General Strike Now3h ago
... General Strike That Shook Britain David Torrance. Bloomsbury, pp.288, 20. Nine Days in May: The General Strike of 1926 Jonathan Schneer. OUP, pp.432, ...#ajcook #british20th-centuryhistory #economics #ernestbevin #georgev #miners #politics #ramsaymacdonald #stanleybaldwin #tradeunions #waltercitrine
Why the General Strike of 1926 could never succeed | The Spectator Australia
Why the General Strike of 1926 could never succeed

Although it may be in bad taste to have a favourite story about the General Strike of May 1926, one…

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World news | The Guardian8h ago
Teachers made ill by rats and hit by toaster receive share of £15m payout https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/02/teachers-union-reveals-15-million-compensation-payout-for-uk-school-staff #Schools #Education #TradeUnions #Politics #UkNews
Teachers made ill by rats and hit by toaster receive share of £15m payout

Details about compensation for personal injury awarded to UK school staff revealed by NASUWT

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian1d ago
BMA to ballot senior doctors in England over strikes as pay dispute escalates https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/31/bma-ballot-senior-doctors-england-strikes-pay-dispute-escalates #Doctors #Nhs #IndustrialAction #HealthPolicy #TradeUnions #Health #England #Society #UkNews #Politics
BMA to ballot senior doctors in England over strikes as pay dispute escalates

Union says there has been ‘far too little progress’ in talks over pay and career development

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian2d ago
Keir Starmer gives resident doctors 48 hours to call off strike or lose offer https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/31/keir-starmer-resident-doctors-48-hours-to-call-off-strike #Doctors #Nhs #KeirStarmer #Society #Politics #UkNews #TradeUnions #IndustrialAction
Keir Starmer gives resident doctors 48 hours to call off strike or lose training offer

PM says decision by union to reject deal for thousands of extra training posts and 7.1% pay rise without putting it to members is ‘reckless’

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian2d ago
Zack Polanski meets unions in attempt to get them to switch party funding to Greens https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/30/zack-polanski-meets-unions-in-attempt-to-get-them-to-switch-party-funding-to-greens #ZackPolanski #TradeUnions #Politics #PartyFunding #GreenParty #UkNews #Labour
Zack Polanski meets unions in attempt to get them to switch party funding to Greens

Leader understood to have spoken to 10 trade unions after party claimed working class voters are turning to them

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Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈2d ago

Some unions are locked in with the Fossil Fuel industry and won't come over, but others will.

#UKPol #UKpolitics #ZackPolanski #UnionStrong #GreenParty #Greens #GPEW #UnionStrong #TradeUnions

World news | The Guardian3d ago
Big retailers say UK jobs at risk from guaranteed hours reforms https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/30/big-retailers-uk-jobs-at-risk-guaranteed-hours-reforms #EmploymentLaw #WorkersRights #RetailIndustry #YoungPeople #GigEconomy #TradeUnions #Business #UkNews
Big retailers say UK jobs at risk from guaranteed hours reforms

More than half of roles could be hit and young shop workers in particular could lose out, trade body warns

The Guardian
General Strike Now5d ago

... General Strike held to protest against it," the statement pointed out. The Unions said the strike would be observed in different formats as per ...

NEW DELHI: The platform leading Central Trade Unions and federations/ associations have given a call to observe April 1 as `Black Day’ at all workplaces in the#Tradeunions #Labourcodes
Central Trade Unions ask workers to observe April 1 as 'Black Day' to protest against Labour Codes

Central Trade Unions ask workers to observe April 1 as 'Black Day' to protest against Labour Codes

The Unions said that the strike would be observed in different formats as per the decision of the state units.

The New Indian Express
General Strike Now5d ago
... General Strike, it stated. They alleged that no consultations with trade unions were held from the drafting stage; no Indian Labour Conference ...#tradeunions #labourreforms #blackdayprotest #labourcodes #workerrights
Trade Unions 'Black Day' Protest on April 1
Trade Unions 'Black Day' Protest on April 1

Trade unions to observe April 1 as 'Black Day' and protest against labour reforms. Learn about the reasons and demands.

Rediff
World news | The Guardian6d ago
Government announces formal start of official Orgreave inquiry to bring justice for miners https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/26/government-announces-start-official-orgreave-inquiry-justice-miners #TheMinersStrike198485 #Politics #TradeUnions #Police #PoliticsPast #UkNews #Sheffield #SouthYorkshire
Government announces formal start of official Orgreave inquiry to bring justice for miners

Terms of reference are to seek fullest disclosure of information and to produce a report by spring 2028

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