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13 January 2021
Bosses earn workers' annual wage in three days
Within the first three days of 2021, the already super-rich bosses of the 'FTSE 100' companies earned more than an average worker's annual salary.
6 January 2021
Why is the Covid vaccine roll out so slow? Government bureaucracy delaying the recruitment of vaccinators, and foul-ups in the private manufacturing and supply are to blame.
16 December 2020
No surprise, poverty is rising
A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that 2.4 million, including half a million children, experienced "destitution" in 2019 - before coronavirus reached the UK
9 December 2020
High street jobs, safety and pay: We have to fight
Hospitality: Understaffed and underpaid, now it's got worse: Bar worker John Williams, a Socialist Party member in Cardiff, spoke at a protest to oppose the pay freeze in the public and private sector on 5 December.
2 December 2020
Fast fashion, big profits, low pay
It's estimated that the fashion industry is worth £2 trillion globally and brings £30 billion a year in revenue to the UK
21 October 2020
South Africa: Mass day of action for permanent jobs and a living wage
Hundreds of workers on the ANC government's 'slave-labour' Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) took part in a day of action in their struggle for permanent jobs and a living wage
23 September 2020
A day in the life of a salon worker
I work in a salon in Cardiff. It was bad before the pandemic began, and some employers are using the crisis to either drag more work out of their staff for little to no more rewards, or to cut hours, cut
9 September 2020
Trade unionists held a solidarity demo outside of Ikea Braehead in Glasgow, demanding the reinstatement of sacked Usdaw rep Richie Venton, and the reinstatement of sick workers' wages.
9 September 2020
Callous Tories threaten not to uprate the minimum wage
'We're all in it together' chirped Boris Johnson at the start of lockdown - which is presumably why he's considering not uprating the paltry minimum wage next April, because the bosses say they can't afford it
2 September 2020
Even before Covid-19, poorer secondary school students were the equivalent of 18 months' learning behind better-off students
24 June 2020
Workers need a 'new deal' - at least £12 an hour now!
The shop workers' union, Usdaw, recently launched its 'New Deal for Workers' campaign
24 June 2020
South Africa: Building jobs and living wage campaign
On 17 June, hundreds of workers marched in Johannesburg, South Africa, demanding permanent jobs and a monthly living wage of R12,500 (£580).
20 May 2020
Universal Basic Income: not a solution to insecurity and poverty under capitalism
None of the schemes with elements of UBI provide a decent level of income
20 May 2020
Furlough cut-off could force millions back to unsafe workplaces
Will my boss starve me back to work this summer? It's a question that might start keeping furloughed workers up at night
12 May 2020
Furlough scheme extended - workers need 100% of wages
Rishi Sunak has announced the government's plans for the furlough scheme, which will be extended until October
6 April 2020
The minimum wage must go up! Fund coronavirus workers, not bosses' profits!
Minimum wage workers include many of the frontline staff dealing with the pandemic, writes Karen Smith, care worker.
30 March 2020
Essential workers deserve more
Workers are receiving some very contradictory messages about their wage levels and the importance of their jobs
26 February 2020
Average wages recover to pre-crisis levels - but we're still over a decade behind
Average wage levels in the UK have, for the first time, recovered to the level they were at before the financial crisis.
5 February 2020
6.5 million working poor: Fight to end low pay
There are now 6.5 million workers in the UK who are part of the "working poor."
There are now more people who are both working and in poverty than people who are officially unemployed.
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