"Our members are striking for a pay rise that fully addresses the current cost of living. Our members need it, our members deserve it – the company can afford it."
Tag: Trade Unions
Rail strikes: how the Conservative government is blocking a negotiated resolution
"For the rail firms, it is like negotiating with a brick wall – and Grant Shapps is the mason who built it. To the public, this brick wall is invisible. And Grant Shapps would prefer that nobody knows it exists."
Public Ownership for Climate Justice and a Worker-Led Transition – Labour for a Green New Deal
To combat the climate crisis we need public ownership and a worker-led transition to a greener, fairer economy. Analysis by Labour for a Green New Deal.
‘Corporate greed’ rife as workers struggling – Unite the Union
"The company [Felixstowe Ports] is making an absolute fortune. It could pay 50 per cent more on your wages and still be in profit. We are asking for 10 per cent." - Sharon Graham, Unite General Secretary
As Truss and Sunak bid for most reactionary immigration policy we need a working class antiracist fightback
Both candidates for Tory leader have engaged in a farcical game of one-upmanship, with Truss proposing more “Rwanda style” deals with foreign countries and Sunak proposing offshoring of asylum seekers on cruise ships Joshua Kelly By Joshua Kelly, activist with Labour Against Racism and Fascism The race to Number 10 between Rishi Sunak and Liz…
Unions Oppose the Government’s Public Order Bill – James Harrison, Institute of Employment Rights
Only mass resistance by trade unions, civil rights groups and wider society will make bad laws ungovernable. It’s time to use our human right to protest, or lose it. If not us, then who?”.
Our rights aren’t given, they are fought for and won – Nabeela Mowlana
"We can’t wait for a Westminster handout from this government. We know our rights, but we also know that rights aren’t given, they are fought for and won" - a powerful contribution from Nabeela Mowlana.
Now is the time for a New Deal for workers
In the wake of Boris Johnson's resignation announcement, activists from around the country joined a panel of trade unionists, parliamentarians and more to demand a New Deal for workers.
Let’s bring an end to the “era of bandit capitalism” – Rebecca Long-Bailey MP
"We need a New Deal for Workers, a new social settlement for the working people of Britain" - Rebecca Long-Bailey's powerful contribution to the 'Johnson is Gone - we need a new deal for workers' event.
The Rot Goes Much Deeper Than Boris Johnson – Ian Lavery MP
While Boris Johnson's resignation is welcomed, the countries deep and structural problems will not be addressed by the out of touch Tories lining up for the top-job.