UNITE Press release on Coventry bin dispute The full council meeting precedes the seventh day of strike action (Wednesday 19 January), in the dispute over
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By Richard Mellor in California Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York state, are celebrating a victory in a ballot to unionise their outlet. Hopefully, it
Statement from Blacklist support group Blacklisted workers have campaigned for an independent investigation into union collusion for a long time: too long. We have known
By a UCU member in the Northern Region No fewer than 58 UK universities were on strike this week as part of the University and
By Gabriel Winant Thirty-five years ago last month – October 1986 – the giant agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere locked out striking members of the United Auto
By Mike Cullen The following is the text of a pamphlet, written by Mike Cullen, on his experiences as a docker in Liverpool. I started
By Andy Ford, Unite health rep A new style of conference The Unite conference was truly led by the voices of the lay reps, that
Tom Greenwood (Leyton and Wanstead CLP), a band member and respected session musician, asks “Who’s makes all the money from music streaming?” The music streaming
Ray Goodspeed (Leyton and Wanstead CLP) reports from the long-running teachers’ picket line at Oaks Park School, in Newbury Park, in the east London Borough
Winter of discontent in USA. How far will it go? By Richard Mellor in California A powerful reminder of how important the 14 million members
