Pay campaigns

Good response to the PCS union’s call for protests over the pay cap
News

Good response to the PCS union’s call for protests over the pay cap

Civil service workers at government department offices across Britain protested on Friday of last week demanding an end to the 1 percent public sector pay cap.
03 October 2017
The revolt to smash the Tories’ public sector pay cap is growing - join the fight
News

The revolt to smash the Tories’ public sector pay cap is growing – join the fight

The revolt against the public sector pay cap is growing.
26 September 2017
Pay strikes could ‘break the government’ says John McDonnell
News

Pay strikes could ‘break the government’ says John McDonnell

Labour's shadow chancellor urged unions to coordinate industrial action to break the Tories' public sector pay cap last night, Wednesday.
21 September 2017
Theresa May suffers humiliation in pay cap vote—unions must go on the offensive
News

Unions’ pay claims put pressure on the Tories to give rises

Pressure is mounting on Theresa May to lift the public sector pay cap with a new poll showing that 62 percent of people want it scrapped.
19 September 2017
Anger over pay grows as firefighters reject bosses' 2 percent offer
News

Anger over pay grows as firefighters reject bosses’ 2 percent offer

Firefighters in the FBU union rejected a pay offer yesterday, Wednesday, amid anger at being asked to perform extra duties for little extra money.
14 September 2017
Theresa May suffers humiliation in pay cap vote—unions must go on the offensive
News

Theresa May suffers humiliation in pay cap vote—unions must go on the offensive

Tory prime minister Theresa May has suffered a humiliating blow over the public sector pay cap. 
13 September 2017
Union leaders slam pay cap at TUC conference—now turn words into action
News

Union leaders slam pay cap at TUC conference—now turn words into action

Anger at the Tories’ public sector pay cap dominated debate at the Trade Union Congress conference in Brighton today, Monday.
11 September 2017
Defy the Trade Union Act
News

Bosses, not migrants, push down wages—unions must defend freedom of movement

Delegates at the TUC union federation conference considered trade unions’ response to Brexit yesterday, Sunday—and came up with a confused position.
10 September 2017
Nurses demand end to pay cap in protest outside parliament
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Nurses demand end to pay cap in protest outside parliament

Chants of “scrap the cap” rang out outside parliament as Theresa May faced her first prime minister’s question time after the summer break.
06 September 2017
Strikes can bust public sector pay cap
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Strikes can bust public sector pay cap

The Tories are rumoured to be preparing to lift the 1 percent public sector pay cap—at least for some workers.
05 September 2017
‘Scrap the pay cap,’ demand nurses ahead of an RCN rally at parliament in London
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‘Scrap the pay cap,’ demand nurses ahead of an RCN rally at parliament in London

Nurses and their supporters were set to hold a #ScraptheCap protest in London’s Parliament Square this Wednesday.
05 September 2017
Civil service workers fight pay cap and jobcentre closures
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Civil service workers fight pay cap and jobcentre closures

Civil service workers at government offices across Britain took action last Friday—pay day—to demand an end to the public sector pay cap.
04 September 2017