Trade unions say proposed pay increase is an ‘insult’ to millions of public sector workers
Unison, the BMA, Unite and the NEU have all said a 2.8% pay rise next year isn’t enough
Trade Unions
Trade unions call on government to act on manifesto promise to strengthen statutory sick pay
Union leaders stress that
statutory sick pay in the UK is ‘set at one of the lowest levels in the industrialised world’
Sharon Graham reveals the astonishing amount of money Unite has won for workers in last two years
Absolutely huge sums have been put in workers’ pockets
How trade unions responded to the budget
“Today’s budget is a vital first step towards the growth, jobs and living standards working people desperately need.”
TUC agrees radical proposals to tackle climate crisis
Delegates at TUC Congress voted for a motion which called for ‘a rapid and just transition away from fossil fuels to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown’.
TUC commends government plans for rail nationalisation but calls for Labour to go further on public transport
Delegates called for the buses to be taken into public ownership too
Sellafield power workers win 7.5% pay rise after Unite industrial action
‘This deal is one more example of Unite’s relentless focus on improving jobs, pay and conditions delivering dividends for our members’
Unions issue rallying cry to members in solidarity against the far-right
Mick Lynch calls for a “movement-wide response so that we do not allow such vile shows of racism to divide working class unity”
GPs vote overwhelmingly to take collective action over funding
GPs to take action for first time in 60 years over a budget row
Junior doctors in England offered 22.3% pay deal
Breakthrough pay offer will be put to BMA members for a vote