Solidarity builds for sacked P&O workers as protestors gather at ports
The fight for the dismissed P&O Ferries’ employees to win back their jobs moved up a gear this weekend with demonstrations held in the UK and beyond.
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P&O chief exec admits firm broke the law yet insists he would make same decision again
The P&O Ferries boss went on to reveal to MPs he is paid a basic salary of £325,000 a year.
Unions slam Boris Johnson for telling Britons to learn from ‘disciplined’ Germans
Statutory sick pay in Germany is 50% pay for 84 weeks, while in the UK statutory sick pay is £96.35 per week for 28 weeks.
Sharon Graham: We don’t need lectures from the rich on pay restraint
‘It is time to value and renew our institutions. It is time to build union power.’
Rishi Sunak’s energy crisis ‘bailout’ derided as ‘hopelessly inadequate’
The chancellor’s support to the ‘Black Thursday’ energy rise has been met with contempt, with unions warning the increase is a cost-of-living ‘catastrophe’ for ordinary workers.
UnionDues: Labour market regulation needs strong unions
‘In our first episode of 2022, we look at the thorny question of labour market regulation.’
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, December 2021
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UnionDues: A global footprint – How LabourStart works to support unions and their members
With networks in over 20 countries, and working in nearly 30 different languages, LabourStart has been campaigning with unions and their members for over 25 years.
Black Friday protests: Extinction Rebellion barricades Amazon facilities
As Amazon prepares to make £2bn in UK Black Friday sales, campaigners targeted the company’s distribution centres in protest of the multinational’s treatment of workers.
Tony Burke: Trade unions views about ‘unnecessary’ legislation dismissed by government
‘It appears the government has ignored the views expressed by unions and employment rights experts that this legislation is totally unnecessary and is purely punitive against trade unions.’