Trade Unions

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London's City Hall: Up for grabs next year

Labour split over union influence in London mayoral election

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The reshuffle saw the government shiift further to the right

Week in Review: A government of tiny talents

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Cameron's decision to pick a fight with public sector workers is a mistake

Cameron cannot win his fight with the unions

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Tube strikes earlier this year resulted in a Tory pledge to change the law

Tories move against trade unions’ strike rights

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A strike causes chaos in London. Many commuters in the capital despised the RMT leader.

Bob Crow was a testament to what trade unionists can achieve

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Bob Crow protests outside Oxford Circus station against plans to cut jobs and close ticket offices.

Shock as RMT announces death of Bob Crow

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Striking cleaners and their supporters on the picket line at SOAS university

Immigrant Stories: Lenin and the fight for cleaners’ pay

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Majority of respondents use social media at least once a day, survey of doctors finds.

The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »

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UK absent from multinational statement calling out global persecution of the non-religious

The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »

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Ed Miliband’s special conference speech in full

Ed Miliband sets out how he will reform Labour’s union link

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Tristram Hunt no apology for crossing picket line

Tristram Hunt mocked for crossing picket line to deliver lecture on Marx

Labour’s shadow education secretary will today deliver a speech on “character” after coming under savage attack for crossing a picket line to deliver a lecture on Marx.

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