Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Outsourcing fights and strikes over pay
It’s been a little while since I wrote an update on the industrial news from Labour’s affiliate unions.…
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Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Brexit risks, fake minimum wage, transport strikes
Six million was the number of signatures the Chartists declared had signed their petition. As ‘Revoke Article 50’…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Anti-Racism Day and #SaveHondaSwindon
While Labour’s affiliated unions may disagree on some of the finer details of Brexit, all are agreed that…
Unions aren’t at the end of their journey – they still have so much more to give
In recent years, unions have come under attack. Successive Conservative Prime Ministers have systematically targeted our movement. We’ve seen…
Trade union leaders react to Labour split
Seven MPs have quit the Labour Party and formed “The Independent Group”. Here’s our round-up of reactions from trade…
We’re turning the tide against outsourcing in London universities
Each morning at University College London, thousands of students and lecturers flow through the Bloomsbury campus, past the…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Brummie bin strike, musicians’ flash mob
Strikes and ballots The Birmingham bin strike is back on next week, as the workers assert yet again…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: 2019 so far
One month into 2019, union members have been on the offensive across sectors, with pay awards coming…
Union leaders react to Brexit meetings with PM
Trade union general secretaries are meeting with Theresa May today to discuss breaking the Brexit deadlock. Unite’s Len…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Tube strike, Labour councils and firefighters
Central Line strike In a disgraceful attempt to smear the recent ASLEF strike on London’s Underground, Osborne’s Evening…
