Stockport Universal Credit workers’ strike to go ahead end of August
Strike scheduled for 28 and 29 August A two-day strike action by members of the PCS union working at Stockport’s Universal Credit centre is scheduled to proceed late this month […]
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HMRC staff to strike from midday today over office closures
HMRC staff take strike action today over office closures at Ealing Tax workers in the PCS union will take strike action from midday in their battle to prevent office closures. […]
Excl: Unite women’s letter takes Observer to task over ‘sexist’ Cohen’s Formby attack
Last weekend, the Observer’s dreary Nick Cohen varied his usual anti-Corbyn bile by launching a misogynist attack against the Unite union’s Jennie Formby, who is one of two women on […]
SKWAWKBOX reports direct from Coyne hearing: ’round one to Unite’
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 […]
Exclusive: reality of Coyne’s ’10 points’ v Unite/McCluskey
As Channel 4’s Michael Crick has reported, Gerard Coyne – who challenged Len McCluskey for the General Secretary position of union Unite – is attempting a legal challenge to last […]
Royal Mail ‘wins’ injunction – but CWU stronger and ready to work to rule
A judge has granted Royal Mail a temporary injunction against planned industrial action by the CWU (Communication Workers’ Union) over pensions and conditions. CWU members had voted to support the […]
Disgraced BCC sends intimidatory letter to bin workers in spite of court ruling
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 […]
Bham council must not be allowed to scapegoat Clancy to renege on bin deal
Birmingham City Council (BCC) leader John Clancy is under pressure to resign after the SKWAWKBOX this morning exclusively revealed an email he sent advising council officers that a deal struck […]
FBU: non-London brigades not equipped to fight a #Grenfell – and why
The FBU (Fire Brigades Union) has published its submission to the inquiry into the Grenfell tragedy, on which the SKWAWKBOX will publish a fuller article shortly. However, one passage leaps […]
What have Murdoch, Watson in common? They both stand squarely behind Coyne
One remarkable aspect of the contest for the position of General Secretary of Unite has been in the bedfellows it has created on the side of the challenger, Gerard Coyne. […]