeding their families
Over 150 trade unionists block arms factory in Kent
Workers organised in response to an urgent call from Palestinian trade unions
Strikes Act could breach post-Brexit deal and “stoke UK-EU tensions” unions warn
Irish and UK unions warn anti-trade union legislation risks exposing the UK to hefty sanctions
Whitehall workers to strike for further 36 days as employer refuses to negotiate
Outsourced staff escalate industrial action at three government departments
“A national disgrace”: Unions slam government after cuts to Christmas rail service
December train service cuts have led to fresh calls for public ownership of the railways
Prison workers’ union slams government scheme to tackle overcrowding crisis
Government have just introduced “one more hairbrained scheme after another”
Damning survey reveals how UK cleaners are forced to work while sick
UK has one of the ‘least generous’ sick pay system in the industrialised world
Palestinian trade unions issue urgent call to end the arming of Israel
An urgent call to action for international trade unions to help halt arms trading
‘Huge anger’ fuels Amazon workers Black Friday strike announcement
Exclusive interview with GMB organiser, on workers ‘anger’ and ‘frustration’ following Amazon pay rise