Unite: “Madcap” plan to crackdown on unions from Truss a “declaration of war”
Sharon Graham has warned that proposals put forward by Liz Truss to crackdown on industrial action are nothing…
Unions
Shapps accused of blocking negotiations that could end rail dispute with RMT
The TUC has accused Grant Shapps of preventing negotiations from taking place that could avert strike action after…
We need empowered unions and strong protections, not tinkering from ministers
The government, you will be pleased to hear, has launched a scheme to tackle the cost-of-living crisis. It…
TUC says “burden” of “failed” energy privatisation must be lifted off families
Frances O’Grady has declared that it is time to “lift the burden of failed privatisation off families” after…
UK workers set for worst real-wage squeeze in G7, analysis by TUC finds
Workers in the UK are set to experience the most severe “wage squeeze” among G7 countries as pay…
Paul Nowak elected to succeed Frances O’Grady as TUC general secretary
Paul Nowak has been elected as the next TUC general secretary and will take over the role when…
Breaking strikes using agency workers is recklessly gambling with public safety
The government’s move to replace skilled and safety-critical workers on strike, published today, is deliberately inflammatory. It is…
The Labour Party must support those fighting to defend their living standards
There is a real danger the Labour leadership is misreading the political moment. Armed with a New Labour…
What the coverage of the RMT strike tells us about the unions and the media
The general secretary of the RMT has, within the space of a week, become a television hero. It…
We must keep up the momentum of the TUC rally and ensure workers are heard
Last Saturday, I took to the streets of London with thousands of other working people to make our…
