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The GMB union last week called off planned strike action at British Gas after "positive discussions" with the company.

There is less than a month to stop the fascist British National Party (BNP) in the general election.

House building hits a new low The number of new houses being built in every region of Britain is lower than at any time since 1922.

Around 500 British Airways cabin crew gathered at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) building in central London on Tuesday evening, to mark the end of their four-day strike.

Cabin crew at British Airways want more strikes to finish off bullying boss Willie Walsh.

Trade unions in Denmark, Norway and Sweden are giving legal notice that they will take action in support of British Airways cabin crew. The five unions – Sweden’s SEKO and Swedish Transport Workers’ Union, Denmark’s 3F and Norway’s Parat and Norwegian Transport Workers’ Union – have acted in response to a call for lawful solidarity action made by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).

The media has largely ignored evidence of British military torture used in Iraq, despite 47 claims of abuse against the government going before the courts.

The Labour government lied about the deaths of Iraqis held by British troops.

The second round of strike action by cabin crew at British Airways (BA), which ended on Tuesday, hit hard.

The Right to Work campaign organised a highly successful tour of Britain by a Greek worker last week. It brought together trade unionists and campaigners to discuss resistance to the attacks on working people.

A high-profile court case in the United States, involving British-based oil multinational BP, has hardly been reported here. Yet it tells us so much about how giant companies and the law operate.

Thousands of railway maintenance and signalling workers at Network Rail are poised to go on strike over job cuts and work schedules next week. If the strike goes ahead, it will severely effect Britain’s rail system.