Pay campaigns
Protest targets McDonald's headquarters ahead of first strike
02 September 2017Some 200 people joined the protest ahead of the first-ever strike by workers at the multinational fast food giant in Britain
Action is urgently needed over pay as Tory ‘living wage’ is found too low to live on
21 August 2017The Tories’ sham “living wage” is not even enough to allow families to support their children, according to a shock new report by the Child Poverty Action Group.
BA cabin crew hold surprise protest outside Heathrow bosses' offices
16 August 2017Striking British Airways (BA) cabin crew went on the offensive today, Wednesday, with a surprise protest at the offices of Heathrow Airport Ltd.
Council chiefs ‘outdone’ as workers score victory in Birmingham bins dispute
16 August 2017Through a sustained and escalating series of strikes, refuse workers in Birmingham have stopped the Labour council’s attack on their terms and conditions.
Wages down, prices up—time to fight the Tories' squeeze on our living standards
15 August 2017The Tories and bosses tried to spin new inflation figures released on Tuesday as good news for workers.
BA bosses under pressure as cabin crew dig in with another two-week strike
13 August 2017British Airways (BA) cabin crew are digging in for the next two weeks in their ongoing strike—and underneath bosses' carefully maintained facade of normality their action is taking a toll.
Fat cats rake it in—make them pay out
08 August 2017Some newspapers last week reported that Britain’s top bosses have suffered a 17 percent pay cut. The real news is that the gap between bosses’ and workers’ wages is growing.
McDonald’s workers to ballot for strikes to demand £10 an hour and a union
08 August 2017Workers at two McDonald’s restaurants in Cambridge and Crayford, south London, are preparing to ballot for strikes
We still need a pay rise, says TUC—but we’ll need a bigger fight to get it
08 August 2017The TUC union federation has called a major lobby and rally of parliament on 17 October “to tell our MPs that Britain’s dedicated public servants need a pay rise”.
Picturehouse cinema strikers vow to continue fight as union calls fresh ballot
06 August 2017Workers at five Picturehouse cinema sites in London walked out on Friday and Saturday as part of their long-running campaign.
Striking workers protest against bosses in London as pay fights hot up
03 August 2017Chants of “low pay—no way” rang out in the City of London financial district today, Thursday, as workers from three disputes took to the streets.
Low paid workers would take 316 years to earn the average fat cat's annual salary
03 August 2017A worker earning the average wage in Britain of £28,000 a year would take 160 years to earn what the average company chief executive earns in one year.
UCU misses an opportunity to encourage pay resistance
01 August 2017Workers in the UCU union in higher education have voted to accept a below-inflation pay offer. Bosses had offered just 1.7 percent.
Mears housing workers protest as part of strike against pay differential
28 July 2017Workers were on the move in central Manchester today, Friday, as strikers from Mears housing came to the town hall instead of mounting a picket.
'Scrap the cap!' - Royal College of Nursing begins protests over public sector pay cap
27 July 2017Chants of "Scrap the cap" rang out in front of Downing Street as over 200 nurses protested against the Tories' 1 percent public sector pay cap in central London today, Thursday.
Sheffield jobcentre strike inspires wider fight as PCS union discusses campaign
25 July 2017Workers at a Sheffield jobcentre ended a week-long strike last Friday—and could soon be joined by workers at three other offices in their fight against Tory cuts and closures.
Wetherspoon advertising jobs at less than minimum wage
25 July 2017The Wetherspoon pub chain is advertising jobs paying less than the minimum wage.
Mears housing workers in Manchester fight for better pay and want outsourcing to end
21 July 2017Some 180 workers who maintain homes for Manchester city council are two weeks into a four week continuous strike
Arrogant Tories have robbed our wages with public sector pay cap
18 July 2017Chancellor Philip Hammond is not denying reports that he told his cabinet colleagues that public sector workers are “overpaid”.
The Tory crisis creates an unmissable chance to end the public sector pay cap
11 July 2017Anger at the public sector pay cap has opened up rifts at the top of the Tory party.
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