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13 February 2019
Workplace and union news in brief
Glasgow strike victory; Bradford bus victory; union action in Hackney; oil tanker strike; Irish nurses strike; home care doorstepping; Woolwich ferry walkout
23 January 2019
Birmingham: hostile Labour council attacks striking workers
Councillor resigns from cabinet: Labour councillors should be accountable to the labour movement
12 December 2018
Veolia waste workers vote for action in Cheshire
Waste workers in Unite the Union in Cheshire, employed by Veolia UK, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action in their dispute over unpaid shifts.
12 December 2018
Spontaneous hull walkouts stick two fingers up at Tory anti-trade union laws
Ferrybridge workers on construction sites and fast food factories have stuck two fingers up at the Tory Trade Union Act by striking.
12 December 2018
Strike action saves jobs at Cammell Laird shipyard
The planned 291 redundancies at Birkenhead's Cammell Laird shipyard have been put on hold following 13 days of strike action by workers starting on 26 November.
5 December 2018
Blairite Birmingham steps up union-busting and two workforces plan strikes
Brum's Labour council won't get an easy Christmas this year. Two of its workforces - bin workers and home carers - are balloting for strikes
28 November 2018
Cammell Laird shipbuilding workers strike against job cuts on merseyside
26 November was the first day of rolling strikes by ship-building workers at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, Merseyside, bringing the yard to a halt.
23 November 2018
Cammell Lairds shipbuilding workers walk out
Cammell Lairds workers in Birkenhead walked out at the start of their overtime ban
14 November 2018
British Gas workers need rank-and-file leadership
The engineers who actually showed leadership to the workers while the union tops failed in their responsibilities will be targeted by the company
24 October 2018
Council workers - historic strike for equal pay
Glasgow council workers made history by striking for equal pay
10 October 2018
Strike raises pay at Liverpool airport
Striking workers at Liverpool's John Lennon Airport who run essential safety-related services have settled for an improved pay offer
3 October 2018
Catering and courier workers strike together
"I work for the pub chain Wetherspoon where it's possible to work 6am-3pm one day and 3pm-12am the next - with only sporadic days off"
3 October 2018
Coordinated catering and courier strikes prove potential for mass union mobilisation
A massive step up in the battle to unionise workers in fast food and hospitality
19 September 2018
Liverpool airport workers demand decent pay
Over 80 workers - members of the GMB union - are taking strike action at Liverpool's John Lennon airport, as the employer insists on holding wage rises to below the rate of inflation
5 September 2018
Liebherr Sunderland strike continues
Managers have clearly been attempting to intimidate the workers on the picket line by taking photos of the strikers
29 August 2018
Sunderland: Resolute Liebherr workers in pay strike
Liebherr strikers on their Sunderland picket line on 24 August were resolute. Talking about the importance of their picket line one of the strikers commented: "Even if it's thunder and lightning, we'll be standing here."
8 August 2018
NHS workers angry at reality of mis-sold 'pay rise'
The unions should give a lead to NHS staff and reopen the talks to pressure this weak Tory government into real pay rises for hard-working staff.
25 July 2018
Initial estimates put the draw for Northern Pride in Newcastle at way over 10,000. LGBT+ people from across Britain were drawn to the energetic and vibrant event to celebrate our sexuality.
25 July 2018
EDF Energy strike victory against vehicle tracker device
Unite the Union members employed by EDF Energy in its metering and debt sections in south London, and the South East and South West regions, have won a huge victory in a long-running battle over the introduction of tracker devices in vehicles
20 June 2018
GMB union: NHS reps reject Tory pay offer
NHS and ambulance service reps in the GMB union from across the UK met on 15 June. This was held in response to GMB members rejecting the governments' NHS pay offer.
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