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‘Decarbonise now’ staff and students tell University of Liverpool

Groundbreaking ‘Green New Deal’ claim submitted jointly by University of Liverpool’s trade unions and Guild of Students

Redistribution of Working Time report finds huge support for a shorter working week in Manufacturing

An introduction to the latest IER report on reduced working time with no loss of pay

Real Living Wage increases to £10.90 in UK and £11.95 in London as the cost-of-living rises

10.1% increase in real Living Wage, the largest year-on-year rise

IWGB Launches Worker Status Claim against Ride-Hailing App Bolt

Like those working at Uber, the IWGB argues that Bolt drivers should be classified as limb (b) workers and legally entitled to holiday pay.

Unions slam Truss over plans to curb workers’ right to strike

‘We have to build a campaign to defeat the government over these changes,’ NEU's general secretary says

Derby council spends millions fighting equal pay disputes

"For all the claimants I've met, they feel justice hasn't been done for them or their families", Emma Roberts (Unison)

Government could face “tsunami of legal challenges” if it continues to attack right to strike

The Conservatives are “launching a culture war” against unions to distract from failings, says TUC

Unite calls on Labour to fix broken economic model and back workers fighting for fair pay rises

Unite, the UK’s leading union, has called on the Labour Party to prioritise fixing the UK’s broken economic model.

It was a hot strike summer – officially.

In July and June 2022 four times as many days were lost to industrial action compared to 2019 average.

Introducing Strike Club

New initiative from StrikeMapUK

Labour must hold Starmer’s feet to the fire over workers’ rights, IER fringe hears

The step to the left has only come about amid growing pressure from unions and campaigners, Barry Gardiner tells Labour fringe

IER to host fringe meeting at Labour Party conference in Liverpool

50 years after the Pentonville 5, now is the time for a New Deal for Workers
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