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Joint statement on the 2 year anniversary of the mass sacking at P&O Ferries
TUC, Nautilus and RMT have issued a joint statement
Fire union calls on employers to refuse to implement “authoritarian” strike ban
Union condemns the legislation as a "draconian attempt to ban strikes”.
Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union to launch huge strike ballot over pay campaign
National strike ballot will take place of more than 160,000 members in 171 government departments.
Labour leader seeks to reassure business leaders over employment rights shake up
Starmer sends out senior colleagues to urge engagement over intended reforms, the Financial Times reports
Usdaw responds to ‘highest ever’ retail crime statistics and violence against shopworkers
Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) survey records a shocking 5.6 million incidents
Education unions respond to Government’s much delayed pay review submission
The DfE has belatedly provided evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body
Unions and business leaders lobby Starmer over workers’ rights
Fears grow party is poised for another U-turn akin to ditching of £28bn green pledge as business groups call for pragmatism
Lord John Hendy speaks in the Fire and Rehire debate in the House of Lords
Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill debated on Friday 1 March 2024
Lydia Hughes and Lord John Hendy: The History of Trade Unions (podcast)
Surviving Society Productions in partnership with Red Pepper
Outsourced facilities workers need Labour’s New Deal – PCS union
On 12 March, PCS will be supporting a joint lobby of MPs calling on Labour to honour its New Deal for Working People, if elected to government.
Budget 2024: IER reacts to the Chancellor’s statement
Working families need more money in their pockets, but not at the expense of services that so many low-paid workers rely on
