Employment Rights

CWU dispute ends and a pay deal has been won. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) recommended members accept the deal with Royal Mail; on a 67% turnout, 76% of members […]

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 […]

CANCELLED as a national event but still taking place as a regional event

As highlighted in our annual report, Tory anti-trade union laws continue to be implemented, 42 years after Thatcher first tried to destroy the defenders of the working class, the trade […]

Organizing Amazon: Book launch and public discussion Wednesday 24 September 2025, 7pm, TUC Midlands, 47 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3TH. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/OABham

From the end of March 2022, workers suffering from the coronavirus will have to wait until their fourth day of sickness before they can get Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).

Victory for UNISON’s 280 members who had been in dispute with Birmingham City Council , taking strike actoion over 17 months. They will keep their original jobs!   Why is this […]