Unions

Thousands of construction workers took to the streets around the country today, demanding a decent pay rise, an end to the scourge of silicosis and the cancellation of vicious prosecutions against their unions.

The post Construction workers march in their thousands appeared first on Solidarity Online.

‘If it’s innocent, why delete it?’ The anonymous Facebook page buying ads to support pro-Graham candidates in the Unite executive elections was deleted hours after Skwawkbox exposed it on Monday. The page, named ‘Executive Council Elections’, had originally been set up in December under the name ‘The Manifesto’, but re-named to buy a string of […]

Staff at the University of Sydney staged their eighth day of strike action on Friday. It followed the biggest mass meeting of the campaign so far where more than 700 members voted to reject Management’s latest offer and to hold two more days of strike action.

The post Historic strike campaign at Sydney Uni wins sick pay for casuals, but fights on for quality education and pay appeared first on Solidarity Online.

Anonymous group paying for ads touting candidates supportive of general secretary accused of trying to destroy evidence in misogyny and bullying complaints against husband Unaccountable cash is at play in the elections for the executive of the Unite union. An anonymised page with no named administrators or followers has been ploughing cash into advertising to […]

French workers are staging a mass, rolling strike wave against President Macron’s attempt to force people to work longer before they can retire.

The post Mass strikes sweep France as workers fight Macron’s pension plan appeared first on Solidarity Online.

On a day of shame for the Labour party, a few stood firm – while some unions betrayed the movement. In last night’s PLP meeting, only Barry Gardiner spoke up for Corbyn at Labour’s parliamentary meeting As Skwawkbox reported earlier, the Starmerite – and Stalinist – drones on Labour’s national executive (NEC) have voted to […]

Yet more signs of TUC/Labour pressure as NASUWT puts pathetic government pay offer to teachers Teachers have reacted with fury after their unions asked them to ‘consider’ an appallingly insulting pay offer from the government. The proposed ‘deal’ consists of a one-off, unfunded payment of £1000 for the current year and a derisory, far below […]

State submits no evidence in persecution of workers as trial collapses in farce The prosecution of the so-called ‘GMB three’ has collapsed in farce. The three had been arrested last May charged with wilful obstruction of the highway under the Thatcherite 1980 Highways Act anti-strike law after attempting to ask drivers not to cross their […]

Management has tried to sell deal as a win, as more and more unions capitulate under alleged pressure from Starmer and TUC The left on the UCU union’s higher education committee have defeated an attempt by the union’s management to railroad striking workers into a ballot on a dire ‘deal’ offered by employers that members […]

Disputes with train operating companies continue, but RMT solidarity brings big win while managements of some other unions undermine their members Mick Lynch’s RMT union has won a major victory – and a significant pay-rise – for members working in Network Rail. 76% of members on a 90% turnout voted to accept an improved offer […]