workers rights
Unite’s Sharon Graham takes apart claims of Felixstowe employers that they can’t afford pay rise for workers after record profits
"The second spike of inflation is actually down to profiteering and not wages"
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news...
Liz Truss attacks British workers to deflect from Tory failings on the economy
'The UK has serious problems of skills and low productivity, but they require policies. The idiotic worker-bashing comments by Liz Truss make headlines but offer no analysis of the problems or durable solutions.'
Unite secures thousands of British Airways staff average 13% pay rise
The pay rise came after the union backed industrial action for check-in staff and a deal for them was agreed after tough negotiations.
To prevent a recession and grow the economy we have to protect workers’ rights
The lessons for workers are clear. Join a trade union, show solidarity with fellow workers and vote for a political party that will enhance market and political power of labour.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, August 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…