Equity slams 100% cut in arts funding proposed in Suffolk
Equity members, residents and arts organisations across East Anglia have raised serious concerns following a proposed 100% cut to arts funding by Suffolk County Council. Equity is the trade union…
Usdaw signs new recognition agreement for staff working in former EG Group convenience stores and restaurants
Retail trade union Usdaw and supermarket giant Asda have signed a collective bargaining agreement for Usdaw to recruit and represent hourly-paid staff employed in the convenience stores and Leon restaurants…
Strike dates: Fire Brigades Union calls eight days of strike in Merseyside control room
Fire control staff in Merseyside are to take eight consecutive days of strike action from 27 December in a dispute over shifts and conditions. Control staff delivered an overwhelming mandate…
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency workers to take strike action
Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) members working for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) across England, Wales and Scotland have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action in a…
Fran Heathcote elected general secretary of PCS
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has elected Fran Heathcote as its next general secretary. Heathcote will succeed Mark Serwotka in the role and become the union's first ever…
NUJ condemns killing of journalists in Gaza
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the 'unprecedented' death toll of journalists in Gaza. According to the International Federation of Journalists, more than 60 journalists have been killed…
Has Rachel Reeves misread Elinor Ostrom’s contribution to green economics?
Rachel Reeves, assuming that Labour win the next General Election as current opinion polls indicate, is likely to be Keir Starmer’s Chancellor of the Exchequer. Britain’s finances are in a…
Whitehall workers win 8% pay rise
Workers in three major government departments have won a pay rise of up to 8 per cent. The workers - represented by the PCS union - have called off planned…
Labour NEC member launches campaign for Starmer to back a ceasefire in Gaza
Mish Rahman - a member of Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) - has launched a campaign intended to pressure the Labour leader Keir Starmer to support a ceasefire in…
NEU gives damning verdict on Nick Gibb’s legacy as school’s minister
The National Education Union (NEU) has given its verdict on Nick Gibb's time as a government minister. This follows his resignation as a school's minister yesterday. Gibb's resignation came alongside…