Britain

Labour calls on government to intervene before Liberty Steel becomes insolvent

LABOUR called on Boris Johnson to save Liberty Steel today, in order to protect 3,300 jobs in the steel supply chain across the country.

Britain | Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Spycops were ‘encouraged’ to sleep with their targets, tribunal hears

Britain | Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Lack of safeguards for immigration detainees in prisons is unlawful, court rules

Britain | Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Government could face legal action after PPE contract awarded to firm with links to a former Tory parliamentary candidate

Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Oman’s late dictator received decades of secret advice from senior figures in British Establishment, investigation finds

The secret group of advisers included a British oil executive, an ex-governor of the Bank of England and six members of the House of Lords

Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

STUC conference 2021 STUC general secretary lays out workers’ demands ahead of Holyrood elections

The demands included the need for a sustainable recovery from coronavirus, and a national care service

Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Almost one in five food workers have gone hungry during the pandemic, new study finds

Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union's findings show 40% of staff in the industry had eaten less than they should because of a lack of cash over the past year

Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Corbyn loses libel appeal brought against him by a political blogger

JEREMY CORBYN has lost an appeal against a High Court judge’s findings in a libel claim brought against the former Labour leader by a political blo

Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Politicians and trade unions must focus on tackling inequality and child poverty, STUC congress hears

TACKLING inequality and child poverty must be a focus for politicians and the trade union movement, delegates demanded during an STUC deb

Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Young workers are ‘bearing the brunt’ of the Covid-19 pandemic, the TUC warns

Data from the ONS showed the number of young workers was down by 436,000 since January 2020, accounting for six in 10 of all employee jobs lost

Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Unison report lays bare the pandemic's impact on local government workers' mental health

MORE than a quarter of local government workers in Scotland have sought medical help for mental health issues in the past year, a trade u

Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Scotland: News in brief - April 20th, 2021

EDUCATION: College lecturers launched two days of strike action today over changes to job roles.

Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Proposed job cuts at Cadent Gas are irresponsible and unnecessary, says Unison

PLANS to cut up to 450 jobs at the country’s biggest gas distribution company are “irresponsible and unnecessary” and must be urgently reconsidered

Tuesday 20th Apr 2021

Trade unionists and charity campaigners demand immediate reforms to minimum wage laws for care workers

Britain

Labour calls on government to intervene before Liberty Steel becomes insolvent

LABOUR called on Boris Johnson to save Liberty Steel today, in order to protect 3,300 jobs in the steel supply chain across the country.

Spycops were ‘encouraged’ to sleep with their targets, tribunal hears

Lack of safeguards for immigration detainees in prisons is unlawful, court rules

Government could face legal action after PPE contract awarded to firm with links to a former Tory parliamentary candidate

Oman’s late dictator received decades of secret advice from senior figures in British Establishment, investigation finds

The secret group of advisers included a British oil executive, an ex-governor of the Bank of England and six members of the House of Lords

STUC conference 2021 STUC general secretary lays out workers’ demands ahead of Holyrood elections

The demands included the need for a sustainable recovery from coronavirus, and a national care service

Almost one in five food workers have gone hungry during the pandemic, new study finds

Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union's findings show 40% of staff in the industry had eaten less than they should because of a lack of cash over the past year

Corbyn loses libel appeal brought against him by a political blogger

JEREMY CORBYN has lost an appeal against a High Court judge’s findings in a libel claim brought against the former Labour leader by a political blo

Politicians and trade unions must focus on tackling inequality and child poverty, STUC congress hears

TACKLING inequality and child poverty must be a focus for politicians and the trade union movement, delegates demanded during an STUC deb

Young workers are ‘bearing the brunt’ of the Covid-19 pandemic, the TUC warns

Data from the ONS showed the number of young workers was down by 436,000 since January 2020, accounting for six in 10 of all employee jobs lost

Unison report lays bare the pandemic's impact on local government workers' mental health

MORE than a quarter of local government workers in Scotland have sought medical help for mental health issues in the past year, a trade u

Scotland: News in brief - April 20th, 2021

EDUCATION: College lecturers launched two days of strike action today over changes to job roles.

Proposed job cuts at Cadent Gas are irresponsible and unnecessary, says Unison

PLANS to cut up to 450 jobs at the country’s biggest gas distribution company are “irresponsible and unnecessary” and must be urgently reconsidered

Trade unionists and charity campaigners demand immediate reforms to minimum wage laws for care workers

Unison and learning disability charity Mencap say “action is needed urgently” in open letter to the PM

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