UCU is actively alienating its Jewish members
University & Colleges Union (UCU) – an organisation that has suffered a series of resignations by Jewish members claiming institutional antisemitism – is fanning those fears
Trade Unions
Mail masks Thatcher’s true legacy: Unions busted, hours extended, productivity held back
The legacy of Margaret Thatcher was fewer workplace rights, longer working hours and less productivity in the UK.
Invite to royal wedding should be withdrawn for Swaziland’s king
Action for Southern Africa’s Mark Beacon reports on the state of oppression and intimidation in Swaziland under the rule of one of our monarchy’s wedding guests
Labour must speak not only for organised labour
As predictable headlines follow Ed Miliband committing to speak at the TUC rally on March 26th, Rob Marchant takes a more detached look at how the relationships between Party, movement and workplace demographics interact.
The IoD are wrong: there is no quick fix for the UK economy
Todays Institute of Directors “Freebie Growth Plan” report is wrong; if implemented, the measures they propose would lead to considerable losses for most taxpayers.
Employment tribunal reforms will further erode workers’ rights
The government’s plans to reform employment tribunals are the latest in a series of proposals aimed at eroding workers’ rights, writes Ruwan Subasinghe.
The BA cabin crew dispute: The view from the shop floor
It is easy to forget that the British Airways cabin crew dispute is about real people’s lives; here, Left Foot Forward presents the testimony of a BA employee.
The shocking rise of violence in the NHS
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis writes about the shocking rise in violence against NHS staff – and the poor proesectution rate, currently only 1.9 pc.
The votes of trade unionists are a strength to Labour not a weakness
Yesterday’s leading article in The Times on the Labour Party leadership election system more reflects the paper’s enduring hostility to trade unionism than a serious concern for Labour’s integrity. What other proposal for extending democracy would begin by proposing a radical reduction in the electorate?
The real “squeezed middle”
In his leader’s speech tomorrow Ed Miliband is expected to announce his intention to reach out to Britain’s struggling middle classes.