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Can we afford a shorter working week? Microsoft think so
Can we afford a four-day week? Microsoft certainly think so. This week, the tech giant announced that a four-day week trial in their Japanese office had boosted productivity by 40 per cent.
A political stunt that offers nothing to working people – our verdict on the Queen’s Speech
If Boris Johnson really wanted to rebuild Britain, he wouldn’t be threatening working families with the hardest possible Brexit.
The four-day week campaign - Labour’s 32-hour pledge brings it closer to reality
Trade unions won the weekend, the right to paid holidays, and rights for those who work part time. Today’s Labour announcement shows that in the twenty-first century we can win a shorter working week too.
Class prejudice is so rife in modern Britain, we need a new law to tackle it
The key to building working class power is strong trade unions, but class discrimination is so persistent that we need new laws to tackle it too.
Working people will pay price for the economic disaster of a no deal Brexit
A no deal Brexit would be a disaster for jobs, rights and public services
A decade of public service cuts is widening the class gap
New analysis published by the TUC this week has revealed just how much a decade of cuts has harmed millions of lives
A four-day week with decent pay for all? It’s the future
Trade unions fought for an eight-hour day in the 19th century and a two-day weekend in the 20th. In the 21st, it’s time to take the next step and win a four-day week with fair pay for all.
What have we learnt from the spring statement?
The chancellor's statement offers little to working people still bearing the brunt of austerity.
Collective bargaining: how trade unions can ensure better jobs for workers
We're campaigning against zero-hours contracts. But collective bargaining is also essential to getting a better deal for workers.
Stuck on a zero-hours contract? The government thinks you can ask your boss for a better deal
The reforms on employment rights introduced by the government today won’t change the balance of power in the workplace.
