Union Unite’s ‘West Midlands Political Conference’ takes place tomorrow at West Brom football club’s ground. Gerard Coyne, who unsuccessfully challenged Len McCluskey for the union’s General Secretary position last year […]
The first hearing of Gerard Coyne‘s complaint against his former employer, union Unite, took place today on Euston Road in London. The SKWAWKBOX exclusively brought its readers the details of […]
The SKWAWKBOX has covered the strike by Birmingham City Council (BCC) refuse workers at some length, as staff fought against an unprincipled attack on their salaries and conditions – and […]
Birmingham City Council (BCC) – a Labour-run council in name only – has a record of abominable treatment of its low-paid workers. Recently the council leader resigned after a series […]
The SKWAWKBOX has covered the fight by refuse workers against Birmingham City Council (BCC) to save their modest salaries from a huge cut, revealing conclusive evidence that BCC had made […]
As the SKWAWKBOX published earlier, the Unite union scored a huge victory for Birmingham’s refuse workers when a court granted an injunction this morning banning Birmingham City Council (BCC) from […]
The SKWAWKBOX has covered the actions of Birmingham City Council (BCC) in its dealings with its refuse collectors at some length. This blog’s exclusive revelation of two key emails proved […]
The SKWAWKBOX’s revelation of emails from Clancy himself and from ACAS confirming that Birmingham City Council (BCC) had done a firm deal with Unite and striking refuse workers led this week […]
Birmingham City Council (BCC)’s agreement with Unite and the city’s refuse collectors is now a matter of record after the SKWAWKBOX exclusively revealed an email from the council leader, which […]
Now that polling stations have closed, the SKWAWKBOX can reveal that Labour’s HQ, in complete contrast to the aggressive, energetic campaign of the party’s leader, mandated a purely defensive strategy […]