Coronavirus

Walk off by St George’s workers against outsourcer
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Walk off by St George’s workers against outsourcer

UVW union members at St George’s University of London in Tooting are demanding Personal Protective Equipment
21 April 2020
Tories’ lies hide scale of deaths in care homes
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Tories’ lies hide scale of deaths in care homes

At least 4,000 people have died of coronavirus in care homes, according to an industry body.
21 April 2020
There are no Tories on our side
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There are no Tories on our side

Tory disagreements over ending the lockdown reflect splits in the ruling class about how to return to “business as usual”
21 April 2020
Trade union leaders pile pressure onto Labour to silence criticism of Israel
What We Think

Inaction makes union leaders complicit

The failures of most trade union leaders to mount any resistance to the Tory government’s fatal handling of coronavirus intensifies the danger to workers
21 April 2020
Luxury self-isolation for the haves and the have-Yachts during corona crisis
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Luxury self-isolation for the haves and the have-Yachts during corona crisis

Entertainment mogul David Geffen was forced to delete a social media post boasting of isolating on a superyacht.
21 April 2020
Post workers strike in Suffolk over coronavirus safety fears
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Post workers strike in Suffolk over coronavirus safety fears

Postal workers in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, walked out briefly on Friday of last week over coronavirus health and safety fears.
21 April 2020
Thousands forced back to work in unsafe conditions at government departments
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Thousands forced back to work in unsafe conditions at government departments

More than 5,000 people are being made to go into work to operate the government’s payment scheme for laid off workers.
21 April 2020
Uber driver suffered in silence, fearing eviction
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Uber driver suffered in silence, fearing eviction

An Uber driver died from coronavirus after trying to hide his illness
20 April 2020
Trump piles on pressure to end the US lockdown
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Trump piles on pressure to end the US lockdown

US president Donald Trump is ramping up attempts to force people back to work even as coronavirus sweeps the country and deaths mount.
20 April 2020
Safety gone ‘out the window’ at big distribution firm, says worker
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Safety gone ‘out the window’ at big distribution firm, says worker

Bosses at distribution companies are “endangering thousands” of workers
20 April 2020
Bus drivers scared and angry over dangerous conditions
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Bus drivers scared and angry over dangerous conditions

Bus workers are speaking out about their “fear and anger” as transport bosses move too slowly to protect their safety
20 April 2020
Building bosses putting lives at risk by ignoring ‘distancing’
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Building bosses putting lives at risk by ignoring ‘distancing’

Construction bosses are putting their profits before workers' lives
20 April 2020