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Labour in Communications has today announced the launch of a Q&A series with general secretaries of leading trade unions in the UK, LabourList can reveal. The network of Labour-backing communications professionals, launched in November 2021…
Over half of UK workers believe they have been subject to some form of surveillance and monitoring at work, according to new polling by the TUC and Britain Thinks. The rise of digital surveillance has been one of the under-reported stories…
There is a change in the air, a new wave of radicalism sweeping through the trade union movement; a wave of radical New Unionism. It has been at the heart of the growth of a number of smaller campaigning unions and is impacting upon many of…
Education trade unions have called on the government to take urgent action to prevent disruption to schools in the run-up to Christmas amid concerns over rising cases of the Omicron variant and increasing classroom absences. Four unions –…
Candidates on the left slate ‘Time for Real Change’ have won a narrow majority on the Labour Link committee of the Labour-affiliated trade union UNISON as results published today show they secured six of the 11 seats up for grabs. Billie…
UNISON has said councils across England, Wales and Scotland face a £3.09bn funding "black hole" in the next financial year and called on ministers to urgently provide the funding needed to avoid further cuts to local services. Commenting on…
"Another day, another U-turn." That was Labour's response to ministers announcing a 3% pay rise for NHS workers, following the heavily criticised proposal to offer them a 1% increase (a real-terms cut) earlier this year. "Once again, this…
The TUC has warned that government policies are set to worsen child poverty – and revealed research showing that more than one million children of key workers are currently living below the breadline. The trade union federation general…
Candidates on the left slate 'Time for Real Change' have gained a majority on the national executive council of the Labour-affiliated union UNISON in results published today, securing 40 out of the 68 seats up for grabs. After members of…
Trade unions have urged ministers not to go ahead with plans to make coronavirus vaccinations compulsory for care staff, after the government today launched a consultation looking at the controversial move. The Department of Health and…
Angela Rayner is urging the government to increase pay for care workers to at least £10 an hour as she says poverty wages in the care sector are not just "morally wrong" but also "holding back our economy". In a keynote speech at UNISON…
Social care staff have been paying a shocking price for doing their jobs during the pandemic. They continue to work on a ‘forgotten’ frontline where they're ignored and undervalued – all too often with devastating consequences. Recently…
