Author: Ben Sellers

Supreme Court hearing to decide strike protection, says Unison

The Supreme Court has granted permission for Unison to bring a legal challenge that could provide greater protection for striking workers

Elon Musk’s loyalty oath demand triggers a crisis for Twitter

Twitter closes offices as new CEO's actions spark a wave of resignations.

Amazon slammed over worker monitoring

Online retail giant Amazon has been criticised for 'misleading' MPs over worker monitoring.

Trade unions round on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

Hunt's budget described as "Austerity 2.0" and criticised for making working people take the 'hit' of economic chaos

General Strike Threat Beats Ontario’s Anti-Worker Law

Ford’s stunning reversal wipes out his government’s ambitions to legislate away workers’ rights in the province.

Elon Musk’s job cuts at Twitter are akin to a “digital P&O”

Twitter creating a “digital P&O”, as the company carries out sweeping job cuts to save money.

Undervalued essential workers leaving professions for better paid work in supermarkets

Essential workers in health and education are leaving critical roles for better-paid roles in supermarkets, according to UNISON chief Christina McAnea

New analysis shows pay gap between non-disabled and disabled workers is now 17.2%

Disabled women face even bigger pay penalty of 35%, over £7,000 a year

Liverpool dockers celebrate major victory with pay deal worth between 14.3% and 18.5%

Inflation-busting deal ends wave of Peel Ports strike action that began in September

Nurses vote in favour of historic national strike

The nationwide strike will be the first in the RCN's 106-year history

Ontario bill would fine workers $4,000 for each day they strike

Justin Trudeau has sharply criticised Ontario legislation tabled by Doug Ford’s conservative provincial government

New Zealand forges ahead with radical workers’ rights agenda

Jacinda Ardern’s government has radically expanded unions’ collective bargaining power.
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