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14 November 2018
Major private care operator puts thousands of vulnerable people at risk
The crisis in social care continues to worsen, as councils prepare to find alternative provision for 13,500 more elderly and disabled people by the end of the month
7 November 2018
Back Chris Baugh and Marion Lloyd for a fighting, democratic, lay-led union
This month votes take place to decide the PCS Left Unity candidates for the union's 2019 elections.
7 November 2018
Cable workers' Halloween picket line attempts to 'scare' management into talks
It was a spooky affair outside Prysmian Cables in Eastleigh on 31 October with workers joining the picket line dressed appropriately for Halloween.
31 October 2018
Equal pay uprising shows power of working class
Around 8,500 working class women in Glasgow made history through their strike.
31 October 2018
UCU: General secretary censured but anti-union laws frustrate strike ballot
June's University and College Union (UCU) congress was shut down when staff walked out in response to motions criticising the general secretary Sally Hunt. The annual democratic congress reconvened on 18 October.
31 October 2018
Welsh college staff set to strike on pay and workload
College lecturers in Wales have voted by an overwhelming majority to strike, busting the undemocratic Tory strike threshold.
24 October 2018
Council workers - historic strike for equal pay
Glasgow council workers made history by striking for equal pay
24 October 2018
Students and workers march for increased college funding
Over 1,000 teachers, lecturers and college students marched through central London on 17 October to demand the end to Tory cuts and austerity in education.
24 October 2018
It's one world for the super-rich, and another one for the rest of us including pay cuts for nurses, a new job for Nick Clegg and racist policing in Britol.
17 October 2018
Bolton hospital workers strike
Cleaners, catering staff and porters at Royal Bolton Hospital struck for 48 hours on 11 and 12 October over pay. The strikers are organised by public service union Unison.
17 October 2018
Up to 2,000 marched in London against the far-right Democratic Football Lads Alliance
17 October 2018
Newham finance staff fight pay and grading insult
Workers for Newham's Labour-led council who are responsible for processing payments to suppliers are hacked off at bosses for grading their important jobs in a way that gets them less pay.
17 October 2018
Cable makers' pay strike bites as production falls 33%
Production at Prysmian Cables and Systems in Eastleigh, Hampshire has dropped by a third since workers launched industrial action in September.
17 October 2018
Uber drivers strike against unfair 'deactivation' and low pay
"We want our rights! We want our rights!" Uber drivers struck across the country on 9 October against unjust disciplinary sanctions and poverty pay.
17 October 2018
Striking Brum home carers reject 'final' pay cut offer
At a mass members' meeting on 5 October, Birmingham Council home carers unanimously voted by show of hands to reject the council's 'final' offer and continue striking.
17 October 2018
No to fat-cat top judges' £59k pay hike - fight for decent pay for criminal justice workers
The Senior Salaries Review Body recommends that salaries for High Court judges be increased by 32%, taking them from £181,500 to £240,000 a year. The establishment pay board says this is needed to recruit future judges.
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
10 October 2018
Workers' action wins Amazon pay rise
Nationalise Amazon! £10 an hour now! Collective workers' action has forced billionaire boss Jeff Bezos to concede pay rises - £9.50 an hour in the UK and $15 in the US
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