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Protect self-employed workers and extend the Self Employment Scheme
The Self Employment Scheme unions fought for has helped protect livelihoods - now the government must extend it
Aussie PM Ditches Anti-Union Laws
ACTU cautiously welcomes move to stop “the 20-year ritual of union-bashing”
Union membership rises for third year running to 6.4 million
Female membership now highest since 1995.
Testing and tracing for Covid-19 must be fair – and proportionate
Equal access to testing and robust privacy are key to delivering a successful track and trace regime for coronavirus.
Safety the top concern as millions begin to return to work
It's paramount that the appropriate PPE and measures are in place to keep workplaces safe.
A better recovery – learning the lessons of coronavirus to create a stronger, fairer economy
After a decade of failed austerity, working people can’t pay the price for recovery again. This time we need to build back better.
Universal credit claims are soaring - but it’s still not enough to live on
The government’s flagship benefits system offers nowhere near enough support to see working people through the hard times to come.
The new class divide – how Covid-19 exposed and exacerbated workplace inequality in the UK
Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate – but the UK labour market certainly does.
Protecting Palestinian human rights: Supreme Court confirms investment decisions can be used to promote peace
In a blow to the government, the Supreme Court overturned regulations that banned local government pension schemes (LGPSs) from making investment decisions that differ from government foreign and defence policy – in April this year.
As we survey the economic wreckage of Covid-19, how can we rebuild local economies for the better?
Local economies have been impacted differently by the pandemic. That’s why our economic and social responses must be local too.
The triple lock must stay until the UK state pension reaches a decent level
The triple lock must stay until the UK state pension reaches a decent level
Plummeting economic growth shows why we need a plan to build back better
New figures from the ONS show the UK economy shrank by -5.8 per cent in March, setting alarm bells ringing over what comes next.
A pay freeze is no way to reward public sector workers for putting their lives on the line
It beggars belief that the government would consider freezing the pay of public sector workers at a time like this.
The government’s back to work plans still won’t make workplaces safe – here’s why
Government guidance on returning to work is a step in the right direction, but more must be done to ensure employers manage safe working properly.
Can I refuse to work because of coronavirus? We explain your rights
What are your rights if you refuse to work because of safety concerns over coronavirus at your workplace?
Government wage scheme needs reform – not ideological cutbacks
Talk of slashing the wages of “addicted” workers risks plunging millions into financial hardship.
Why we need an ambitious new jobs guarantee
The government can stop the Covid-19 crisis turning into an unemployment crisis
On May Day, let’s thank our key workers – and win them better pay and security
The workers who’ve kept the country running through the coronavirus crisis are too often underpaid, insecure and ignored. Let’s use this May Day to change that.
Key law body backs union calls for employment tribunal reforms
Law Commission backed down from proposals that could have frustrated union recognition.
Protecting pensions after coronavirus
Unions and pension schemes are being supportive of employers struggling with the pandemic. When the recovery starts that support should be repaid.
Covid-19: How racism kills
Strategies for dealing with the pandemic did not take account of the economic position of people in BME communities. Tragically, it took the pictures of those that had died to bring this truth into the spotlight.
Coronavirus lockdown: what health and safety reps can do
The Covid-19 pandemic has upended normal working practices, especially for trade union health and safety reps. Whether working from home or as key workers, everyone is facing new and often difficult ways of working.
Job Retention Scheme - millions of furloughed workers show why unions fought for wage protection
Latest ONS figures show how effective the Job Retention Scheme that unions negotiated has been in protecting jobs and incomes
Ramadan and coronavirus - Supporting Muslim workmates
Support and solidarity to Muslim colleagues during Ramadan under Covid-19 lockdown. Here are a few practical steps you can take.
Protecting disabled people working from home
Covid-19 means more people than ever before are working from home and having to adapt to a new space. But if you have a disability and rely on adjustments you are used to at work, this simple change can prevent you doing your job properly.
Coronavirus - why structural racism is putting BME lives at risk
We need to reflect on why the poorest and most exploited in our society have been hit so hard by Covid-19.
Covid-19 – How unions can help support bereaved workers
There’s a lot trade unions can do to support people who are grieving, as well as to remember those we have tragically lost to coronavirus.
New coronavirus data shows why workers need more protection from government
Latest ONS figures on the economic and social impact of Covid-19 confirm our fears that government measures to protect workers don’t go far enough.
Five things social care workers need - that won’t be fixed by a badge
The government are failing to protect social care workers – and the vulnerable people they care for.
