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Silicosis sufferers in South Africa are unlikely to obtain genuine justice
There is likely to be a settlement of the silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) class action litigation, initiated on behalf of Southern African ex-gold mineworkers. But will it be truly comprehensive and fair?
Agency workers are being paid less for doing the same jobs – ministers must act now
It’s a simple principle: two people working alongside each other doing the same job should get the same pay rate.
Under May's Brexit plans, workers would pay the price of Brexit twice over
Speaking about the future Brexit negotiations, May outlined how she felt our rights at work could be traded away, but acknowledged that there would be a price to pay. Unfortunately, her plan would mean working people would pay that price, as well as losing their rights.
World Book Day: Six books every trade unionist should read
Top labour movement reads, from Edwardian anti-capitalism to Harry Potter
7 reasons why a UK-only trade policy wouldn’t be as good as a customs union
Conservatives want the UK to be able to negotiate its own trade deals with the rest of the world. But would such deals necessarily be a good thing for British workers?
Freezing conditions - What should employers do?
With snow and ice forecast around the UK this week, making that journey into work can be very dangerous. If employees can get into work safely then you should try their best to do so. But what if they can’t?
Work Your Proper Hours Day – tackling the culture of unpaid overtime
UK workers gave their employers £31.2 billion of free labour last year, doing a grand total of two billion hours unpaid overtime.
Researching the TUC’s history of helping trade unionists escape Nazi Germany
Jay Stoll describes his recent research in the TUC Library into the role of the TUC in his great-grandfather’s escape from Nazi Germany.
Nearly a million people are on zero hours contracts. It’s time for government to act
Today’s figures show there are still over 900,000 people on zero hours contracts.
Working people want their rights protected after Brexit – so why won’t ministers give a guarantee?
New polling shows 73% support for the Working Time Directive
