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Workers relaunch the campaign to bring UCL services back in house
Hundreds of cleaners, security staff, and others at University College London (UCL) signed a letter this month demanding an end to outsourcing on campus. Workers say subcontractors have abused them…
Workers have been handing out vital aid to people in Ukraine
The Rivne Oblast is in the West of Ukraine. Rocket attacks have killed people in the area, including in the city of Rivne, yet their location has spared the region…
It’s time to back bigger wage demands
The price of maintaining a life in Britain in 2022 – what gets termed the ‘cost of living’ – is growing day by day. This phenomenon is not new. Relative…
Former Labour staffer slams attack leaflet on Greens
The Labour Party's tactics in the local elections have come under fire from a key former party adviser. Andrew Fisher, who served as Direct of Policy for Labour from 2015-2019…
16 trade unionists have been detained in Belarus
Security services in Belarus detained at least 16 trade union leaders last week, the Associated Press has reported. On Wednesday 20 April, members of Belarus’ KGB stormed the Belarussian Congress…
Campaigners slam Tory move to privatise Channel 4
The government is seeking to go ahead with plans to privatise the publicly owned broadcaster Channel 4. According to reports, Channel 4's broadcaster’s chief executive, Alex Mahon, told staff on…
ITUC condemns death threats against union leader’s family in Guatemala
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has condemned the death threats received by Carlos Mancilla, General Secretary of the CUS-G - a Guatemalan national trade union centre. The ITUC has…
Situation “dire” for seafarers trapped by war in Ukraine
Seafarers trapped in the waters of Ukraine and Russia are in a "dire" situation. Vessels, trapped by war, are running out of food and other supplies in the Black Sea…
Understanding working conditions in order to transform them
The Autonomy think tank and digital co-operative Common Knowledge launched a toolkit for workers who wanted a better understanding of their jobs last year. ‘Transform Your Work’ is a free…
UK ministers can either watch the world burn or let the real world in at COP26
In April 2021, the President of COP26, Alok Sharma, tweeted that ‘to host a successful, inclusive COP26 this November, both youth and civil society must be at the heart of both our…