O’Grady: Explosion of zero hours contracts costs the government almost £2bn
Workers are treated as disposable under zero hour contracts, Frances O’Grady warned today, as the TUC published new…
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The chancellor forgot Brexit, our biggest challenge – trade unions react to Budget
In today’s budget chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled a hike in national insurance contributions for the self-employed, but neglected…
Sarah Champion: Forget about blokes and beer – today women are achieving real change in the trade union movement
This is the full speech delivered today by Sarah Champion, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, at…
Are the self-employed being asked to pay for Brexit? Labour reactions to Budget
With the chancellor Philip Hammond today giving his first, and last spring Budget, in which he has unveiled…
Is the “McDonnell amendment” a better choice for Labour members or simply a recipe for electoral disaster?
Since Jeremy Corbyn got re-elected last year, Labour’s factional battle has centred around a possible rulebook change to…
Tory silence on Pimlico plumbers case shows they don’t care about working class
The boss of Pimlico Plumbers sounds quite embittered about the recent court ruling that found against him. The…
Austerity and Brexit demand a shake-up of Treasury, advisors tell McDonnell
The Treasury is seen as “arrogant” and needs to be shaken-up in light of austerity and Britain’s vote…
Get a friend to join, O’Grady says, as celebration of trade unions begins
Trade unions around Britain join forces today to kick off a week of events to mark the enormous…
“A wish list, not an action plan” – Labour figures on the Tory white paper on Brexit
Today’s the long awaited Brexit white paper has been published by the government. Figures from across the labour movement have…
This unelected PM has been “absolutely absurd” – O’Grady, McCluskey and Labour MPs tackle Supreme Court ruling on Brexit
Figures from across the labour movement have given their reaction to Theresa May’s defeat in the Supreme Court…
