Pay campaigns
Workers thousands of pounds worse off than a decade ago—time for a pay fight
17 December 2018Wages are still worth a third less in some parts of Britain than a decade ago
Turn the feeling over teachers’ pay in Scotland into hard-hitting action
04 December 2018The result of last month’s EIS Scottish teachers’ union ballot was a 98 percent rejection of the pay offer on a 74 percent turnout.
Big turnout on picket lines as pay strikes begin at six colleges
28 November 2018UCU union members at six English colleges are on strike today in a battle over pay
College workers win above-inflation pay rise after eight days of strikes
21 November 2018Workers at three London colleges have won above-inflation pay rises following strikes. And the deal will see the lowest-paid staff benefit the most.
Karen Reissmann - victimised for speaking out against health pay deal?
06 November 2018Solidarity is growing for a nurse and leading union activist who has been suspended from holding office in the Unison union.
Why women workers are still fighting to win equal wages
05 November 2018A mass strike at Glasgow City Council last month exposed how women workers are still fighting for equality. Sarah Bates looks at how councils have got away with this for so long
Stand with Karen Reissmann and the fight for NHS pay
01 November 2018A leading health worker in Unison has been suspended from holding office in the union, according to leaked internal emails.
Local government round-up—Salford nurseries and Scottish local government pay
30 October 2018Protest demands Salford council funds nurseries
Monster march in Glasgow to demand more pay for teachers shows the mood to fight
27 October 2018Around 30,000 teachers and their supporters marched through Glasgow on Saturday in a massively powerful display of their determination to win a 10 percent pay rise.
The women that make Glasgow are striking back
26 October 2018Working class women make Glasgow. That’s the message last week’s stunning 48-hour strike sent out as Glasgow City Council (GCC) services ground to a halt.
Solidarity and sympathy strikes as workers refuse to cross Glasgow pay picket lines
24 October 2018A fight for equal pay is sparking a strike wave across Glasgow City Council (GCC).
Teachers in Scotland need a 10 percent pay rise now
23 October 2018Teachers in Scotland are set to take a step forwards in their battle for pay and decent education on Saturday.
Women strike for equal pay in Glasgow - and show the power of workers
23 October 2018Thousands of striking women flooded Glasgow city centre this week demanding that bullying bosses pay up now.
Threat of more strikes defeats the lying health bosses in Bolton
19 October 2018Hundreds of striking porters, cleaners and domestics in Bolton show the way to fight attacks on pay, NHS privatisation and outsourcing, argues Tomáš Tengely-Evans
Support the Glasgow strike for equal pay
16 October 2018A key battle in the fight for women’s equality is about to take place in Glasgow. Workers across council services and schools are getting ready for a two-day walkout, reports Sarah Bates
College lecturers in Scotland throw out pay offer and should now prepare for action
02 October 2018Further Education lecturers in Scotland have voted by 90 percent, on a 60 percent turnout, to reject management’s pay offer in an indicative ballot.
School 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.
Colleges fight for funding - and strike over pay in south London
02 October 2018UCU union members plan to protest on Wednesday 17 October during a week of action over further education funding.
Striking Camden traffic wardens say no waiting for pay justice
01 October 2018The Unison union members in north London are taking the fight for higher pay to outsourcing giant NSL.
A pay campaign that can win
25 September 2018UCU union members in 110 Universities and 147 colleges are being balloted over pay in England and Wales. The ballot was launched three weeks ago and closes on 19 October.
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