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NASUWT condemns 'frightening' attack on teacher as boy held on suspicion of attempted murder 2026-02-08 [Morning Star]

I was full of shame after being sacked for having endometriosis 2026-02-07 [BBC]

Unions are battling an all-out assault on working-class education 2026-02-07 [The Morning Star]

London firefighters ‘three times more likely to get cancer diagnosis’ 2026-02-06 [Waltham Forest Echo]

How to support Muslim colleagues during Ramadan 2026-02-06 [PCS]

Sodexo dispute ends as Unite delivers pay win at Sullom Voe 2026-02-06 [Unite]

Support the workplace day of action for Palestine - 12 February 2026 2026-02-06 [TUC]

Hundreds of Barnsley Hospital workers vote on industrial action 2026-02-06 [GMB]

British Library dispute ends with improved pay offer 2026-02-05 [PCS]

PCS: At the HEART of Your Workplace 2026-02-05 [PCS]

Unite secures back payments for former Public Health England workers 2026-02-05 [Unite]

Strikes by East London workers at the Lea Interchange Bus Company halted 2026-02-05 [Unite]

Union accepts revised British Library deal but vows to present another pay claim ‘ASAP’ 2026-02-05 [Arts Professional]

Unite secures back payments for former Public Health England workers 2026-02-05 [Unite]

“This is a national scandal” – FBU responds to London Assembly fire contaminants report 2026-02-05 [FBU]

NUJ submits evidence to Ofcom as regulator reviews broadcast regulation 2026-02-05 [NUJ]

Urgent action needed to stop AI slop infiltrating mainstream news 2026-02-05 [NUJ]

Rail union demands ‘proper explanation’ after Govia Thameslink Railway issues rare ‘do not travel’ alert 2026-02-05 [Morning Star]

Birmingham council accused of cowardice as it seeks ban on protests in support of bin workers 2026-02-05 [Morning Star]

Government ties workers' rights to clean energy cash 2026-02-05 [Morning Star]

Responding to the threat of the far right 2026-02-04 [NUJ]

ADCU prepares drivers for imminent UK-wide 24-hour strike against Uber over commissions and pricing 2026-02-03 [TaxiPoint]

Resident doctors vote to extend strikes 2026-02-02 [Morning Star]

Get ready for HeartUnions 2026! 2026-02-02 [TUC]

City of London Bjarke Ingles Group architectural workers protest ‘disgusting’ redundancy plans 2026-02-02 [Unite]

Strikes back on at BAE Systems after employer refuses to negotiate in good faith 2026-02-02 [Unite]

Sports events under threat as snooker and tennis ball cloth workers take further strike action 2026-02-02 [Unite]

Fatphobia and the trade union movement – it’s time to act 2026-02-02 [UWU]

NUJ submits evidence on AI licensing and copyright in journalism 2026-02-02 [NUJ]

Brave New World? Justice for creators in the age of GenAI 2026-02-02 [Society of Authors]

Half of all train journeys under public control as London Northwestern and West Midlands services brought into GBR 2026-02-02 [Morning Star]

RMT welcomes rail companies brought under GBR from Sunday 2026-02-01 [RMT]

Unite forces Labour rowback on ‘grossly offensive’ comments about restaurant, bar and cafe workers 2026-01-31 [Labour List]

Megapicket shuts down every refuse site in Birmingham 2026-01-30 [Morning Star]

Regional Support Officer 2026-01-30 [NEU]

Industrial Organiser 2026-01-30 [NEU]

Organising Assistant 2026-01-30 [NEU]

Policy Officer – SEN and Disability 2026-01-30 [NEU]

Professional Development Coordinator 2026-01-30 [NEU]

Megapicket: the third dimension is union power 2026-01-30 [The Morning Star]

Refusal to compensate Waspi women deepens injustice, says UNISON 2026-01-30 [Unison]

ITF warns seafarer abandonment has reached record levels 2026-01-30 [Nautilus]

‘We will be back again, and again, and again until these workers win’ - Megapicket to shut down Birmingham’s refuse sites 2026-01-30 [Morning Star]

NUJ signs letter to UK prime minister calling for urgent anti-SLAPP legislation 2026-01-30 [NUJ]

ITF staff plot strike over sacking of union activists 2026-01-29 [Tradewinds]

Birmingham council facing millions of pounds in legal claims from bin workers 2026-01-29 [Unite]

Metropolitan Police strikes called off as workers accept new pay offer 2026-01-29 [Unite]

Young members urged to support Union's campaign for a 'human in the loop' in the face of a high-tech future 2026-01-29 [Nautilus]

Labour climbdown on fair tips will hurt hospitality workers 2026-01-28 [Unite]

MPs call on Starmer to bring an end to bin strike 2026-01-28 [BBC]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

10-02-1972 30,000 Birmingham engineers go on strike in solidarity with striking miners. Thousands of them march to Saltley Gate coke depot, overpowering police to shut the gates. [more]

17-02-2006 Royal Mail workers in Belfast return to work after a successful wildcat strike against victimisation [more]