News Ashworth slams Tory rail U-turn ahead of meeting with TSSA union boss The government’s cancellation of railway electrification is “a kick in the for Leicestershire,” Jonathan Ashworth has said as… Emma Bean 2nd August, 2017, 4:51 pm
News Weekly survey: Tribunal fees, train overcrowding and Labour’s Brexit offer Today Labour analysis revealed that our railways are more overcrowded than they’ve ever been, since records began. We… Emma Bean 1st August, 2017, 6:00 pm
News Union leader and MPs plan campaign against Tory rail-electrification failure Rail union leader Manuel Cortes has travelled to Wales to meet with MPs and formulate a response to… Emma Bean 1st August, 2017, 3:05 pm
Comment Unison’s tribunal fees victory shows the power of our Labour movement Practising as an employment lawyer over the last four years has felt at times like howling into the… Sara Ibrahim 31st July, 2017, 4:30 pm
News Grayling must go after tribunal fees defeat, trade union chief demands The Tory cabinet minister responsible for the tribunal fees debacle should be kicked out of Theresa May’s top… Emma Bean 26th July, 2017, 2:24 pm
News Unison victory as judges scrap Tories’ hated employment tribunal fees Unison has claimed victory in its four-year fight against the Tories’ imposition of fees for employment tribunals. The supreme… Emma Bean 26th July, 2017, 10:34 am
News Burnham leads northern cities’ fury over Grayling’s rail betrayal Andy Burnham has led condemnation from the leaders of some of the biggest cities in the north over… Emma Bean 26th July, 2017, 9:26 am
Comment Holly Lynch: How can Tories tell young people they are not worth £7.50 an hour? As Labour pledges that all workers would receive a living wage of £10 per hour Holly Lynch, MP… Holly Lynch 11th April, 2017, 6:00 pm
News Labour MPs must vote against article 50 if amendments fail, union chief says Labour MPs must not “wave through” a Tory Brexit at any cost and should be prepared to defy… Emma Bean 6th February, 2017, 5:22 pm
Comment Clive Lewis: Grayling’s calls for a strike ban are a smokescreen to hide his own failings in the run-up to Christmas This is the full statement published by shadow business secretary Clive Lewis on the latest wave of industrial… Clive Lewis 20th December, 2016, 9:00 am