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Labour Movement

Garment workers’ rights in Sri Lanka under threat during COVID pandemic

Will Herbert 26 March 2021 Garment workers’ rights in Sri Lanka under threat during COVID pandemic2021-03-26T20:07:34+00:00 Labour Movement 1 Comment
Advocacy groups and trade unions have released a briefing on workers’ rights abuses in Sri Lanka’s garment industry. Covid-19: A Pretext to Roll Back Sri Lankan Garment Workers’ Rights was signed…
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Strike actions planned at Heathrow Airport

William Harrison 22 March 2021 Strike actions planned at Heathrow Airport2021-03-22T16:02:06+00:00 Labour Movement 1 Comment
Plane at Heathrow Airport. Image Credits via osde8info under CC BY-SA Amidst a dispute over plans to fire and rehire much of the workforce at Heathrow Airport, the trade union…
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#BrightGreenDebates episode 3 highlights

Bright Green Editors 21 March 2021 #BrightGreenDebates episode 3 highlights2021-03-21T12:57:33+00:00 Comment No Comment
In February, Bright Green launched a brand new series of events – the Bright Green Debates. Once a fortnight, Bright Green is bringing together leading figures on the left to discuss and debates the…
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If the left is serious about tackling climate change, we need to back HS2

Chris Saltmarsh 20 March 2021 If the left is serious about tackling climate change, we need to back HS22021-03-20T12:04:32+00:00 Comment 24 Comments
Sections of the UK’s terminally incoherent environmental movement have chosen High Speed 2 (HS2) as their latest object of opposition. The planned high-speed rail system was first proposed in 2009…
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The Green Party must work side by side with trade unions

Paul Valentine 12 March 2021 The Green Party must work side by side with trade unions2021-03-12T20:09:53+00:00 Comment No Comment
Trade unions, Green Party. Green Party, Trade unions. Four words I have batted around between Green and union activists alike. I have often observed an uncomfortable relationship between the two…
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#BrightGreenDebates episodes 1 and 2 highlights

Bright Green Editors 6 March 2021 #BrightGreenDebates episodes 1 and 2 highlights2021-05-21T22:27:02+01:00 Comment No Comment
In February, Bright Green launched a brand new series of events - the Bright Green Debates. Once a fortnight, Bright Green is bringing together leading figures on the left to discuss and debates the…
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Green Party backs demand for 15% NHS staff pay rise

Chris Jarvis 6 March 2021 Green Party backs demand for 15% NHS staff pay rise2021-03-06T19:11:37+00:00 Green Parties 1 Comment
The Green Party of England and Wales has today backed calls for a 15 per cent pay rise for all NHS health and care staff. This follows an emergency motion…
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Sian Berry slams government’s betrayal of key workers in conference speech

Chris Jarvis 5 March 2021 Sian Berry slams government’s betrayal of key workers in conference speech2021-03-05T14:27:01+00:00 Green Parties No Comment
Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Sian Berry has today hit out at the government's treatment of key workers during the Covid crisis. She accused health secretary Matt Hancock…
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Two South African union leaders arrested after budget protests

Will Herbert 1 March 2021 Two South African union leaders arrested after budget protests2021-03-01T20:13:01+00:00 Labour Movement No Comment
South African police arrested two trade union leaders during a protest in Cape Town last Wednesday (24 February). Andre Adams, provincial secretary of the left-wing South African Federation of Trade…
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Outsourced London school cleaners go on strike

William Harrison 28 February 2021 Outsourced London school cleaners go on strike2021-02-28T19:43:14+00:00 Labour Movement No Comment
La Retraite strike members. Image credit via United Voices of the World. From the 16th March, a group of outsourced cleaning staff at La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School in…
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