Issue 8

Tory think tank calls for scabs’ charter (447 words)

The general union Unite announced that the ballot of its cabin crew members at British Airways has resulted in another overwhelming vote for strike ...

Fines for manslaughter take effect this month (343 words)

Punitive and significant fines should be imposed both to deter and to reflect public concern at avoidable loss of life, according to the independent ...

Guidance is set out for new 'fit notes' (278 words)

Employers should work closely with unions to ensure that the new ‘fit notes’ work to the benefit of the thousands of workers in the ...

Tories can’t even run their own headquarters (306 words)

The party that want to take over running the country can’t even run its own headquarters if figures from the political finance watchdog, the ...

Council jobs set for axe (288 words)

The number of jobs to be axed as local authorities desperately attempt to cut running costs in the recession has risen to 20,000, a ...

Courts are blocking industrial action (268 words)

A high court judge has blocked a strike by workers at one of Britain’s busiest ports. ...

Earnings growth holds steady at year end (223 words)

There was no movement in earnings growth, latest figures show. Headline average earnings growth for the whole economy once agains stood at a provisional ...

Issue 7

Tories plan attack on union political funds (218 words)

The Conservative Party has given yet another indication to the party’s national newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, that they are going to attack the unions ...

Unemployment edges down to 2.46 million (493 words)

Unemployment fell slightly at the end of last year, according to the Office for National Statistics. ...

Solidarity News hits the airwaves (167 words)

The labour movement has created a new tool in its efforts to build national and international solidarity: a radio news show on the Internet. ...

Inflation gathers pace in the New Year (309 words)

Inflation surged to its highest level for 15 months, according to official figures. ...

Economy is expected to grow in 2010 (227 words)

The economy is expected to grow this year, according to a consensus of forecasts from 40 or so City institutions collated by the Treasury. ...

Earnings growth has edged down overall (404 words)

Growth in average weekly earnings stuttered in December, the latest figures show. ...

Issue 6

Campaign calls for Robin Hood tax (479 words)

A Robin Hood Tax on banks’ financial transactions could raise hundreds of billions of pounds to fight poverty, protect public services and tackle climate ...

Kraft Foods is to close Cadbury plant by 2011 (287 words)

Unions have reacted angrily to the closure of a Cadbury plant in the West Country. ...

Manufacturing figures show an improvement (209 words)

The output of the UK’s manufacturing sector rose by 0.8% in the final quarter of 2009 on the previous quarter and was at its ...

Inflation set to rise (212 words)

The rate of consumer prices inflation will rise above 3% shortly, the governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, has said. ...

Childcare costs rocket (381 words)

The cost of childcare across Great Britain has continued to soar despite the recession, according to the childcare charity the Daycare Trust. ...

City council is to cut thousands of jobs (317 words)

Birmingham City Council is to cut services and thousands of jobs in order to balance its books. ...

Poverty, unemployment and low pay (365 words)

Work is not a guaranteed route out of poverty, according to research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). ...

Issue 5

Memorial Day gets official recognition (222 words)

The UK is to officially recognise Workers’ Memorial Day, and this recognition will take formal effect this year on 28 April, the international day ...

Lib Dem call to scrap national pay bargaining (345 words)

An attack on collective bargaining and national pay structures in the public sector has been outlined by an academic in a report for Centre ...

A £15m golden hello (242 words)

One of the most famous names on the High Street — Marks and Spencer or M&S — has brandished its cheque book to get ...

Civil service should look within for skills (310 words)

Outside recruitment has been used to fill skills shortages and to bring new perspectives to the civil service, according to a House of Commons ...

Revised fit note is set for debut in April (411 words)

Fit notes, which are set to replace doctors’ sick notes for employees from April, will include a tick list of options on how employers ...

Pay pressure is still tight in manufacturing (250 words)

The average level of pay settlements in manufacturing has risen very slightly, but still remains at a historically low level, according to the EEF ...

UK has become more unequal since 1980s (534 words)

The richest 10% of the population are more than 100 times as wealthy as the poorest 10% of society, according to an analysis of ...