Get ready for an all-out fight to protect our workers’ rights
The words of songwriter Joe Hill “don’t mourn, organise” may have been used countless times in these last…
Shelly Asquith
Don’t just campaign on the Labour doorstep – visit a picket line too
This general election, head to the Labour doorstep – but visit a picket line along the way, too.…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Back to school, driving change and fighting the power
It’s not just parliament being shut down, or even the streets outside. While it might not yet be…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: From parliament to the picket lines
A new Prime Minister, 39°C heat and the end of Love Island: it’s all been kicking off since…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Why you should boycott the gym… and other ways to support strikes
Pause the pilates – the weights can wait. Unite members are asking you to boycott the gym. If…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Boohoo, Netflix and more
For the first time, my column now looks at the breadth of industrial action taking place across trade…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Outsourcing fights and strikes over pay
It’s been a little while since I wrote an update on the industrial news from Labour’s affiliate unions.…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Brexit risks, fake minimum wage, transport strikes
Six million was the number of signatures the Chartists declared had signed their petition. As ‘Revoke Article 50’…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Anti-Racism Day and #SaveHondaSwindon
While Labour’s affiliated unions may disagree on some of the finer details of Brexit, all are agreed that…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Brummie bin strike, musicians’ flash mob
Strikes and ballots The Birmingham bin strike is back on next week, as the workers assert yet again…
