TUC report says producers that don’t clean up operations will wither and die as rivals blaze trail towards carbon net zeroUp to 660,000 jobs will be at serious risk if the UK continues to fall behind other countries in the amount it invests in green in…
Covid inequalities are chance for unions – TUC’s Frances O’Grady
Interview: leader of unions’ group says membership is rising after the pandemic exposed how unfair the jobs market is for manyA growing backlash against a two-tier Covid-19 labour market offers the possibility for unions to rebuild their strength, acc…
Election bill could cut millions from Labour campaign spending, say unions
Exclusive: proposed legislation described as deliberate attempt to undermine party’s financesElection spending by trade unions and other groups could potentially be cut by millions of pounds under the government’s elections bill, unions have said, call…
Food, beer, toys, medical kit. Why is Britain running out of everything?
Poor pay and conditions for HGV drivers and the loss of many thousands of EU workers are plunging the UKs supply chain into crisisGaps on supermarket shelves. Fast food outlets pulling milkshakes and bottled drinks from their menus. Restaurants running…
Britain’s workforce is changing – now our unions must catch up | Eve Livingston
Sharon Graham’s election as head of Unite shows workers facing new forms of exploitation need strong, diverse unionsThat the election of Sharon Graham as Unite’s new general secretary this week took many by surprise says much about today’s union moveme…
The Guardian view on Sharon Graham: a new boss reveals the state of the unions | Editorial
Unite’s general secretary is more interested in the industrial struggle than the political one. For workers, that could be a blessingThe surprise election of Sharon Graham to head Britain’s biggest trade union, Unite, is more about the labour movement …
Sharon Graham’s victory puts to bed the Labour right’s hopes of winning Unite | Simon Fletcher
The new leader’s focus on workplace issues resonated with the membership. Politicians should take note“Bad bosses take note.” That was the message of the new general secretary of the Unite trade union, Labour’s largest affiliate. Sharon Graham has stat…
Yodel drivers begin strike vote, raising fears for UK supply chains
GMB unable to reach deal on pay and working conditions as country in grip of severe lack of delivery workers Yodel’s delivery drivers are voting whether to go on strike in a move that could worsen the UK’s supply chain crisis.The GMB union said it had …
Unite likely to be calmer but more distant with Labour after Graham win
Sharon Graham will become union’s first female general secretary after surprise victory The Unite union is expected to develop a calmer but more distant relationship with the Labour party after the election of the leftwinger Sharon Graham as its first …
Workers sacrificed plenty due to Covid, so let’s reward them with new rights | Owen Jones
Workplace democracy would allow us to come out of the pandemic with a greater sense of control over the futureWith most formal Covid restrictions all but melted away, freedom prevails. Back to the workplace, Tory ministers make demands of our newly lib…