How the fight to save Somerset cider shows unions at work
Cider-making is synonymous with the county of Somerset; it is weaved into the social fabric, the landscape and…
Trade Union Action Week
The vile union Bill takes us back to days of masters and servants
Working people and those who feel disenfranchised have traditionally been able to turn to Trade Unions for help,…
Your right to legal representation must be protected
If you are injured in an accident then the right to seek legal representation to support a claim…
The Government are effectively creating state-sponsored blacklisting
This week my union UCATT announced that it had secured compensation worth £5.6 million for 71 of our…
The Tories want to smash the unions and this is how they plan to do it
As a trade union representing ordinary, decent, hard-working men and women doing a safety-critical job to ensure that…
TU Bill an onslaught on civil liberties
The Human Rights dimension of the campaign against the Trade Union Bill received a fillip this week from…
I love unions. Why doesn’t everyone else?
I love unions. Of course I do – I started my apprenticeship in 1989 and joined the trade…
The Trade Union Bill is an attack on union campaigning and the Labour Party
We are witnessing a full-scale attack by the Conservative government on the campaigning work of the trade union…
Tories ready to offer concessions on Trade Union Bill after Labour fight
Labour peers and Welsh Assembly Members could be on course to secure a major victory in the fight…
The Tory Government threatens to push British workers’ rights to the bottom of the European league table
“Nothing is off the table”. This was David Cameron’s thinly-veiled attack in 2013 at the beginning of the…
