Matt Trinder


Campaigners call on the government to end its ‘cruel obsession with deterrence’ after figures show over 175,400 people are still waiting for an initial decision on their asylum applications

New data reveals soaring pay among top chief executives as workers struggle with the longest pay squeeze in 200 years

New figures showed further falls in take-home wages, rising unemployment and record numbers trapped on zero-hours contracts

‘Jobs that are safe, secure and pay a living wage must replace precarious roles which exploit black workers’ labour,’ Black Activists Rising Against Cuts tells the Star

‘Bringing in agency staff to deliver important services in place of strikers risks endangering public safety, worsening disputes and poisoning industrial relations,’ TUC says

Thousands take stand against Tory plans to make railways less safe, secure and accessible by closing train ticket offices across England

TSSA general secretary hopeful Maryam Eslamdoust tells the Star about the horrific spike in assaults on TfL staff

Shocking incident comes as unions warn violence is on the rise across Britain’s primaries and secondaries

Unite chief issues stark warning to Starmer as union votes to remain affiliated with Labour

Matt Trinder talks to Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM about the 2023 Durham Miners’ Gala, taking place this weekend

GMB labels the move an ‘utter disgrace when companies have showered shareholders and bosses with billions’

‘Significant’ number of doctors still suffering with ‘debilitating effects’ of long Covid, study warns

BMA survey reveals breakdown of trust as junior doctors brace for biggest walkout in NHS history

‘Labour will need to be prepared to go further if they are to begin to solve the current crisis,’ NAHT leader says

Tories' belated NHS plan ignores a decade of eroding pay, critics warn