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19 January 2022
Scunthorpe scaffs resume indefinite strike action
The 61 scaffolders employed by contractor Actavo, working on the British Steel works at Scunthorpe, will resume indefinite strike action on 26 January
19 January 2022
S Yorks Stagecoach strike results in "huge pay win"
After three-and-a-half weeks of strike action, 560 Stagecoach bus workers across South Yorkshire have voted to accept what their Unite trade union has described as a "huge pay win" of over a £1-an-hour increase, amounting to a 10.7% rise
19 January 2022
Sheffield Just Eat couriers speak about strike
Just Eat takeaway food delivery drivers have been striking against pay cuts in Sheffield since 6 December in what has become the longest continuous such action in the gig economy in the UK
19 January 2022
Tories hand cash to private health profiteers
Nationalise private health and big pharma: Private hospitals are set to receive up to £525 million of public money in a deal negotiated by the Tory Health and Social Care Secretary.
19 January 2022
Tory vaccine sacking threat set to deepen NHS staffing crisis
86,000 NHS staff face the sack in April if they do not have the Covid-19 vaccine.
19 January 2022
Somers Forge workers continue pay strike
Workers at Somers Forge in Halesowen took their fourth day of strike action in their current dispute for a living pay increase - and also the fourth ever in the company's 155-year history!
19 January 2022
Waltham Forest bin workers in Unite and GMB unions protested on the steps of the town hall on 13 January against bad pay and conditions
19 January 2022
Bus driver Tracey Scholes reinstated at Go North West
Bus driver Tracey Scholes has been reinstated at Go North West. The campaign won after supporters of Unite member Tracey were out in full force on 11 January to demand her reinstatement against the blind
19 January 2022
Royal Mail: Unofficial walkouts precede bigger battle to come on pay and workload
A number of Royal Mail delivery offices have taken unofficial industrial action since the New Year, all of which are linked to major national issues taking place within Royal Mail since the 'Pathway to Change' national agreement.
12 January 2022
Super-rich get richer, while we can't make ends meet. Join the fightback!
The richest 1% of households were getting richer even before the pandemic, taking their average wealth to £3.66 million. The wealth gap has widened further since.
Coventry bin workers on strike, January 2022, photo by Dave Nellist
12 January 2022
Socialist Party members joined the picket lines of striking bin workers in Coventry fighting for better pay. January 2022
12 January 2022
Low pay, stress and Covid drive: NHS staff crisis
Over 20 NHS trusts have declared critical incidents amidst staff shortages.
12 January 2022
Energy price crisis: nationalise energy giants to save us from £600 hit
The energy price cap is expected to increase by over 50%
12 January 2022
Energy bosses: 'Jump, cuddle and eat porridge while we raise prices'
Struggling to pay your energy bills? The obvious solutions; a pay rise, decent pensions and benefits, bringing energy back into public ownership...
12 January 2022
South Yorkshire bus strikes spreading and getting stronger
After two one-week strikes before Christmas, and now indefinite strike action since the New Year, the South Yorkshire Stagecoach busworkers' strikes are getting stronger
12 January 2022
East Mids rail conductors force concessions, train managers' dispute continues
The long-running senior conductors' dispute on East Midlands Railway (EMR) Intercity is over. RMT members voted to accept management's offer in a ballot on the pay and contract dispute, and on 'multiple
12 January 2022
Weetabix workers defeat 'fire and rehire' and ballot on improved pay offer
The end of 2021 saw a ramping up of strike action by the Weetabix workers at Corby and Kettering factories
6 January 2022
Tories' cost of living squeeze - Build workers' fightback
This year is set to inflict more pain on working-class people as rising costs outstrip incomes, meaning real-terms pay cuts. The average pay deal last year was worth just 2%, and a survey of employers found they were only planning 2.5% raises this year.
6 January 2022
Sheffield JustEat couriers escalate dispute
In the week before Christmas, JustEat delivery couriers in Sheffield, employed by Stuart Delivery, extended their targeted strike action to hit four Greggs shops
6 January 2022
The number of NHS trusts which have declared critical incidents because of Covid staff shortages is into double figures and rising
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