Unions intensify threats of industrial action over ‘divisive’ pay freeze for public-sector workers

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady describes the freeze as a ‘kick in the teeth’ for the workers who kept Britain running during the pandemic

Unions gearing up to fight plans to slash rise in minimum wage

UNIONS will fight Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plan to slash a proposed national minimum wage (NMW) rise that is to be confirmed in his spending review

NEC members ‘walk out’ after Margaret Beckett elected chairwoman

LEFT-WING members of Labour’s ruling national executive committee (NEC) “walked out” of an online meeting today in protest at “factionalism” by the

Government spent £10bn extra on inflated PPE, report finds

THE government spent £10 billion extra in inflated prices for Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) due to an inadequate stockpile and a sur

Labour accused of trying to silence Young Labour on Corbyn solidarity

LABOUR headquarters has been accused of fostering a “bullying atmosphere” by ordering the Young Labour chair to remove a statement she posted in su

England to return to new tiered system when national lockdown ends, Johnson announces

The return to a three-tiered system is ‘risky,’ says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer

Wage support exclusion ‘led six to suicide’

Tories set to break manifesto vow on youth fund

THE TORIES have failed miserably to deliver on manifesto pledges to increase funding for young adults’ services, Labour charged today.

Bakers union to consult members over Labour affiliation over ‘political direction’ of the party

FOOD industry union BFAWU announced today that it will be consulting its members over whether it should remain affiliated to Labour because of conc

First Minister Mark Drakeford: ‘Welsh firebreak lockdown succeeded’

A FIREBREAK lockdown lasting 17 days in Wales succeeded in reducing coronavirus transmission rates, First Minister Mark Drakeford said today.