SOLIDARITY WITH BIRMINGHAM BIN STRIKERS
Send Birmingham Council’s leader a postcard & say ‘Stop attacking your workers’ https://supportbinworkers.unitetheunion.postbug.app/
Union campaigns
annual Silk Mill march & rally
next Silk Mill event will be Saturday 7th June 2025 more details on https://www.facebook.com/DerbySilkMillRally
National Minimum Wage rates increase
From 1st April 2025 it will be £12.21. From 1st April 2024 the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage has been paid from the age of 21 years […]
Heart Unions week
Wolverhampton TUC #heartunions week – trade union recruitment stalls Saturday 15 Feb 2025 outside Wolverhampton market & Sunday 16 Feb @ Bilston High St
Trade union courses locally 2025
TUC courses sign up now…for online TU courses Midlands TUC courses: https://www.tuc.org.uk/TUCcourses#midlands
FAO all Chairs of meetings and all those who wish to challenge a Chair!
Particularly in trade union and Labour Party circles, the ABC of Chairmanship has been considered a definitive guide since its publication in 1939. This is an online version updated in […]
Aggressive Council Tax arrears collection by Wolverhampton City Council
Wolverhampton Trades Union Council Campaign
UNITE 4 Energy For All Wolverhampton
#Unite4EnergyForAll / Winter Fuel payments stall
Job Centre security staff strikes
PCS strikes: 1pm on 8 November to 11.59pm on 10 November and 1pm to 11:59pm on 11 November
TUC Midlands Equalities Conference
2024 report
Greener Jobs Alliance
The Greener Jobs Alliance promotes skills training and job creation to meet the needs of Britain’s rapidly growing low carbon sectors and to green the whole economy.
Protect the right to strike victory
August 2024 – the Labour government committed to formally repeal the Minimum Service Levels Act.
national rail strike
RMT members also have agreed a new pay offer negotiated with Labour ministers and the Department for Transport. Following 18 days of strikes in the last two years and negotiations […]
RMT Caterers’ strike
Friday 26th July and Saturday 27th July 2024 It has become apparent that Avanti West Coast management have treated the Catering grade with utter contempt. Members have rightly refused to be treated […]
Difficulties of organising migrant workers in the care sector
Video of talk by Andrew Maybury, UNISON Caseworker, to Wolverhampton TUC on the difficulties of organising migrant workers in the care sector
Respect your shopworkers
Usdaw condemns highest ever levels of theft from shops and the impact on retail workers The 2024 annual crime survey findings, show the highest ever levels of levels of theft […]
UNITE wins strike at ArcelorMittal
After 34 days of strikes management agreed to new pay talks at ArcelorMittal (Wednesfield) and (15-12-23) voted to accept a new backdated two year pay deal.
University strikes
UCU had to re-ballot to continue with further strike action over pay & conditions, but despite a 68% vote for continued strike action in November, the turnout fell just short […]
