Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: 2019 so far
One month into 2019, union members have been on the offensive across sectors, with pay awards coming…
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Shelly Asquith: 10 Christmas gifts for trade union members
A look at the weird and wonderful world of trade union merchandise has been a long time coming.…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Worker wins at Cammell Laird, Shelter and for Yorkshire dinner ladies
Some good news. If you hadn’t already heard, the six-week strike involving hundreds of workers at Cammell Laird…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Turning the tide on casualisation
Spotlight on Cammell Laird In my last column, I mentioned the ballot result from the workers at Cammell…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Tube strike, Labour councils and firefighters
Central Line strike In a disgraceful attempt to smear the recent ASLEF strike on London’s Underground, Osborne’s Evening…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Post Offices, young footballers and ScotRail
It’s all tricks and no treats according to Len McCluskey, as Labour’s affiliates respond to the budget announcements made…
Shelly Asquith: The media ignores trade union activity. This is how I’m fighting back
The media barely reports on trade union activity – at least not any more. In fact, the Morning…
Shelly Asquith: Six highlights from TUC Congress 2018
What went down at TUC Conference? It was the 150th anniversary Congress of the TUC this week, taking place…
Shelly Asquith: Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez matters to the Labour Party
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, an election result that sent shock waves through the US political…
Shelly Asquith: 50 years since the Ford women’s strike, the fight for liberation goes on
Today marks fifty years since the start of one of the most pivotal industrial actions by women workers…
