Labour’s corporate manslaughter reforms were well intentioned – but they aren’t working
Last week a jury took an hour to clear the owners of the Gleision Drift Mine of the…
Worker’s Rights
Unions launch campaign to highlight UKIP’s attacks on workers
The attempt to stem the number of working class voters switching to UKIP by highlighting their right wing…
Workers’ Memorial Day reminds us why we need a government that protects workers
A factory collapsing killing more than 1,100 workers in Bangladesh just over a year ago; reports of hundreds of…
Miliband pledges to crack down on worst of zero hours abuses
Ed Miliband will today confirm that a Labour government would crack down on the very work abuses of…
Who made my clothes?
By Stella Creasy MP and Alison McGovern MP It’s been a long four years in opposition, and each…
Universal rights aren’t easy, but they are essential
I believe that the death penalty is wrong in all circumstances (though I am not a pacifist). To…
Forced labour in Qatar calls into question suitability of World Cup hosts
I have just returned from a fact finding mission to Qatar with construction workers union UCATT to look…
Legal loophole used to exploit agency workers must be closed
Day-in, day-out agency workers doing exactly the same job as their colleagues are receiving up to £500 less…
Unfairly dismissed? Get your credit card out – justice now costs you £1,200
For weeks we’ve been confronted by a wall of noise from the government, and endless reams of column…
Which of these basic rights does David Cameron hate so much?
I’ve been meaning to write a piece over the last week on what Cameron really means when he…
