ONS staff vote for industrial action
The government’s key statistics body – the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – is trying to force its staff to return to the office. Essentially, the move will reduce remote…
ILA strike in the US called a Trump plot against Harris campaign
Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday 1 October. The ILA strike is an action that could drag…
Pits and Perverts to see revival at Corbyn-hosted concert
Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project is hosting a Pits and Perverts 40th anniversary concert on 16 December. It’s part of their Music For The Many campaign – but will…
Lewisham council facing strike action over union-busting moves
Workers at Labour Party-led Lewisham Council could strike over the victimisation of union reps by council managers. UNISON’s Lewisham branch committee voted unanimously to move towards balloting members on Wednesday.…
Labour junior doctors pay deal is actually still a real terms pay cut
The Labour Party government has struck a deal with NHS junior doctors’ leaders. It’s offering a supposed 22.3% pay rise over the next two years between 2023 to 2025. Predictably,…
how long could they be shut for?
Security guards at Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Jobcentres are gearing up for a fresh round of pay strikes. The staff members work for the notorious global firm G4S…
DWP chaos as Jobcentres face staff strikes: are you affected?
On Monday 1 June 1,400 security guards working in DWP Jobcentres have walked out in a week of industrial action. They are demanding fair pay from G4S – a British…
Junior doctor issues warning to incoming Labour government
Speaking to Sky News, Dr Robert Laurenson challenged the political establishment’s line on the junior doctor’s pay dispute. About 25,000 junior doctors are undertaking another five days of strike action…
classism & capitalism haven’t changed
The Battle of Orgreave was a violent assault on striking miners by police on 18 June 1984. 40 years on, it stands as a stark symbol of the classism and…
NHS consultants accept pay offer but warn it’s not over yet
NHS consultants have accepted a government pay offer – while warning that while their official dispute may be over, the Tories (and a Labour government) had better watch their backs.…