News TUC demands U-turn on scrapping Union Learning Fund ahead of spending review The TUC has urged the government to use its spending review this week to U-turn on the decision… Elliot Chappell 24th November, 2020, 12:01 am
News Sunday shows: Dodds, Powell, O’Grady criticise public sector pay freeze idea The Andrew Marr Show Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds did not pledge Labour’s unconditional support for new Covid restrictions,… Elliot Chappell & Sienna Rodgers 22nd November, 2020, 10:42 am
News “Rebadged funding pots and reheated pledges”: Labour slams Tory climate plan Labour has criticised the government for offering “rebadged funding pots and reheated pledges” with the unveiling of the… Elliot Chappell 18th November, 2020, 2:41 pm
News Refusal to save Union Learning Fund “blatantly partisan”, say trade unions Trade unions have criticised the government’s refusal to back down on slashing support to the Union Learning Fund… Andrew Kersley 5th November, 2020, 6:14 pm
News How trade unions reacted to the Chancellor’s furlough extension Rishi Sunak committed to extending the furlough scheme earlier today, with people set to receive 80% of their… Andrew Kersley 5th November, 2020, 5:04 pm
News Labour calls for continued suspension of UC change to support self-employed Labour has called on the government to “see sense” on the planned reinstatement of the minimum income floor… Sienna Rodgers 2nd November, 2020, 2:17 pm
News TUC calls on government to address “disproportionate” BAME unemployment The TUC has declared that “ministers must get to grips with how to stop disproportionate BAME unemployment” after… Andrew Kersley 27th October, 2020, 10:30 pm
Comment Interview with Roger McKenzie: “Racism is the other pandemic taking place” “My mum always used to tell us she was walking home through Walsall one night as a pregnant… Andrew Kersley 26th October, 2020, 8:00 am
News One in three night workers earn less than £10 an hour, TUC analysis shows The TUC has called for better pay and conditions for night workers, including 1.8 million key workers, after… Andrew Kersley 24th October, 2020, 12:01 am
News TUC warns government against scrapping “vital” in-work training fund The TUC has urged the government to reverse plans to end the Union Learning Fund (ULF) as the… Andrew Kersley 19th October, 2020, 10:34 am