Unite prepares ground for unlawful action
Unite has deleted from its rules the caveat “so far as it may be lawful”. General Secretary Len McClusky made clear this was about the existing trade union laws and the Tories’ planned new attack on...
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Author: Gemma Short, Peggy Carter, Tim Cooper and Ollie MooreCleaning and security workers on London’s Docklands Light Railway (DLR) won a big victory before Christmas, settling a long-running dispute...
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Author: Ruth Cashman, Lambeth Unison (personal capacity), Peggy Carter and Ollie MooreMore Unison corruption leaks; librarians plan more strikes; FE college workers strike over pay; Tube drivers and...
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Author: Gemma Short, Ollie Moore,Simon Nelson and Peggy CarterWorkers at the Ritzy Picturehouse cinema in Brixton struck on Friday 7 October, and will strike again on Saturday 15 October. The Ritzy...
View ArticleIan Allinson — an inconsistent critic
Author: Dale Street Ian Allinson is standing as “an experienced workplace activist”, “the grassroots socialist candidate”, and “the only candidate who knows first-hand the experiences and frustrations...
View ArticleDodgy general secretary election?
The GMB Grassroots Left has been setup to challenge the GMB unelected or barely elected leadership on behalf of GMB members.On Friday 17 March, an Employment Appeal Tribunal judge overturned the...
View ArticleLetter: Courts not answer to undemocratic unions
Author: Daniel RandallAnyone who has had to confront the bureaucratic officialdom of any trade union will have some sympathy with the GMB activist who wrote in Solidarity of "unelected, barely elected...
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Author: Dale Street and Gemma ShortAfter one-week strikes in Glasgow and London, PCS members in the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Cardiff office are on strike 29 May — 2 June. 5-9 June,...
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Profiting from the movementMatthewWed, 10/25/2017 - 15:45A report by the Certification Officer (a government body responsible for the conduct of trade unions) has shown Ian Lavery, the chair of the...
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Student and workers say #NoCapitulation - Support the strikes!
Student and workers say #NoCapitulation - Support the strikes! Submitted by SJW on 13 March, 2018 - 4:08 Student occupiers, anti cuts activists and UCU members from across the UK spoke to Workers'...
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