Shareholder pay-outs grew three times faster than wages since financial crash, TUC claims
Shareholder dividends have grown three times faster than wages since the 2008 financial crisis, analysis from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has found. The revelation comes in a new report…
Maggie Chapman opens Scottish Greens conference with message of solidarity for workers
Members of the Scottish Green Party are meeting in Dundee this weekend for their autumn conference. The event was opened by Maggie Chapman - one of the seven-strong group of…
The labour movement must take this moment to build a powerful resistance to anti-union laws
It has become commonplace to refer to 2022 as a turning point for organised labour. The year is not out, but already it is being referred to as a year…
Green Party Conference votes to support repeal of anti-strike laws
At its biannual conference in Harrogate this weekend, the Green Party of England and Wales has voted to support the repeal of the UK's anti-trade union laws. The motion was…
UCL security staff vote unanimously for strike action
Outsourced security staff working at University College London (UCL) have voted unanimously to take strike action over pay and union recognition. The workers are represented by the Independent Workers' Union…
Young Greens back exam board strike
The Green Party of England and Wales youth and student wing - the Young Greens - has come out in support of the ongoing strike of workers at the exam…
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…
£15 an hour minimum wage motion receives most supporters for Green Party conference
Members of the Green Party of England and Wales will meet in Harrogate this autumn for the party's biannual conference. At the conference, members will debate and vote on motions…
Three Green Party deputy leader candidates pledge to repeal anti-union laws
Members of the Green Party of England and Wales will be electing a new deputy leader this summer. There are four candidates in the running, all of whom are being…
Doctors in Turkey stage strikes in wake of spate of violence against healthcare workers
Doctors in Turkey carried out a two-day strike last week in response to the death of a cardiologist in the city of Konya. Ekrem Karayaka was killed by a patient…