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20 May 2020
Furlough cut-off could force millions back to unsafe workplaces
Will my boss starve me back to work this summer? It's a question that might start keeping furloughed workers up at night
19 May 2020
Transport workers and passengers mustn't pay the price
The Tories are trying to force workers back to work
12 May 2020
Furlough scheme extended - workers need 100% of wages
Rishi Sunak has announced the government's plans for the furlough scheme, which will be extended until October
11 May 2020
Leicester care workers face pay cut and worse conditions
Care home workers in Leicestershire are to be rewarded for their courage and sacrifice during this crisis with a pay cut and worsening conditions of service, writes Heather Rawling, Unison union member (personal capacity).
11 May 2020
Dispatches from the front: bosses prepare fresh attacks on NHS
As an NHS nurse I was asked by the Socialist to provide a note from the 'front line'
6 May 2020
Nationalise British Airways to stop 12,000 redundancies
British Airways' announcement of 12,000 redundancies represents an opportunistic attack on its workforce, writes a British Airways worker.
6 May 2020
EDF Energy workers furloughed on 100% pay
Unite has successfully negotiated that nearly 500 EDF Energy workers will be furloughed on 100% pay during the coronavirus pandemic
5 May 2020
Pay full fees for virtual courses? - No way!
The HE sector faces a massive funding 'black hole' which could see thousands of job losses
29 April 2020
Cleaning staff at Lewisham Hospital who have taken strike action over unpaid wages have won
28 April 2020
Workers fighting to defend safety and livelihoods - NSSN national meeting a huge success
Over 200 members and reps from many different trade unions came together on Zoom on Sunday 26 April to discuss the impact of the coronavirus crisis on workers
26 April 2020
B&M Bargains management puts profit before safety
The attitude of B&M Bargains management has been 'business as usual'. Some staff are furloughed, often in stores in shopping centres which have closed anyway, and some admin staff.
22 April 2020
JD Sports: Shut up shop and give us full pay!
JD Sports workers have been organising to demand the company close its warehouse, and pay all shop-floor and warehouse workers full pay for the duration of this crisis, writes a JD Sports worker.
22 April 2020
Where's our PPE? Where's our testing? Where's our money?
"We want the equipment we need to be safe doing our jobs".
21 April 2020
DWP: Action on workers' safety, and protection of pay and conditions needed
More than two million people have claimed benefits in the last four weeks. Failed Tory austerity is impacting health care workers having insufficient PPE and testing.
15 April 2020
Plymouth students discuss rent strike
The Old Dairy is private rented accommodation provided by Host to students in the University of Plymouth and Plymouth College of Art, writes Sami Vickery, Plymouth College of Art student and Old Dairy tenant.
14 April 2020
MPs get £10k each for lockdown expenses - where's ours?
MPs can claim up to £10,000 - on top of their salaries and other expenses - for remote working costs under lockdown. This is on top of the £26,000 a year MPs already get for office expenses!, writes Lindsey Morgan, Leicester Socialist Party.
6 April 2020
The minimum wage must go up! Fund coronavirus workers, not bosses' profits!
Minimum wage workers include many of the frontline staff dealing with the pandemic, writes Karen Smith, care worker.
1 April 2020
Bus drivers halt sackings - now restore our pay
While the government gives reassurances to the public that 'we are all in this together' and they will do 'whatever it takes', bosses are doing whatever it takes to protect their profits, writes a South Coast bus driver.
1 April 2020
PPE, Tests, Full pay - for all now
The situation will "get worse before it gets better," says Boris Johnson. But the enormity of this will not be the fault of the individual actions of ordinary working people.
1 April 2020
Labour must resist 'Covid coalition'
In the early stages of a war or national emergency, there is often a mood to pull together in the 'national' interest
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