Author: Ben Sellers
Government is ‘asleep at the wheel’ TUC warns as absences from long-term sickness surge
Ill-health at work, stress and depression have reached “epidemic levels
“A day one right to flexible working would make a big difference to working parents”
Mark Gatto talked to the TUC about his experience of asking for flexible work as a new dad.
Bakers Union Demand Labour NPF Commits to Helping Workers
“The Labour National NPF has an opportunity this weekend to put clear red water between the Tories and the Labour Party." - Sarah Woolley
Station staff threatened with disciplinary action for ticket office campaign
Railway staff are being told to stop wearing "save our ticket offices" stickers or face disciplinary action, RMT understands
Controversial ‘anti-strike’ bill becomes law despite pushback
Health unions have vowed to make sure that the voice of nursing is not silenced, after the government’s controversial anti-strike bill became law
Government must raise ‘out-of-date’ mileage rates for struggling public service staff, says Unison
'Driven Out of Work' report findings are based on two UNISON surveys which took place in March
Lord Hendy responds to the passage of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Speech to the House of Lords, 20th July 2023
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill becomes law
Government Bill to introduce Minimum Service Levels during industrial action receives Royal Assent
Unions win High Court battle over ‘strike breaking’ agency worker regulations
Government acted unlawfully and irrationally when it implemented regulations allowing businesses to use agency workers to fill in for striking workers
Four questions for Keir Starmer on trade union freedom
The Morning Star reports on the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom fringe meeting at Unite's policy conference
Government defeated yet again in the Lords over Minimum Service Levels
Defeat number 76 in total in this Parliamentary session
