News McCluskey’s fury over bosses trying to use Brexit to cut workers’ pay Bosses are using Brexit as an excuse to try to cut workers’ pay and erode their rights, Britain’s largest… Peter Edwards 21st August, 2017, 10:12 am
Comment Taylor review got it wrong — Corbyn must clear up confusion in the gig economy The Taylor Review may have been written by the former head of Tony Blair’s Downing Street policy unit… Tristan Grove 27th July, 2017, 12:30 pm
Comment Corbyn could tackle gig economy abuses by letting workers build up rights over a year The problem with the Taylor report is that it fails to address the wider economic impact on the… Dan McCurry 18th July, 2017, 5:00 pm
News Protect workers’ rights — or we’ll vote against repeal bill, says Keir Starmer Change tack on parliamentary scrutiny and workers’ rights, or Labour will vote against your great repeal bill, Keir… Emma Bean 13th July, 2017, 9:05 am
Comment Yvette Cooper: The party of workers’ rights? Just look at Theresa May’s record Who do the Tories think they are kidding? The idea that their party can ever be relied upon… Yvette Cooper 15th May, 2017, 2:50 pm
Comment Boris is a cack-handed, cheese-headed fopdoodle – Watson speech to union This is the full text of the speech by Labour deputy leader Tom Watson at Usdaw’s annual delegate… Tom Watson 2nd May, 2017, 11:27 am
Comment Andrew Gwynne: For the many, not the few – 20 years on from the 1997 election The 20 year anniversary of the 1997 general election is as good a time as any to reflect… Andrew Gwynne 1st May, 2017, 9:00 am
News McDonnell pledges tough action on low wages and executive pay as part of Labour’s plan to end “rigged economy” John McDonnell will tomorrow pledge to ban zero hours contracts and halt the undercutting of British workers by foreign… Peter Edwards 29th April, 2017, 10:30 pm
News The 20-point plan with which Corbyn and McDonnell aim to end a “rigged economy” Give all workers equal rights from day one, whether part-time or full-time, temporary or permanent – so that… 29th April, 2017, 10:00 pm
Comment This a choice between austerity, hard Brexit Tories and Corbyn’s Labour committed to transforming Britain This is the full statement published today by Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport and Salaried Staffs… Manuel Cortes 18th April, 2017, 3:30 pm