In the neighbourhood where I work, four teenage boys recently committed suicide, all within the space of a few months. Boys complain of bullying and fighting. Girls are prone to depression and anxiety.
Over one million workers took part in a one-day strike on 23 March this year over the government’s unilateral decision to get rid of the "rule of 85".
There is anger in Glasgow City Council workplaces after managers told workers the outcome of the job evaluation, pay and benefits review. In social work services alone, 1,000 workers will lose large amounts, in some cases as much as £6,000 per year.
School admissions workers at Coventry Council are set to take indefinite strike action from next Monday.
Workers are opposing SNP-run Falkirk council’s move to "impose" its single-status contract on staff.
Lobbying Southampton Council against privatisation Some 300 members of the Unison union lobbied Southampton City Council against privatisation last week.
The Organising for Fighting Unions conference on Saturday 11 November, is becoming a central focus for the debates on the future of the Labour movement.
The rush to privatise Britain’s post offices is accelerating even faster - and could lead to a major strike.
York was in shock last week as Nestle Rowntree announced 645 job losses at its York factory - following on from 234 earlier in the year. The move is another step in the multinational’s outsourcing of jobs to lower-wage economies in eastern Europe.
Tony Benn and Sir Willard White were among the speakers and performers at the unveiling of a plaque at School of Oriental and African Studies to honour Paul Robeson.
Around 2,500 Amicus union members at the Rolls Royce plant in Derby are set to strike after rejecting a second pay offer from the company.
Workers were set to protest at Southwark council in south London over a decision to scrap an 80-year-old building and maintenance department, Southwark Direct.
