The hospital has set up a private company called Barnsley Support Services. It wants to transfer the hospital estate, maintenance, procurement and other support staff to it. Existing staff will be protected for a period under Tupe regulations but unions fear that the move will lead to a two-tier workforce.
Two dangerous examples this week were the first to show how the Trade Union Act can be used to put the brakes on disputes.
Care home residents in Doncaster were told last week they would be evicted in 30 days because their residence is “not sustainable”.
Health workers at three hospitals in South Wales have forced a pay rise of up to £1,900 from bosses after a one-day walkout in January.
Workers at IT services firm Fujitsu struck last Friday—and planned further walkouts on Friday this week and next Monday.
Southern Rail train drivers will be balloted on a new deal agreed between their Aslef union leaders and bosses at Govia Thameslink Railway.
Workers across the Picturehouse cinema chain struck last Saturday.
Days before voting starts in the Unite union’s general secretary election, incumbent Len McCluskey’s campaign has been caught sending members false information.
Workers at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) were set to take the first of a new round of eight 24-hour strikes on Thursday of this week and Monday of next.
New EU attacks on Greek workers and on refugees are a reminder that our task is fight for a left Brexit
Successful demonstrations last Saturday show the potential to build bigger resistance to the racist right
With a second referendum in Scotland increasingly likely, the left must fight to make sure it is called and won—and furthers ordinary people’s interests
