Party’s outstanding policy platform will be ignored by ‘mainstream’ media – it’s up to activists to make noise Comment The announcement that Labour will soon give the green light for […]
Equality and Human Rights Commission initiates full investigation into pay discrimination at the BBC using its full powers under the Equalities Acts of 2006 and 2010 The EHRC (Equality and […]
Court action begins today in the dispute between unions and Birmingham City Council over the council’s continued failure to correct its actions after Acas mediation talks break down Unite and […]
Nursing activists have achieved an outstanding result in a crucial vote in the Royal College of Nurses (RCN), with 78% of those who voted expressing no confidence in the leadership of […]
The Government has today announced further cuts to schools, hospitals, prisons, police services and armed forces to pay for what amounts to a real terms pay cut for many of the […]
NHS staff in the north-west are striking against a decision by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust to transfer their employment out of the NHS to a new limited company […]
Last week, delivery giant Hermes lost a case against a group of ‘self-employed’ drivers – a result described by their union as a triumph against ‘bogus’ self-employment – when a […]
A screw-up – at best – by Work & Pensions (DWP) Secretary Esther McVey means that tens of thousands of DWP employees will be deprived of their paltry 1% annual […]
Nurses’ pay has fallen by 6% in real terms since the Tories entered Downing Street in 2010 – an average loss of some £2,440 – because pay-rises have been capped […]
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 […]