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)…
Jeremy Hunt’s budget offers no justice on pay or the climate
The Budget has begun to unravel today, as the chancellor’s flagship pension changes, presented as an answer to the retention crisis facing senior NHS consultants, have been exposed by the…
Teachers strikes: Poll finds majority of parents back industrial action
A new opinion poll has found that a substantial majority of parents support teachers taking strike action. According to a poll from Ipsos, 60% of parents or guardians support strikes…
Green Party welcomes outcome of 4 day week trial
Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Adrian Ramsay has welcomed the outcomes of the world's biggest trial of a four day working week. The trial's results were revealed today,…
Why the Green Party supports a £15 minimum wage
On the fourth episode of #BrightGreenLive, our editor Chris Jarvis interviewed Catherine Rowett, a former MEP for the East of England and the Green Party's spokesperson for work and social…