Trade Unions
Old Etonians launch war on workers
The political right is ramping up efforts to demonise trade unions, peddling dishonest and hysterical campaigns, propped up by their billionaire-owned media and the out-of-touch Etonian commentators who spout such drivel with supposed integrity.
Union boss says winter strike frustration should be aimed at Tory government, not workers
PCS chief Mark Serwotka says ‘we’re paying the price’ for the government’s errors
Tories threaten to push ahead with anti-strike laws in new year if Christmas strikes take place
“If the Christmas Eve strike goes ahead, we need to crack on with the anti-strike laws early in the new year", said one minister.
Diane Abbott MP: The Public Order Bill has no place in a democratic society
'This is a government that does not tire of lecturing the rest of the world on democracy and human rights, and yet this is Bill creates two classes of citizens.'
Flooring factory employees in Manchester secure large pay rise
Following a series of strikes over pay that started in early September, workers at Polyflor Ltd., a vinyl flooring manufacturer, have accepted a pay rise offer of 9 percent.
Mick Lynch takes down Daily Mail reporter with typically cool response to ‘Mick Grinch’ nickname
The RMT boss is back flooring critics in the corporate media with his no-nonsense, down-to-earth attitude.