Dan Jarvis: Smearing benefit claimants as “scroungers” harms fight against poverty
January is not just a time for sober reflection; it is also a time for clarity and determination,…
Zero Hours
Re-invent trade unions for the era of Uber
Labour’s approach to employment must go wider than just the repealing of anti-union legislation. Of course, scrapping Thatcher’s…
Forget the fears over raising taxes – Corbyn should concentrate on delivering economic justice for the 99 per cent
The IMF revealed last month that higher income tax rates would reduce inequality without stalling economic growth – dispelling the…
Prospect: It’s time to reinvent trade unions for the age of the freelancer
According to the latest ONS figures, self-employment is now at a record high. This growth in freelancing and…
How a Labour council and a union came together to tackle low pay in social care
Home care workers in Salford will see their pay rise by up to 10 per cent this month…
Tory austerity means the memories of Jarrow March are all too clear today
Since the end of the second world war many people have seen the period between the two conflicts…
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…
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…
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…
The only real progressive alliance is the Labour and trade union movement working together – Corbyn speech to TUC
This is the full text of Jeremy Corbyn’s speech to the Scottish TUC today. Comrades and friends, it’s…
