Farmers march for a future
23 March 2016
Farmers from all over the UK marched to Downing Street on Wednesday 23 March to demand a future for British farming.
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Junior hospital doctors’ action continues
14 March 2016
Hospital doctors were on strike again on 9 and 10 March. Picket lines were well populated and supported by the public as action against imposition of the junior hospital doctors’ contract continued.
Trade gap with EU widens
14 March 2016
The latest round of trade figures issued last week dramatically underlined the reality behind Britain’s unequal trade with the European Union.
Newcastle Grassroots Out meeting welcomes trade union speaker
14 March 2016
Well over 1,000 people packed the Tyne Theatre and Opera House to attend the first Newcastle meeting of Grassroots Out.
Glasgow meeting discusses why to leave EU
14 March 2016
A CPBML meeting in Glasgow on why trade unionists should vote to leave the EU drew a diverse and enthusiastic audience ready to contribute their own ideas.
Victory for Airbus 8 against fascist law
9 March 2016
Eight Spanish workers have been cleared of criminal charges under a fascist labour law dating back to the Franco regime. The British government’s current Trade Union Bill aims to introduce something similar.
Pay again - local government
9 March 2016
The Trade Union Bill will soon to become an Act. This may even save local government trade unions from another fiasco over the so-called fight for pay in this year’s pay round.
No British visas for Cubans
9 March 2016
Cuba and the USA are making the opening moves of diplomacy between themselves. Yet Britain has introduced a surreptitious blockade of its own.
Dutch to vote on EU-Ukraine agreement
3 March 2016
Referendums are becoming contagious. On 16 April the Netherlands will vote on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement – and could scupper it for good.
Out of the EU! New referendum pamphlet
2 March 2016
The CPBML has just published a new 8-page pamphlet outlining why a vote to leave the EU is vital in the June referendum.
Opera chorus vote for strike
1 March 2016
Members of the Equity union at the English National Opera in London have voted unanimously to strike over pay cuts and new contracts.
Hospital HR passes the buck
28 February 2016
Under the guise of “employee relations advice”, King’s College Hospital Trust has implemented a glorious modern-day example of how to undermine a union.
Our TTIP will help you, EU told ExxonMobil
27 February 2016
A document obtained by the Guardian newspaper exposes the reality of the secret Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations from the EU side.
Colleges funding campaign
The National Union of Teachers is balloting members in sixth-form colleges for a one-day strike over funding to coincide with a national demonstration in March.
Academics to fight on pay
The University and College Union and the Educational Institute of Scotland have submitted a national pay claim for a 5 per cent pay rise for academic staff.
Anti-union laws - the Spanish model
The TUC’s cringeworthy “Love your Union” week from 8 to 14 February against the Trade Union Bill left many trade unionists at a total loss.
Change needed in FE
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and Unison working in further education went on strike for the day on 24 February in colleges in England that have refused to make any pay offer for 2015-16.
Trade deficit rising again
The trade deficit rose again to £4 billion in the final quarter of last year, reaching £34.7 billion for 2015.
Syria siege broken
The Syrian army has broken the siege of the Nubl and al-Zahra towns in Aleppo after four years.
Unions mull local govt. offer
Unison, Unite and GMB are now consulting their members in local government over the Local Government Association’s two-year pay offer of 1 per cent a year, with higher rises at the bottom end to take account of the new National Living Wage.
No help for anti-EU ministers, says Cabinet Secretary
26 February 2016
Downing Street has imposed rules to prevent civil servants and special advisers from assisting ministers campaigning for Britain to leave the EU.
Government abandons steel
26 February 2016
Business Secretary Sajid Javid told a manufacturing conference this week that public funds wouldn't be used to rescue steel. He didn’t add that EU rules would prohibit it.
Are we witnessing the strange death of the European Union?
26 February 2016
Referendums all over the place, borders going up. Is the EU starting to collapse?
CPBML launches Leave! page
23 February 2016
The CPBML today announced a new web resource, cpbml.org.uk/leave – a dedicated page laying out the arguments for a Leave vote in the referendum set for 23 June.
Vote to leave, trade unionists urged
14 February 2016
Trade unionists have every reason to vote to leave the EU – despite of the view of the TUC and a number of their member unions. This was the theme of a lively meeting held by the CPBML at Conway Hall in London on 11 February.
Hospital doctors’ dispute continues
13 February 2016
The strike by junior doctors on Wednesday 10 February was met by government bluster as health secretary Jeremy Hunt threatened to impose the new terms. The BMA says this action represents total failure by the government.
Trade deficit on the rise, again
11 February 2016
The trade deficit rose again in the final quarter of last year, pushing above the previous year’s total according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics on Tuesday.
Stealth attack on national museum
8 February 2016
Bradford’s National Media Museum is reeling with news that an important archive is to be relocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London this summer.
Unity as steel centres fight for survival
8 February 2016
Britain’s key specialist steel centres, such as Forgemasters in Sheffield, are fighting for survival with an alliance not only of trade unions and communities but now major employers.
15-minute homecare visits still the norm
8 February 2016
Despite new guidelines, homecare visits are still too short for workers to complete their visit without compromising the quality of their service or the dignity of the person receiving the support.