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Performers at Durham Pride to benefit from Equity agreement – setting minimums for pay, terms, and conditions
The news comes ahead of Equity’s annual conference in Durham this weekend
NEU secure new workload protections in sixth form colleges
National Education Union members who teach in sixth form colleges have secured a contractual right to planning time.
RMT members at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) strike over pay & Minimum Wage compliance
RMT members will strike on Friday 8th May and Wednesday 13th May in dispute over pay and NMW.
The scandal of Britain’s courtroom gagging orders
Prof David Whyte of the Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice writes about the retrial of the Filton 6
POA office renamed in tribute to former deputy general secretary Joe Simpson
The Prison Officers' Association has renamed its northern regional office in Leeds as Joe Simpson House.
170 Heathrow catering workers left without jobs after contract dispute
Around 70 per cent of the workforce are women. Many have over 30 years of service.
International Workers’ Day (May Day) 2026
May Day is a chance for the labour movement across the world to celebrate the core values that trade unionists stand for.
Usdaw calls for the legal right to carers leave to be extended to workers in Northern Ireland
Delegates at the Annual Delegate Meeting backed a call for a statutory right to unpaid carers leave to be extended to workers in Northern Ireland
Collective Rights and the Employment Rights Act 2025
Continuity and Change in the British Labour Constitution - article by Prof Ruth Dukes
The Orgreave Inquiry: Call for Evidence
The Call for Evidence is now live. Those with relevant information can respond until 22nd May 2026.
‘I hope you all get Hebdo’d’: NUJ calls for government and social media companies to act on increasing abuse against journalists
Journalists in the UK and Ireland are increasingly becoming the targets of “shocking” abuse and harassment both online and in-person.
Action Against Assaults national campaign day
Transport workers from across rail, bus and the ferry sector will take part in a day of action against assaults across the country on Tuesday.
