Author: James Harrison
Amazon warehouse staff in Essex walk out over 35p an hour pay rise
Workers downed tools at the depot over a 35p pay offer.
115,000 posties to walk out in biggest strike of summer
CWU says postal workers will be participating in the biggest summer strike so far to demand a “dignified, proper pay rise”.
Nursing staff will soon vote on whether to go on strike for the first time in their history
Nurses will vote next month on whether to strike over pay in what is being called a "defining moment" for the profession.
The FBU raises shortage fears as the UK enters another heatwave
The union says the service needs huge investment to protect life and property properly from wildfires.
Petition to make fire and rehire illegal tops 228,000 signatures
Launched by Organise, an online community for workers to anonymously discuss workplace issues and campaign for better rights and conditions at work.
Enough is Enough: union-backed campaign launches
Trade unions and community organisations set up a new campaign to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
UCU secures biggest decasualisation win in the history of UK higher education
4,800 staff will be brought off fixed-term and onto permanent contracts, in the biggest ever decasualisation programme in UK higher education.
UNISON urges caution over new pension scheme
Government’s new collective defined contribution pension scheme could help some public service workers, but shouldn’t erode the pensions of others.
The Bank of England raises interest rates to 1.75%, the biggest increase in 27 years
The United Kingdom is projected to enter a recession from the fourth quarter of this year.
Strike action to go ahead for London Underground and Overground network
Up to 10,000 tube workers will walkout on London Underground.
Government facing judicial review over new regulations allowing the use of agency workers during industrial action
The law went into effect last month, but union lawyers claim it violates agreements that commit the UK to upholding international labour standards.
ASLEF Train Drivers to strike at nine companies in August
ASLEF says that companies failed to offer a pay package that would allow its members to keep up with the rising cost of living.
