Local government
Local government round-up—Salford nurseries and Scottish local government pay
30 October 2018Protest demands Salford council funds nurseries
Teaching assistants & dinner ladies unite
23 October 2018School and council workers are set for equal pay action in Glasgow
02 October 2018Thousands of workers in Glasgow council are preparing for strikes over equal pay.
Kirklees bin workers vote for indefinite strike
18 September 2018Kirklees bin workers, members of the Unison union, have voted to start an indefinite strike
Birmingham care strikers need support
11 September 2018Home care workers in Birmingham are determined to win their battle to defend services, as their dispute should become a focus for the trade union movement.
Northamptonshire borough councils dissolve themselves
04 September 2018Borough councils in Northamptonshire overwhelmingly voted to effectively dissolve themselves last week.
It’s back to the picket lines for East Dunbartonshire
04 September 2018Workers at East Dunbartonshire council, which borders Glasgow, are preparing a return to the picket lines after negotiations broke down.
Glasgow council workers could strike for equal pay
21 August 2018Thousands of workers in Glasgow are preparing to build a huge result in a strike ballot that is part of a fight for equal pay
Campaigners protest as Northamptonshire council votes through brutal cuts plan
10 August 2018Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) voted through swingeing cuts on Wednesday. Council services are set to be completely decimated.
Northamptonshire council crisis means most vulnerable will pay
02 August 2018Northamptonshire county council (NCC) is teetering on the edge of complete disaster, leaving lives at risk.
Kirklees bins workers win their battle over bullying
24 July 2018Bin workers in the Unison union at Kirklees council in West Yorkshire have won an important fight.
Bins strike to stop racism and bullying
03 July 2018Some 80 bin workers in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, began a six-day strike on Tuesday.
Tories must deliver after pledge on Salford childcare
03 July 2018Salford Save Our Nurseries Campaign is asking its supporters to join a lobby of education secretary Damien Hinds and minister Nadhim Zahawi.
Workers shut down East Dunbartonshire council services over attacks on conditions
26 June 2018A four-day strike has brought huge sections of East Dunbartonshire council to a standstill
Reports round-up: No welcome for the Ineos fracking plan in Derbyshire
26 June 2018Over 100 anti-fracking campaigners from North Derbyshire and beyond gathered outside Chesterfield Assembly Rooms last week.
Unison conference cheers the workers who are fighting back
19 June 2018Over 800 delegates attended the Unison union’s local government conference in Brighton on Sunday and Monday.
Housing workers feel strong striking for fair pay
12 June 2018Workers at Tower Hamlets Community Housing (THCH) began the second week of their two- week strike on Monday.
A two-week walkout in Tower Hamlets takes on housing bosses over pay
05 June 2018Housing workers are fighting attacks on pay in Tower Hamlets, east London.
Kirklees bin workers vote for strikes and college workers could be next
08 May 2018Results of two important ballots were due this week in Kirklees, West Yorkshire.
Big march planned to save Salford nurseries
20 March 2018We’re expecting an important protest this Saturday in the battle to save five nurseries in Salford, Greater Manchester.
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