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…
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…
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…
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…
Green Party backs campaign for £15 an hour minimum wage
The Green Party has backed the campaign for a £15 an hour minimum wage at their autumn conference in Birmingham. This comes after members voted overwhelmingly for an emergency motion…
Pan-European union condemns “union-busting” in Romania
The European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) has condemned "union-busting" in Romania. ETF president Frank Moreels and General Secretary, Livia Spera led a fact-finding mission to Bucharest last month and reported…
ITUC uses May Day statement to call for “new social contract” and job creation
ITUC used its May Day statement to restate its demand for a “new social contract”, including job creation. In January, ITUC General-Secretary Sharan Burrow spoke at the World Economic Forum…
Garment workers’ rights in Sri Lanka under threat during COVID pandemic
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…
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…