Retail union calls for action as inflation continues to outstrip wages
The most recent inflation figures show that inflation continues to outstrip increases in incomes, with the Retail Prices Index (RPI) and Consumer Prices Index (CPI) standing at per cent and…
House of Commons security guards balloted for strike action
Security guards at the House of Commons are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over shift patterns. According to the PCS union - which represents the workers…
Labour’s sick pay U-turn slammed by party members
Reports that Labour has abandoned plans to transform Britain's sick pay rules have been met with widespread criticism from members on the left of the party. According to reports in LabourList, Keir…
Strike dates: Journalists at National World to walk out
Journalists at the National World publisher will be taking strike action on Monday 18 September in a dispute over pay. Over 330 journalists at titles in the UK and Ireland…
Firefighters face £15,000 gap in postcode lottery on maternity pay, research finds
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has published a new report into maternity pay and provisions in the fire service which has found that there is a staggering £15,000 difference in…
TUC backs campaign of non-compliance with new anti-strike laws
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has agreed to adopt an approach of non-compliance with new anti-strike laws. This will see the trade union movement go head to head with the…
Momentum slams reports that Labour are watering down workers’ rights commitments
Reports emerged last week that the Labour Party may be watering down their policy commitments on workers' rights. Labour had previously set out its flagship policies in this area under…
Carla Denyer slams Labour failure to back junior doctors’ pay demands
Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Carla Denyer has made her debut appearance on BBC Question Time. Against a backdrop of continued strikes in the NHS, the panel was…
Rana Plaza 10 years on
On 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza factory collapse led to the deaths of over 1,000 workers. On the sixth episode of #BrightGreenLive, our editor Chris Jarvis spoke to Mayisha…
Junior doctor strikes: Green Party co-leader says doctors are “absolutely right” in pay demands
The Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Carla Denyer joined striking junior doctors on a picket line in Bristol this morning. Junior doctors in the British Medical Association (BMA)…