22 March 2018

School strikes against academy management

"Four heads, five deputies and five Sendcos have gone over the last two years"

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21 March 2018

Unions condemn 'culture of bullying' at Merseyside hospital

An independent report into the A&E department in Arrowe Park hospital on the Wirral has condemned the NHS trust for a culture of bullying

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29 November 2017

Kirklees bin workers ballot for strike over schedule and bullying

On top of the additional days over Christmas, workers report managers are refusing holiday requests - and bullying, swearing at, and treating them "like children"

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1 November 2017

Unions must fight workplace mental health crisis

300,000 a year forced to leave work: Workers with mental health problems are leaving their jobs at a rate of 6% a year

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27 September 2017

Women's football - Sampson allegations

At the start of the summer women's football was riding high. In the build up to the European Championships, England, for the first time in a very long time (in men's or women's football), were one of the favourites.

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13 September 2017

McStriker addresses Greenwich trade unionists

Staff have suffered years of low pay, bullying and abuse from managers

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28 June 2017

Refuse workers strike against bullying bosses

Birmingham council refuse workers have voted to strike over a bullying culture and redundancy threat

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31 May 2017

Corbyn's policies could help fight unhappiness for LGBT+ people

Lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Britain are reporting lower personal wellbeing than straight people in all areas measured by the Office for National Statistics

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19 April 2017

Workers sailing to victory on Woolwich ferry

Unite and GMB trade union members employed by Briggs Marine on the Woolwich Ferry have scored another win in their battle to improve conditions and fight bullying and harassment

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5 April 2017

Them & Us

It's one world for the super-rich, and another one for the rest of us including top bosses' wages, luxury goods and licence fees.

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24 March 2017

Doncaster: snap strike by posties pushes bully bosses back

"Yesterday we were under their spell, today they're under ours"

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27 February 2017

Leeds: Protest against tip stealing

Unite activists demonstrated outside Malmaison hotels to fight against tip stealing and workplace bullying

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14 February 2017

Wallasey Labour remains suspended despite collapse of allegations

The allegations of homophobic abuse, bullying and intimidation levelled by Angela Eagle and her anonymous and cowardly supporters against Wallasey constituency Labour party (CLP) have now collapsed due to the fact that there was absolutely no credible evidence.

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1 February 2017

UK textile workers on £3 an hour!

The Guardian and BBC news have exposed garment manufacturers in Leicester employing thousands of workers on £3 an hour, less than half the minimum wage.

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16 November 2016

Socialism 2016: Putting socialism on the agenda

Struggle, internationalism and socialism, these ideas - and how powerful they can be in action - electrified the magnificent rallies and workshops at Socialism 2016

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28 September 2016

One million victims of 'rogue' landlords

A million renters are suffering at the hands of 'rogue landlords', finds a report for housing charity Shelter.

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21 September 2016

Tube strike over management bullying

Strike action on Hammersmith & City and Circle tube lines over heavy handed and aggressive management - including putting staff toilet breaks on a stop watch, and a disregard for agreed terms and conditions - was rock solid on 16 September

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7 September 2016

Workplace news in brief

Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles. London bus stoppage, Scotland FE strike.

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7 September 2016

Royal Mail wildcat strike against bullying bosses

The burden of creating profits to pay faceless shareholders of a privatised Royal Mail continues to be laid at the feet of the workers. Under pressure managers regularly resort to bullying and harassment in order to achieve the savings.

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10 August 2016

Samworth Brothers step up bullying and intimidation of workers

Trade unions like the bakers' union (BFAWU) exist to defend and extend the rights of workers This is why Samworth Brothers, one of Leicestershire's biggest food manufacturing companies, is trying to bully their employees at Kettleby Foods into backing-down from their perfectly reasonable demands for collective bargaining rights.

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