WATCH: Why teachers could be going on strike
On episode 1 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Green Party of England and Wales education spokesperson Vix Lowthion about the big issues in the English schools system and why teachers…
WATCH: Why the Green Party backs trade union struggles – interview with Matthew Hull
On episode 1 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Green Party of England and Wales trade union liaison officer and Trade Union Group chair Matthew Hull about the current wave of…
Strike dates: Sixth form teachers in England to go on strike from November 30
Sixth form teachers across England have voted to take action strike action in a dispute over pay. The move comes as a result of a ballot conducted by the National…
New poll finds majority of public support Royal Mail strikes
Postal workers walked out on August 26 in the first of a number of days of strike action in a dispute over pay. New polling from Survation carried out in…
UCU to launch national ballot for strike action in September
The hot strike summer rumbles on. The University and College Union (UCU) has launched its national ballot campaign for strike action in higher education. UCU is set to ballot its…
Strike actions planned at Heathrow Airport
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…
Strikes against low pay at Leeds-based bus manufacturer Optare to extend into 2021
Optare bus. Image credit via charles cars, CC BY On Monday 14th December, Unite announced that strike action at bus manufacturer Optare, which began in October 2020 over ‘broken promises’…
New UK Climate Strike Dates Announced
In the last years of the 2010's the UK climate strikes emerged as a significant environmental movement, led by the UK Student Climate Network. In September 2019 the group garnered…
Power Beyond Parliament: Resource guide
Protest sign saying no. Image credits via niekverlaan, Pixabay License. With the latest election result the Conservatives, with their terrible climate record, could be in power until 2024. That's four…
Solidarity Beyond the Picket Line: Notes on the HE strike
On Thursday 31st October I am going on strike for the first time in my life. I’m not a lecturer or a researcher but for the past seven years I’ve…