Reeves must not become Labour’s ‘austerity Chancellor’, union leader warns
The Fire Brigades Union general secretary Steve Wright has warned that the chancellor Rachel Reeves should not adopt an 'austerity' approach to welfare. Wright made the comment after reports that…
Staff overwhelmingly back strike action at University of East Anglia
Staff at UEA are set to take strike action following a ballot of members of the UCU union. 82 per cent of UCU members who voted backed strike action, on…
Matt Wrack loses general secretary re-election bid after 20 years at top of FBU
Matt Wrack has failed in his bid for re-election as general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). His defeat brings an end to his 20 year stint at the…
Exeter Labour Councillor quits party over trans rights
A Labour Councillor in Exeter - Zoë Hughes - has quit her party and will now serve as an independent. In their resignation statement, Jones indicated that it was Labour's…
Metropolitan Police staff to strike for first time ever
Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union members working for the Metropolitan Police have voted for strike action after being ordered back to the office in the New Year - the…
FBU demands “significant above-inflation” pay rise ahead of talks
The Fire Brigades Union has written to fire service employers to start the process of negotiating a pay rise for the UK’s firefighters and fire control staff. The union is…
Sixth form teachers poised for strike action after NEU ballot results
National Education Union (NEU) members who teach in 32 sixth form colleges are set to stage three days of strike action in a dispute over pay and funding. On a…
Union urges ministers to intervene to prevent 65-day strike
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has called on ministers to intervene to prevent a 65-day strike by outsourced workers in five government departments. Around 200 PCS members employed…
Fire Brigades Union reveals new data which shows scale of job cuts in fire services
New figures obtained by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have revealed that 12,000 firefighter posts have been lost to cuts since 2010. According to the data FBU has obtained, a…
Labour manifesto ‘not fit for the future’ NHS campaigners claim
Campaign group Keep Our NHS Public has claimed that the Labour Party's manifesto commitments on the NHS are 'not fit for the future'. The claim was made off the back…