TUC Congress 2024: Unions clash over oil and gas licenses and EU alignment
This year’s TUC Congress has had its first contested motion this afternoon, as unions clashed over a composited…
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Jo Grady: Unions “were not set up to deal with the issues women face”
Jo Grady has argued that structural changes are needed to make unions better able to tackle sexual harassment,…
How did Keir Starmer’s speech go down, and how are Labour doing in Selby and Uxbridge?
Let’s start with some good news that splashes The Yorkshire Post – a pretty jaw-dropping, 12-point lead for…
Mass strikes are a disaster for Sunak. But they present challenges for Labour too
As many as half a million people have woken up today and gone on strike. This includes border…
MPs to debate anti-union legislation as teachers prepare for strike ballot results
The government’s minimum service levels bill will receive its second reading in parliament today. The legislation proposes to give the…
UCU announces 18 days of industrial action involving 70,000 university staff
The University and College Union has announced that more than 70,000 of its members will strike for 18…
Why university staff voted to strike and what it means for the labour movement
Across universities, the results are in: we are going to strike for better pay, proper pensions and decent…
Unions, MPs and campaigners release joint statement on CHIS ‘spycops’ bill
The general secretaries of 14 trade unions, 20 Labour MPs including Jeremy Corbyn and a number of campaigning…
University unions issue list of demands to fix campus Covid crisis
Groups representing university staff and students have jointly issued a list of demands to the government as part…
Scrap university offers based on predicted grades, says Labour
Ahead of A-Level results day this year, Labour has announced plans to scrap university offers based on predicted…
