UK agrees £500m funding deal with Tata Steel September 11, 2024 The government will invest £500m into Tata Steel’s UK operations alongside an “improved deal” for workers to support the transition to greener steel production, business secretary Jonathan Reynolds confirmed today. Workers at the country’s biggest steel plant in Port Talbot, south Wales, will receive “improved” redundancy terms and the offer of a skills package, he [...]
Ditch ‘phony’ fiscal rules and tax ‘unearned wealth’, unions urge Starmer September 9, 2024 Union chiefs launched a broadside at Sir Keir Starmer, describing the Prime Minister’s planned national wealth fund as “a joke,” urging him to tax “unearned wealth” and demanding he “ditch the phony fiscal rules”. Speaking at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) conference on Monday – ahead of Sir Keir’s own address on Tuesday – union [...]
Enough with the hysteria, NHS pay rises make us all richer August 22, 2024 NHS pay rises have sparked apocalyptic headlines, but a better public sector makes us all richer, writes Sam Fowles.
Workers rights: Ministers meet unions but warned on ‘unintended consequences’ of reform August 15, 2024 Unions and employers have met with the government to discuss new plans for workers rights but it comes as ministers are warned against “unintended consequences” of reforms. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and business secretary Jonathan Reynolds met unions and businesses on Wednesday to kick-start Labour’s work on employment rights. Rayner hailed the meeting as [...]
Election 2024: Labour to create fair work watchdog, Angela Rayner says June 23, 2024 Labour is set to create an employment watchdog to enforce its workers rights reforms, Angela Rayner has said.
Tata Steel: Labour demands urgent support for workers facing redundancies May 21, 2024 Labour is calling for the government to take urgent action to cover thousands of workers facing redundancy at the country’s biggest steel plant.
Rail operator takes Mick Lynch’s RMT union to the Supreme Court May 15, 2024 A Northern rail operator has presented its appeal application to the Supreme Court over a dispute with transport worker unions
Why Labour was always going to have to compromise on workers’ rights May 15, 2024 News that Labour is redrafting some of its pledges to transform workers’ rights is a sign the party is preparing to take the duty of governing seriously, Jessica Frank-Keyes writes
Workers rights row: Labour’s Rayner vows to expand protection from sex harassment to interns May 9, 2024 Angela Rayner has vowed Labour will expand sexual harassment protections to include interns and volunteers, amid a row with unions over the party’s workers’ rights proposals.
Train strikes continue as Aslef warns more disruption likely: Here’s everything you need to know this week April 8, 2024 It's that time again. Train strikes are set to cause disruption throughout April. Morning Wire has all the details.