Teachers’ strike ends
members of all teaching unions have voted to accept an increased offer of a 6.5% pay rise after the NEU’s campaign of industrial action.
Union campaigns
Bus drivers and engineers all-out strike
VICTORY for 3,300 UNITE Bus Drivers and Engineers at National Express who brought the transport system to a halt with a continuous all out strike from 20 March to 25 […]
Wolverhampton STRIKE Calendar: December
Fri 9 December CWU pickets at Sun St Wolverhampton WV1 1AA Sun 11 December CWU pickets at Sun St Wolverhampton WV1 1AA Tues 13 December RMT + TSSA pickets at […]
Strike rally
UCU and CWU Strike Rally 24 November with Wolverhampton TUC, ASLEF, RMT, UNITE
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 […]
Night workers in West Midlands deserve better pay and conditions
287,000 workers who regularly work night shifts in the West Midlands. Many working overnight are on low pay and insecure contracts
UNITE tram strike victory
Unite the union members at West Midlands Metro have accepted a pay offer which is worth up to 20 per cent for tram drivers, with all grades receiving significant increases. […]
Wolverhampton Demands Better
Working people have had enough. Everything’s going up but our wage #DemandBetter
CWU strike
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 […]
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 […]
We Demand Better
March and Rally, 18 June
Orgreave Truth & Justice speaker
John Dunn, ex-miner and speaker from the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign
Everything’s going up but our pay
CANCELLED as a national event but still taking place as a regional event
Coventry council – UNITE HGV drivers’ strike
73 HGV drivers from street sweeping, highways, household and commercial waste, have WON their six month all out strike. The dispute which began in January 22 has now ended with […]
42 years of anti-trade union laws
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 […]
GMB organising at Amazon
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