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Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, November 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
Workers across the country urge MPs to back bill to ban Fire and Rehire
“If the Tories don’t make it illegal, the next Labour government will.”
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 3, October 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
Cleaning staff win campaign for £10 per hour wage at University of Sheffield
The University’s management have now signed an agreement with Unite representatives to confirm the decision to increase the workers’ pay from £9.52 to £10 an hour.
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of UK voters want a four-day working week, poll finds
60% of those asked were in favour of introducing a four-day working week in the UK, compared to 26% who opposed the move
Amazon could owe drivers £140 million over employee rights claims
Amazon could owe thousands of drivers who deliver its parcels an average of £10,500 compensation for each year they have delivered for the company.
How we can end bogus self-employment which condemns millions to a low income
‘False or bogus self-employment is a major reason for low pay’.
Weetabix engineers strike over fire and rehire plans that could see them lose up to £5,000 a year in wages
‘Last year Weetabix’s profits went up by almost 20% to more than £81 million’.
‘Applause won’t pay the bills’: Fair pay and workers’ rights in focus at #TUC21
Three-day weekends and ending fire and rehire – trade unionists call for urgent action to improve pay and conditions for workers.