Trade Unions

Protesting against Coventry city council's contract with Palantir
In Depth

Activists say ‘hands off’ as Palantir spy tech takes over our public services

Campaigners fighting back against Palantir
08 September 2026
ICR strikers rally on Friday as negotiations with management continue
Letters

Letters: Picket lines show potential of workers to run society

Plus: readers on union safebuarding and the Bayeux tapestry
08 September 2026
Last year, thousands rallied against Labour's welfare cuts in central London (Photo: Guy Smallman)
News

Green councillors must refuse to implement austerity and help mobilise resistance

Join the Eve of Budget March Against Austerity on Tuesday 27 October
07 September 2026
Labour

Trade unions to tell Labour we want welfare, not warfare

Sign the UCU union’s motion
01 September 2026
Members of the SI Cobas union on strike for Palestine earlier this month (Photo: @si_cobasnaz on X)
In Depth

Why are unions still important?

All workers share one thing—collective organisation is the only power they have
30 August 2026
Trade Unions

‘We hope that we can inspire others,’ say ICR strikers

Unite union members have their eyes on the prize
20 August 2026
Trade Unions

Strikers inspire each other to fight back

'One fight can inspire more fights'
19 August 2026
Drivers say they're afraid of collapsing while driving in the extreme heat
Environment

‘You wouldn’t even treat dogs like this’ say bus drivers striking over heat

Strikers are fighting for their safety and against climate catastrophe
14 August 2026
ICR strikers are staying out until all their demands are met (Photo: Dave Gilchrist)
News

‘We’re going to get everything we want’ say striking cancer researchers

Workers will be on indefinite strike until all their demands are met
13 August 2026
Sharan Graham, general secretary of Unite the union (Picture: Guy Smallman)
News

Sharon Graham wins after poor choice in Unite union leadership race

The key is building rank and file confidence and an alternative to the politics of the bureaucracy
12 August 2026
30 strikers showed up instead of four, saying 'We deserve to be heard'
Trade Unions

Cancer researchers ambush bosses in negotiations powerplay

The Unite union members started an indefinite strike this week
06 August 2026
LGBT+

Trade unionists must lead the fight against the EHRC’s transphobic guidance

Fight every attempt to exclude, isolate and attack trans+ people
05 August 2026
'We just want recognition for what we do,' strikers say
Trade Unions

Operating theatre workers strike in a ‘tug of war’ over pay

'We just want recognition for what we do,' strikers say
24 July 2026
Unite union leader Sharon Graham said that Labour’s workers’ rights plans were now a 'burnt out shell' (Photo: WikipediaCommons)
Letters

Letters: Future of Unite union won’t be determined by its general secretary but by its membership

Who provides the best terrain for struggle?
22 July 2026
Environment

Is your workplace boiling? Here’s how to shut it down

A former Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector writes
15 July 2026
Keir Starmer addressing a Defence careers fair in Downing Street last year
News

Labour’s military spending plan threatens up to 10,000 jobs

Labour plans to steal £6.8 billion from other sectors to feed the war machine
03 July 2026
Victimised rep Ameen Hadi spekaking on a panel about stopping the far right
Anti-racism

Trade union campaign wins victory against victimisation

Council bosses capitulated to far right smear campaign
02 July 2026
Institute of Cancer Research
News

Cancer workers hit back at bosses for better pay

The union has rejected a new offer from the employer
30 June 2026
Activists and trade unionists at AI conference
Trade Unions

Trade unionists debate AI

They discussed whether to oppose all artificial intelligence
27 June 2026
Unison Fair Visa campaign lobby of Parliament
Labour

Migrant workers take their fight for fair visas to parliament

Labour wants to triple the time it takes for migrants to qualify for indefinite leave to remain
11 June 2026
AQA picket line in Manchester
News

AQA exam strike wins solidarity

Exam board workers are fighting for pay restoration
08 June 2026
Unbelievably, the education union are delaying balloting (Photo: DanielKebedeNEU/X
Letters

Letters: Unions dither as cost of living crisis hits millions

The stakes are high
03 June 2026
Reform UK are at the centre of a shift in far right politics (Photo: reformparty_uk/X)
Anti-racism

Are Reform UK and Labour neck and neck among trade union members?

There is no room for complacency
01 June 2026
Activists protest against transphobic guidance backed by the government
LGBT+

Protestors speak out in Parliament Square against new transphobic guidance backed by government

Trans+ people speak out against new transphobic guidance.
23 May 2026