The DWP should watch out. There’s a ‘Welfare Rebellion’ brewing.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is constantly in the news. It is also frequently the subject of protests. ...
Tag: trade unions
The DWP is facing the wrath of thousands of people this week
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing the wrath of potentially thousands of people this week. And it ...
One Twitter post opens the floodgates on the reality of zero-hours contracts in Tory Britain
On 17 November, academic Dr Steve Garner took to Twitter to ask a question about his son's new job. He was "horrified" about ...
An A-level student is taking on the government over our railways
An A-level student has launched a petition over a controversial policy about our railways. The government may wish to take ...
A group of bar workers show how sticking together against bad bosses can pay off
In September 2017, a group of workers were dismissed from the Grosvenor Cafe in Glasgow. It led to those workers winning ...
Amid a worsening situation for workers’ rights, an international union chief speaks out
In its 2018 report, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) signalled a worrying trend of deteriorating workers' rights around the world. ...
Home Office to allow migrant workers to strike in huge win for workers’ rights
The Home Office will change a rule that potentially prevented migrant workers from taking part in strike action. In a ...
A trade union just waged war on Esther McVey and the DWP
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and its chief Esther McVey were under more pressure on Wednesday 4 July, ...
It wasn’t just in PMQs that questions were being asked of the government yesterday
Questions weren't only being asked of the government during Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday 6 June. Because a protest was ...
Theresa May is going have a lot more in common with Margaret Thatcher very soon
Theresa May could soon have a lot more in common with Margaret Thatcher. Or she will if a group of ...
Not a good Friday for TGI Fridays as staff walk out over pay and tips
Restaurant chain TGI Fridays is probably ruing the fact it named itself after that particular day of the week, as ...
Yet more staggering guidance from a train company about disabled people has come to light
In an escalating scandal, a trade union has leaked yet more guidance from a notorious train company regarding disabled people. ...
London Bridge just saw passengers vent their frustration at a notorious train company
There were chaotic scenes at London Bridge train station on Monday 21 May, as one of the most notorious train ...
Tens of thousands of people descend on London demanding a ‘new deal’
On Saturday 12 May, tens of thousands of people descended on central London, calling for a 'new deal' for British ...
You know it’s bad when the people who mediate strikes are on strike themselves
Workers who negotiate in industrial disputes between trade unions and employers have staged a one-day strike themselves. Which in itself ...
The government’s latest ‘PR stunt’ isn’t fooling anybody
The latest "strategy" from the government for the UK's beleaguered rail network has gone down like a lead balloon among ...
London is getting ready for one of the biggest protests of the year
The stage is being set in London for what could be one of the biggest protests of the year. But ...
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