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General Strike Threat Beats Ontario’s Anti-Worker Law

Ford’s stunning reversal wipes out his government’s ambitions to legislate away workers’ rights in the province.

Elon Musk’s job cuts at Twitter are akin to a “digital P&O”

Twitter creating a “digital P&O”, as the company carries out sweeping job cuts to save money.

Undervalued essential workers leaving professions for better paid work in supermarkets

Essential workers in health and education are leaving critical roles for better-paid roles in supermarkets, according to UNISON chief Christina McAnea

New analysis shows pay gap between non-disabled and disabled workers is now 17.2%

Disabled women face even bigger pay penalty of 35%, over £7,000 a year

Liverpool dockers celebrate major victory with pay deal worth between 14.3% and 18.5%

Inflation-busting deal ends wave of Peel Ports strike action that began in September

Nurses vote in favour of historic national strike

The nationwide strike will be the first in the RCN's 106-year history

Ontario bill would fine workers $4,000 for each day they strike

Justin Trudeau has sharply criticised Ontario legislation tabled by Doug Ford’s conservative provincial government

New Zealand forges ahead with radical workers’ rights agenda

Jacinda Ardern’s government has radically expanded unions’ collective bargaining power.

New poll exposes broken economy as debt emergency grows

A Survation poll for Unite of 6000 adults reveals a debt emergency as the interest rate decision looms

A bonfire of workers’ rights: how should the labour movement respond?

Special lecture by Ben Sellers, Director of the Institute of Employment Rights. Chaired by Laura Pidcock, National Secretary of the People's Assembly.

Former IER Director Carolyn Jones’ contribution honoured at the TUC

Cad Jones presented with award at a special retirement social after 30 plus years of dedication to the movement
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