UnionDues: Interview with the newly elected TUC president Maria Exall
Maria arrives at the TUC Presidency with impressive credentials.
Trade Unions
Trade unions join calls for immediate general election
‘It is clear we can’t go on like this, we need a general election now.’
Further austerity could breach human rights obligations, says UN envoy
‘Not aligning social benefits or minimum wages with increased costs of living is a retrogressive measure so the government would be violating its international human rights obligations.’
Glasgow workers become first to secure union recognition in an Apple store
The historic moment will see the workers represented by GMB
NUJ secures 4.5% pay deal from Al Jazeera English
Strike action has been called off following the pay agreement
Public workers at ‘breaking point’ and millions close to quitting, warns TUC
The public sector could face a ‘mass exodus’ of key workers unless ‘decent pay rises’ are delivered, says Frances O’Grady.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, October 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…
Enough is Enough campaign seeks to be ‘bedded into every community’ – Mick Lynch interview
The RMT’s general secretary also said rail strikes will continue for as long as needed to get a settlement
Mick Lynch pledges to ‘fight them in parliament, in the workplace, and on the streets’ as TUC opposes minimum service levels
The government is seeking to force unions to ensure that rail services continue running during strikes
‘What we want is a socialist Green New Deal with public ownership’ – FBU vice president Ben Selby
Left Foot Forward spoke to Ben Selby at the TUC’s 2022 congress