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Historic Win For GMB As Supreme Court Rules Against Uber

Posted on February 19, 2021 by admin

The GMB scored a ‘historic’ win as the UK Supreme Court on February 19th passed judgement in the union’s landmark worker’s rights case against Uber. Judges ruled in GMB’s favour – determining that Uber drivers are not self-employed, but are workers … Continue reading →

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Trade unions and the fight against unemployment

Posted on February 6, 2021 by admin

Two excellent events – 9th February and 23rd February With unemployment projected to continue rising over this year, the Marx Memorial Library hosts two online discussions with those at the forefront of the labour movement’s response. Tuesday, 9 February 2021 … Continue reading →

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Biden fires Trump appointed anti union labour board lawyer

Posted on January 21, 2021 by admin

President Joe Biden, who has pledged to be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen,” took immediate steps on entering the White House by sacking Peter Robb general counsel to the US National Labor Relations Board. Biden told Robb he … Continue reading →

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Fire service bosses pull out of Covid-19 agreement 

Posted on January 17, 2021 by admin

Fire and rescue service employers have unilaterally scrapped a ground-breaking agreement with the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) which had enabled firefighters to assist the NHS and care sector response to Covid-19. Negotiations over health and safety measures for firefighters delivering … Continue reading →

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