Comment PMQs: “Half-arsed bluster” from Johnson no comfort to P&O staff, says Starmer Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson faced off at Prime Minister’s Questions today ahead of the Spring Statement. The… Katie Neame 23rd March, 2022, 1:41 pm
News Labour accuses government of lying about knowledge of P&O mass sackings Louise Haigh has argued that the government’s story on the mass sackings announced by P&O Ferries last week… Katie Neame 22nd March, 2022, 11:45 am
News Labour motion demanding action against P&O passes as Tories abstain MPs have passed a Labour motion calling on the government to take action against P&O Ferries’ parent company… Katie Neame & Elliot Chappell 21st March, 2022, 7:49 pm
Comment Community: We defeated fire and rehire at Clarks – here’s what comes next In October, our members at the Clarks distribution centre in Street, Somerset, began industrial action over fire and… Roy Rickhuss 15th December, 2021, 2:15 pm
News Conservative MPs block Barry Gardiner fire and rehire bill by majority of 63 Conservatives have defeated a ‘closure motion’ – by a majority of 63, with 188 of all MPs voting… Sienna Rodgers 22nd October, 2021, 1:39 pm
Comment The reality of fire and rehire shows why every MP must back Barry Gardiner’s bill In my 34-year employment at Clarks, I have never taken a day off sick. That was, until five… Francis Foley 22nd October, 2021, 12:59 pm
Daily email It’s Friday, but the focus is on parliament with fire/rehire and assisted dying bills Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of “selling out working people” by whipping Conservative MPs against legislation to stop… Sienna Rodgers 22nd October, 2021, 11:08 am
News Johnson accused of “selling out” working people by opposing fire and rehire bill Boris Johnson has been accused by Keir Starmer of “selling out” working people as the Prime Minister is… Sienna Rodgers 21st October, 2021, 10:30 pm
Comment Sharon Graham at TUC: “No more political tail wagging the industrial dog” Below is the full text of the speech Sharon Graham will deliver today to propose the composite motion… Sharon Graham 13th September, 2021, 9:00 am
Comment Fire and rehire is wrong. MPs of all parties should back my bill to stop it What surprised me, standing on the picket lines this week, was what had hurt people most. These workers… Barry Gardiner 17th June, 2021, 4:30 pm