Weetabix engineers strike over fire and rehire plans that could see them lose up to £5,000 a year in wages
‘Last year Weetabix’s profits went up by almost 20% to more than £81 million’.
Trade Unions
Keir Starmer faces growing backlash over plans to scrap Labour leadership rules that got Corbyn elected
Starmer has put forward proposals to scrap Labour’s one-member-one-vote approach to party leadership elections, where every party member’s vote had equal value, in favour of an electoral college, in which MPs would have greater say.
Disagreements between unions on the expansion of nuclear power show there is hope for progress
‘Condemning one union as outdated or backwards because it has concerns about its members in the energy sector is not helpful’
What to expect from the Labour conference: Division and a lack of clarity from Starmer
‘Starmer has not been the unifying leader many had envisaged, nor has he continued to advocate for the ten pledges he put to the membership a mere eighteen months ago.’
How can trade unions organise young workers? Activists share radical lessons at #TUC21
We can’t just wait for a Labour government to swoop in, TUC Congress hears.
‘Applause won’t pay the bills’: Fair pay and workers’ rights in focus at #TUC21
Three-day weekends and ending fire and rehire – trade unionists call for urgent action to improve pay and conditions for workers.
TUC Congress 2021: Motions passed on Day 1
Support for the cultural sector and investment in public services and pay, are among the motions already approved in Congress 2021.
The SNP is clashing with workers over COP26 legacy
The COP 26 international climate summit loomed over the 2021 SNP conference, but its legacy is contested by workers.
Solidarity builds against ‘unjust job cuts’ at Liverpool University
Trade union and labour movement support escalates for the global academic boycott of the University of Liverpool.
Unite’s Steve Turner says ‘no one can get close to his record’ and calls on Labour to offer ‘real opposition’
‘I am standing on my record and nobody can touch that, they won’t even get close.’
