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WINNING TEAM: Shavanah Taj, General Secretary of Wales TUC joins, with her two daughters, protesters from the National Education Union (NEU), Trades Union Congress (TUC), Public and Commercial Services (PCS), and University and College Union (UCU) at a TUC rally in central Cardiff, February 2023
Workers' Rights / 25 July 2026
25 July 2026

The International Court of Justice has delivered its clearest ruling yet that the right to strike is protected under international law, write Professor TONIA NOVITZ, Professor KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC

The mastheads for the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express
Media / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
People climbing on top of the Queen Victoria Statue as they take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Manchester Piccadilly Gardens, in memory of George Floyd who was killed on May 25 while in police custody in the US city of Minneapolis
Anti-fascism / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026

by the Greater Manchester Workers’ and Tenants’ Association

Striking members of the National Education Union (NEU) on Piccadilly march to a rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, in a long-running dispute over pay, March 15, 2023
National Education Union / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
Officers from the National Crime Agency arrive at a property in Grays, Essex, June 19, 2023
Workers' Rights / 20 July 2026
20 July 2026
Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to staff and media at 10 Downing Street in London, July 20, 2026
Politics / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026

The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book

A person wearing a University and College Union (UCU) armban
Workers' Rights / 16 July 2026
16 July 2026
04/07/26 of Andy Burnham being interviewed by Sky Sports ahead of the Betfred Super League match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 16 July 2026
16 July 2026
GFTU summer school 2026
GFTU Summer School / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026

HENRY FOWLER, assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), reports on Day 2 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to supporters, backed by his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Round-up / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026
The skyline of Canary Wharf in London as the cold snap continues to grip much of the nation, February 14, 2021
Inequality / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

Trade unions call for windfall tax hike to fund social energy tariff to public’s energy bills

Rockstar Games workers
Workers' Rights / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector

Durham Miners' Gala 2026 [Pic: Neil Terry]
Durham Miners' Gala 2026 / 13 July 2026
13 July 2026

Durham Miners’ Association chair STEPHEN GUY speaks to Ben Chacko about the Reform threat, what’s needed from Labour and why the Big Meeting will never lose its politics

Workers' Rights / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
Durham Miners' Gala 2026 [Pic: Neril Terry]
Durham Miners' Gala 2026 / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
GFTU
Durham Miners' Gala 2026 / 13 July 2026
13 July 2026

General Federation of Trade Unions president and bakers’ union general secretary, SARAH WOOLLEY, guides us through the GFTU’s Summer School happening this week at Quorn Grange Hotel

Workers' Rights / 13 July 2026
13 July 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, July 3, 2026
Western Europe / 3 July 2026
3 July 2026
NHS resident doctors outside Leeds General Infirmary, as thousands of resident doctors go on strike across England in a dispute over pay, November 14, 2025
Workers' Rights / 2 July 2026
2 July 2026
Workers' Rights / 1 July 2026
1 July 2026
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Workers' Rights / 30 June 2026
30 June 2026

After the dismissal of union representatives and years of precarious working conditions, Kimpton Clocktower workers are drawing a line, writes THOMAS BELL

Workers' Rights / 29 June 2026
29 June 2026
Delegates at the TUC LGBTQ+ conference in Brighton, June 25, 2026 [Pic: Jess Hurd]
Workers’ Rights / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
Workers' Rights / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during a chat at the far-right Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (Arc) annual conference at Olympia London June 24, 2026
Far Right / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026
Lecturers and other university staff take part in a rally on
Workers' Rights / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
Workers' Rights / 23 June 2026
23 June 2026
Solidarity / 23 June 2026
23 June 2026
Teachers on strike at Darland High School, June 23, 2026
Workers' Rights / 23 June 2026
23 June 2026
Teachers from the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union take part in a rally outside the constituency office of Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville in Dunfermline, Fife, during their strike action in dispute over pay, February 22, 2023
Workers' Rights / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
GXO strike
Workers' Rights / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Palestinians collect belongings from their destroyed homes in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank as Israeli soldiers stand nearby, June 17, 2026
Palestine Solidarity / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
NHS resident doctors protesting outside Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, July 25, 2025
Workers' Rights / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
A street sign giving directions to Parliament Street and Whitehall in London
Workers' Rights / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

Cabinet Office sets out plan for bringing services like cleaning and security back in-house

Firefighters from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) take part in the Cuts Leave Scars rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, October 26, 2023
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026
Jubilee line trains parked at the London Underground Stratford Market Depot in London, June 21, 2022
Workers' Rights / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
Employment / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026
Workers' Rights / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
Punch [Pic: Dan Burton]
Workers' Rights / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026
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Welfare / 7 June 2026
7 June 2026

The Milburn review presents itself as a plan to help young people into work, but Dr DYLAN MURPHY argues it is laying the groundwork for a harsher benefits regime

FBU general secretary Steve Wright
Politics / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

The FBU leader speaks to Ben Chacko about cuts, collapsing Starmerism and confronting the far right

Two Freightliner Freight trains pass on the tracks as they make their way through Worting Junction near to Basingstoke, Hampshire
Workers' Rights / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026
UCU members at Edinburgh University take part in industrial action at the start of a planned five-day walk-out in a dispute over plans to cut £140m from the university budget, September 8, 2025
Workers' Rights / 14 May 2026
14 May 2026
A man showing signs of depression (picture posed by a model)
Mental Health / 13 May 2026
13 May 2026
CWU members, May 13, 2026
Workers' Rights / 13 May 2026
13 May 2026