Starmer tells TUC Congress: “I support the right to strike unequivocally”
Keir Starmer has said that he “unequivocally” supports the right to strike and that he understands that it…
Worker’s Rights
Unions launch legal challenge against government’s strike-breaking legislation
11 trade unions have launched a joint legal challenge after ministers made controversial changes to regulations earlier this…
Labour urges action against P&O after “despicable assault on workers’ rights”
P&O Ferries sacked 800 workers yesterday, with immediate effect, over a Zoom call. Those staff, which the company…
Labour to use ‘fair pay agreements’ to deliver new deal for working people
Angela Rayner is expected to open Labour conference with an announcement that the party will use ‘fair pay…
Labour should borrow more than John Smith’s charter for employment rights
Listening last week to our Shadow Employment Rights Secretary, Andy McDonald, setting out the party’s vision on workers’…
Millions working without employment protections, Labour analysis finds
Analysis published by the Labour Party has found that millions of people across the country are working without…
What is the ‘right to disconnect’ and why do we need it?
UK employees have long been subject to a notorious ‘long-hours culture’. In 2019, UK workers were already working…
Rayner: Labour will make flexible working “force for good” to benefit all
Angela Rayner has declared that Labour will “fundamentally change working practices for the better” and “make flexible working…
Fire and rehire is wrong. MPs of all parties should back my bill to stop it
What surprised me, standing on the picket lines this week, was what had hurt people most. These workers…
GMB’s deal with Uber shows how unions can push back on insecure work
Last night’s announcement that the GMB, one of the TUC member unions, has signed a recognition deal with…
