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22 January 2020
Belfast Hovis workers' all-out strike
Hovis workers in the BFAWU and Unite trade unions have voted for an all-out strike in Belfast, Northern Ireland for better pay
15 January 2020
Westex Carpet strike reaches two month mark
Members of Unite the Union at the Westex Carpets factory in Cleckheaton, west Yorkshire, are about to reach the two month mark in their ongoing dispute over pay.
15 January 2020
Low Pay, Long Hours. Bosses rip us off. Organise the fightback now!
Boris Johnson has announced the minimum wage is going up. It's not by nearly enough. And at the same time, the Tories let bosses get away with paying hundreds of thousands of workers below the legal minimum!
15 January 2020
Hackney school bus workers win pay increase following strikes
A long-running dispute between Hackney council and school bus staff has been brought to an end after workers secured increased pay and a commitment to make agency roles permanent
15 January 2020
Northern Ireland: Thousands of nurses continue to strike for better pay
Thousands of nurses and healthcare workers in Northern Ireland have been taking part in industrial action since November over pay parity and staffing
8 January 2020
Tory minimum wage hike not enough
Ignoring the realities of living in austerity Britain, the Tory government has announced that the National 'Living Wage' will increase by 51p to £8.72 an hour in April. Every improvement is welcome, of course.
20 December 2019
All we want for Christmas is a no-strings pay rise
RMT drivers on the Tyne & Wear metro are on strike on the Friday and Saturday before Christmas
4 December 2019
Northern Ireland: Health workers take action
25,000 hard-pressed healthcare workers in Northern Ireland - including nurses, social care staff and support services - took action at NHS sites on 25 November, demanding that their longstanding concerns over safe staffing levels and pay parity be addressed
4 December 2019
PCS union general secretary election
There are just a few days remaining before the PCS civil servants' union general secretary ballot ends at noon on 12 December
27 November 2019
Northern Ireland: strike action by NHS workers
For the first time in the Royal College of Nursing's 103-year history, nurses have voted for strike action. They have been joined by Unison, and likely, the Nipsa and Unite unions which are now balloting for strike action.
27 November 2019
The Socialist is running a debate. How can we end low pay and what minimum wage level should we be fighting for? In this issue, readers share their thoughts.
20 November 2019
Pay and pension strike: university staff have had enough
On 25 November university staff will send a clear message to management
20 November 2019
Long hours in the world of security
He said he had started at 4am and would be working till 8pm, and then going on to work on the door at a pub
20 November 2019
Cleaners strike over low pay at Haringey secondary school
Outsourced cleaners struck at Highgate Wood School in north London to demand an end to appalling working conditions
Westex Carpets workers in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, have been on strike for two months in a dispute over pay.
13 November 2019
13 November 2019
'McStrikers' demand £15 an hour
On 12 November, McDonald's workers at six restaurants in south London took strike action, and protests took place in towns and cities around the country, as part of the fast food workers' global day of action.
6 November 2019
UCU votes for pay and pension strikes
The University and College Union (UCU) has decisively voted to back strike action in two separate ballots over pensions, pay and conditions in higher education.
6 November 2019
Pay, jobs, pensions... Vote for a fighting general secretary
On Thursday 7 November, ballot papers go out to PCS members in the election for general secretary.
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