Cleaners at Battersea leisure centre win inflation-busting 16% pay rise
The UVW union has described the victory as “huge”
Trade Unions
Daily Express mocked for journalists voting to strike over pay
‘You couldn’t write it!’
Unions pledge to “do whatever is necessary” to defend workers following record decline in real terms wages
With workers being squeezed, unions are committed to fighting back
Full list of all the upcoming strike dates
From the RMT to Unite, and from the CWU to Unison – trade unions are gearing up for an intensification of strike action
Energy bills could cost a staggering TWO MONTHS’ wages next year, the TUC has warned
The TUC has called for urgent action to address the crisis
UK workers set for worst pay squeeze in G7, warns TUC
Britain sits at the bottom of the league for pay growth among the world’s seven advanced economies.
Unite secures 17.5% pay rise for food manufacturing workers
In yet another massive pay rise Unite has won for workers, over 1000 employees at Cadbury are to be awarded a two-year pay deal worth up to 17.5%.
Conservative MPs have been exaggerating the pay of rail workers, Full Fact finds
An investigation by the independent fact checker confirms that the transport secretary and other Tory MPs have got their figures wrong when it comes to what striking rail employees earn.
Mick Lynch’s best five interviews of the week
In flooring critics in the corporate media with a down-to-earth, no-nonsense attitude, the RMT boss has become the star of the rail strikes and has something of a cult following.
UK rail strike: Second day of action underway as RMT accuses government of ‘wrecking negotiations’
“Until the government unshackle Network Rail and the train operating companies, it is not going to be possible for a negotiated settlement to be agreed,’ says union boss Mick Lynch.