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Rayner reiterates Labour’s commitment to a New Deal for Working People

Labour's Deputy leader says a new Labour Government will introduce draft legislation within 100 days of an election victory

The Miners’ Strike – Channel 4 documentary in three parts

Tom Barrow's film - Miners' Strike 1984: the Battle for Britain marks 40 years since the strike

Protests as Tata bosses appear at Parliamentary Select Committee on Port Talbot

Demonstration was held to coincide with Tata bosses giving evidence at a Parliamentary select committee hearing on Port Talbot on Wednesday

New report on platform economy marks first step towards considering a new international labour standard

A new ILO study marks a step forward towards creating a new international labour standard to support decent work in the platform economy.

Prime Minister ‘disappointed’ that train companies didn’t use new anti-strike laws

Rishi Sunak is disappointed train operators have not used a new law aimed at enforcing minimum service levels during strikes, No 10 said.

The reintroduction of employment tribunal fees. How did we get here?

IER resources to help understand the history of access to justice for workers

Legendary trade unionist Davie Cooper, who led the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, has died aged 84

Davie Cooper had a long career as union convenor at the Govan yard and was a powerful figure behind the scenes

Employment tribunal fees “put a hurdle in front of workers seeking justice”, says TUC

Union body says fees will allow “bad bosses” to “ride roughshod over staff”

PCS Announce First Legal Challenge of Government’s Anti-Strike Laws

via Thompson's Solicitors

TUC and REC urge government to abandon rehashed plan to allow agency staff to replace strikers

Representatives of both agency sector and unions say this plan is counter-productive, impractical and could prolong and inflame disputes

ASLEF call more strikes as Minimum Service Levels threat looms

Train services set to be disrupted for a week from 30th January, as dispute over pay rumbles on

ASLEF’s consultation response to hiring agency staff to cover industrial action

ASLEF's response to the Department for Business and Trade's consultation on hiring agency workers to cover strikes.
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