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…
Industrial action
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…
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…
Labour accused of “new low” as Lammy says he does not support BA strikers
David Lammy prompted a fresh row between Labour and the unions yesterday. As the Shadow Foreign Secretary discussed…
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…
Starmer faces dissent as frontbenchers join RMT workers on picket lines
80% of train services were axed during the 24-hour RMT strike on Tuesday. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch…
Labour needs to show “what we are about”, Burnham warns party leadership
Labour needs to show what it is for and it needs to do it quickly, according to Andy…
“Bully-boy tactics will not wash,” transport unions warn Grant Shapps
Transport trade unions have rejected the “bully-boy tactics” displayed by Grant Shapps today as the government minister warned…
Industrial action is the one real power the worker has. Labour must support it
I can hear them now. The Tolpuddle Martyrs, The Chartists, the Suffragettes, the Jarrow Marchers descending upon parliament…
