Surrounded by windfarms but out of work: the reality of the green jobs boom on England’s east coast [The Guardian] 14-04-2026
Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds [The Guardian] 13-04-2026
Network Rail worker wins race harassment case after EDL leaflet left in locker [The Guardian] 08-04-2026
Forward to an Employment Rights #2 Bill [IER] 08-04-2026
Briefing: the Government’s Fair Work Agency risks becoming a ‘toothless watchdog’ [Institute of Employment Rights] 07-04-2026
International NHS staff don’t feel safe or welcome and want to quit the UK, says UNISON 2026-04-14 [Unison]
Health conference debates ‘the scourge of gender-based violence’ 2026-04-14 [Unison]
Unite secure inflation beating pay rise for workers at dairy company Saputo 2026-04-14 [Unite]
RMT pledge action against assaults in a national campaign day 2026-04-14 [RMT]
Surrounded by windfarms but out of work: the reality of the green jobs boom on England’s east coast 2026-04-14 [The Guardian]
Bridlington Hospital elderly ward closure plans slammed 2026-04-13 [Unite the union]
Health care assistants leading the fight for pay equity in health 2026-04-13 [Unison]
Pay top of the agenda at health conference – but with much more to fight for 2026-04-13 [Unison]
NUJ alarmed at sinister comments by media minister on coverage of oil protests 2026-04-13 [NUJ]
‘Spat at and screamed at’: NHS workers describe increased violence at work 2026-04-13 [Unison]
More than 20,000 NHS posts to be axed over £1.1bn budget deficit 2026-04-13 [Unison]
Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds 2026-04-13 [The Guardian]
Landmark Anti-SLAPP victory 2026-04-13 [Society of Authors]
England MMU, RNCM University staff strike for pay rises 2026-04-12 [The Mancunion]
Essential viewing on the anniversary of the 1926 General Strike 2026-04-11 [The Morning Star]
Culture and history combine for strike anniversary 2026-04-11 [Cultured. North East]
Greens to target Labour’s record on housing as Polanski pledges national rent controls 2026-04-10 [Morning Star]
New union workplace access rules will boost Britain's productivity, TUC says after business group criticism 2026-04-10 [Morning Star]
Duty to inform workers of their right to join a trade union: TUC response 2026-04-09 [TUC]
NEC hears of mileage win and membership growth 2026-04-09 [Unison]
Unite secures recognition with North Sea operator Apache 2026-04-09 [Unite]
Retail workers call for more security after Waitrose sacking for tackling shoplifter 2026-04-08 [The Guardian]
Unite officers vote for strike action over lack of union recognition 2026-04-08 [The Canary]
Scotland Staff at three Scottish universities to strike 2026-04-08 [Deadline]
England Strike ballot opens at Crane Building Services and Utilities 2026-04-08 [GMB]
Forward to an Employment Rights #2 Bill 2026-04-08 [IER]
British Medical Association accused of hypocrisy as its own staff strike over pay 2026-04-08 [The Guardian]
Network Rail worker wins race harassment case after EDL leaflet left in locker 2026-04-08 [The Guardian]
Resident doctors walk out in first day of six-day strike 2026-04-07 [Morning Star]
Unite strikes at three Scottish universities 2026-04-07 [Unite]
Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers take strike action 2026-04-07 [RMT]
Northern Ireland Paid miscarriage leave now a day-one right in Northern Ireland 2026-04-07 [PCS]
Briefing: the Government’s Fair Work Agency risks becoming a ‘toothless watchdog’ 2026-04-07 [Institute of Employment Rights]
Labour's business-friendly changes to Fair Work Agency leave it at risk of becoming ‘another toothless regulator’ 2026-04-06 [The Guardian]
England Why the doctors’ strike matters to all trade unionists 2026-04-06 [The Morning Star]
Sick pay rule changes to benefit up to 9.6m UK workers, TUC says 2026-04-06 [The Guardian]
Prioritise teachers and schools in case of fuel shortages, says union 2026-04-05 [LBC]
‘Masculinity crisis’ in schools is a ticking time bomb, union says 2026-04-05 [The Independent]
Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised for de-regulatory agenda days before its launch 2026-04-05 [The Guardian]
England Unite accuses Birmingham City Council of strike-breaking 2026-04-04 [The Morning Star]
Teachers need 26 weeks maternity leave amid ‘national scandal’ over numbers quitting the classroom, NASUWT leader says 2026-04-04 [Morning Star]
Female teachers struggling to deal with the ‘masculinity crisis’ in schools, NASUWT warns 2026-04-04 [Morning Star]
England Unions privately voice misgivings over BMA pay demands and doctors’ strikes 2026-04-04 [The Guardian]
Birmingham city council doubles agency spending during bin strikes 2026-04-03 [The Guardian]
'Justice not served' as firms fined for deaths of two pest control workers 2026-04-03 [Eastern Daily Press]
John Degen on falling in love with the fight for authors’ rights 2026-04-03 [Society of Authors]
JOB Member Response Team Administrator 2026-04-02 [PCS]
Teachers made ill by rats and hit by toaster receive share of £15m payout 2026-04-02 [The Guardian]
Track worker dies after being struck by train travelling into London at 110mph 2026-04-01 [My London]
[More News]This month in labour history
6-04-1912 After 37 days, Britain's first national coalmining strike ends. It results in the passage of the Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act. [more]
10-04-1984 The House of Commons meets for an emergency debate on the role of police in the miners strike, [more]
15-04-1856 Tom Mann, British syndicalist and a leader of the dock strikes in 1889 and 1911, is born [more]
23-04-1914 First publication of the classic socialist novel 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists' [more]
