Trade Union Freedom

Grant Shapps, civil contingencies, and the right to strike

GOVERNMENT powers to deal with peacetime emergencies are contained in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, Part II.  The Act applies to war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, as well as to “events...

The P&O Scandal Shows Britain Is a Bosses’ Paradise

The fact P&O won't face criminal proceedings over its mass sacking of 800 workers is a reminder of the impunity enjoyed by rogue bosses in the British economy – and of the urgent need to overhaul our...

'I'll fight for workers with Labour or alone,' Unite's Sharon Graham says - LabourList

Boris Johnson’s flagship jobs scheme was a failure, new figures reveal

Fewer people found jobs under Way to Work despite triumphant claim that it helped 500,000

P&O will not face criminal proceedings for mass sacking of staff

Insolvency Service’s decision has prompted calls for a change in the law to better protect workers in the future

P&O Ferries escapes criminal prosecution over mass sackings

Lawyers advised Insolvency Service there was ‘no realistic prospect of a conviction’

WATCH: Starmer "quite relaxed" about Nandy picket line visit, McCarthy says - LabourList

Last surviving member of Pentonville Five dies

THE last surviving member of the Pentonville Five died on Wednesday, the Morning Star understands.Bernie Steer, along with Vic Turner, Derek Watkins, Cornelius Clancy and Anthony Merrick, was arres...