Campaign for Trade Union Freedom
@unionfreedom.bsky.social
News and views from the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom (CTUF) - campaigning for trade union and labour rights in the UK and around the world.
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After giving Trump a “peace” prize FIFA is now promoting sweetheart players’ unions instead of genuine, independent players’ unions morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fifa...
Fifa accused of ‘promoting fake unions’ in player welfare consultation
FIFA has been accused of promoting “fake” unions instead of holding meaningful dialogue on player welfare.World players’ union Fifpro was not invited to a meeting convened by Fifa in Morocco at the we...
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
After giving Trump a “peace” prize FIFA is now promoting sweetheart players’ unions instead of genuine, independent players’ unions morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fifa...
Workers’ rights under the cosh in Portugal morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tens...
Tens of thousands in Portugal protest proposed new labour laws
TENS of thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon at the weekend to protest against an attack on workers’ rights launched by Portugal’s right-wing government.Saturday’s protest, called by the ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Workers’ rights under the cosh in Portugal morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tens...
Tory and Lib Dem peers still trying with their wrecking amendments to an already weak Employment Rights Bill yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/the-emp...
The employment rights bill debates go on
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Tory and Lib Dem peers still trying with their wrecking amendments to an already weak Employment Rights Bill yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/the-emp...
Leopards don’t change spots.
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Leopards don’t change spots.
Speaking alongside Sarah Woolley, GS of Bakers' Union, on deficient Employment Rights Bill at @ieruk.bsky.social conference yesterday in Liverpool. Same gig next week in London, sign up here: www.ier.org.uk/events/emplo...
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Speaking alongside Sarah Woolley, GS of Bakers' Union, on deficient Employment Rights Bill at @ieruk.bsky.social conference yesterday in Liverpool. Same gig next week in London, sign up here: www.ier.org.uk/events/emplo...
Have you signed up yet? Hundreds and hundreds of union reps and members have joined the call for an Employment Rights #2 Bill. Join them here: bit.ly/DemandERB2
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Have you signed up yet? Hundreds and hundreds of union reps and members have joined the call for an Employment Rights #2 Bill. Join them here: bit.ly/DemandERB2
Join 14 national unions and hundreds of individual reps and members in calling for an Employment Rights #2 Bill. Sign up here: bit.ly/DemandERB2
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Join 14 national unions and hundreds of individual reps and members in calling for an Employment Rights #2 Bill. Sign up here: bit.ly/DemandERB2
The Campaign’s co-chair, Tony Burke, on Lammy’s folly of trying to reintroduce unlawful fees for applicants (workers) at the Employment Trununal yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/tri...
Tribunal fees fiasco: how Labour narrowly avoided repeating a Tory blunder
The government have U-turned on a proposal to re-introduce charges for employment tribunals: we should empower negotiation not litigation
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The Campaign’s co-chair, Tony Burke, on Lammy’s folly of trying to reintroduce unlawful fees for applicants (workers) at the Employment Trununal yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/tri...
The @ituc.bsky.social calls out Israeli assault on the offices of the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions in the occupied West Bank www.ituc-csi.org/Palestine-IT...
Palestine: ITUC condemns Israeli attack on PGFTU offices
The ITUC strongly condemns the raid by Israeli army and intelligence forces on the offices of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) in Nablus, in the Occupied West Bank, on Wednes...
www.ituc-csi.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The @ituc.bsky.social calls out Israeli assault on the offices of the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions in the occupied West Bank www.ituc-csi.org/Palestine-IT...
International on-line seminar on the right to strike, free registration nathanson.osgoode.yorku.ca/events/inter...
International Seminar on the Right to Strike under International Law - ONLINE ONLY - The Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security
On 6 October 2025, the International Court of Justice will open public hearings for its advisory opinion on the “Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87.” This case will have major implications for international and domestic labour law, as well as the regulation of the right to strike, worldwide. In the wake of these hearings, the Jack […]
nathanson.osgoode.yorku.ca
October 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
International on-line seminar on the right to strike, free registration nathanson.osgoode.yorku.ca/events/inter...
Lammy backs down on ET fees www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
David Lammy rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims
Justice secretary says right to challenge unfair work behaviour is core to Labour work plan after union backlash
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Lammy backs down on ET fees www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Yet another problem with Employment Rights Bill. Because it relies on rights for individual workers; it's up to the worker to enforce via the Employment Tribunal. If the worker wins, this research shows that many bosses ignore the remedy and do not pay. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Thousands of rogue bosses get away with not paying tribunal awards
The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Yet another problem with Employment Rights Bill. Because it relies on rights for individual workers; it's up to the worker to enforce via the Employment Tribunal. If the worker wins, this research shows that many bosses ignore the remedy and do not pay. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
The Justice Dept under Lammy is considering reintroducing applicants’ fees at the Employment Tribunal; so much for the Employment Rights Bill in full. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say
Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Justice Dept under Lammy is considering reintroducing applicants’ fees at the Employment Tribunal; so much for the Employment Rights Bill in full. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Report in today’s @mstaronline.bsky.social that global campaigning for union recognition at Starbucks may be nearing a successful conclusion. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/star...
Starbucks workers’ struggle goes global as victory nears
MASS organisations representing some 85 million workers around the world announced in a public letter late last week their commitment to support unionised Starbucks baristas and uphold picket lines in...
morningstaronline.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Report in today’s @mstaronline.bsky.social that global campaigning for union recognition at Starbucks may be nearing a successful conclusion. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/star...
@kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social in the @mstaronline.bsky.social on the campaign for the Camell Laird 37 - shipyard workers jailed for occupying the yard to save jobs morningstaronline.co.uk/article/just...
Justice for the Cammell Laird 37
WHEN 37 shipyard workers from Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead were sent to a high-security prison in 1984, their only crime was fighting for their jobs, the survival of their sector and their com...
morningstaronline.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
@kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social in the @mstaronline.bsky.social on the campaign for the Camell Laird 37 - shipyard workers jailed for occupying the yard to save jobs morningstaronline.co.uk/article/just...
Labour Conference Fringe Meeting tonight (Sept 30th 6.30pm): IER, TUCG, Arise - Venue: Love Lane Brewery, Bridgewater St, L1 OAY. Jo Grady, Paul Fleming, Steve Wright, Fran Heathcote, John McDonnell, Ian Byrne, Kim Johnson. Drinks & Buffet.
September 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Labour Conference Fringe Meeting tonight (Sept 30th 6.30pm): IER, TUCG, Arise - Venue: Love Lane Brewery, Bridgewater St, L1 OAY. Jo Grady, Paul Fleming, Steve Wright, Fran Heathcote, John McDonnell, Ian Byrne, Kim Johnson. Drinks & Buffet.
Our co-chair TonyBurke on eve of LP Conference reviewing the slow Parliamentary progress of the Employment Rights Bill yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/pin...
‘Ping-pong’ – Westminster games slow progress on workers’ rights
On the eve of the Labour conference, slow progress on employment rights should be a major issue for the government
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Our co-chair TonyBurke on eve of LP Conference reviewing the slow Parliamentary progress of the Employment Rights Bill yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/pin...
The strike/protests, coordinated by trade union federation CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro), said its action aimed to put pressure on PM Giorgia Meloni “to cancel all commercial/military agreements with Israel, lift the humanitarian embargo and recognise the state of Palestine”.
September 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The strike/protests, coordinated by trade union federation CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro), said its action aimed to put pressure on PM Giorgia Meloni “to cancel all commercial/military agreements with Israel, lift the humanitarian embargo and recognise the state of Palestine”.
Statement by our co-chairs Sarah Woolley and Tony Burke on the sacking of the entire Commons and Lords employment rights team; big gain for capital www.tradeunionfreedom.co.uk/campaign-for...
Campaign For Trade Union Freedom: Statement On the Future Of The Employment Relations Bill – Campaign for Trade Union Freedom
www.tradeunionfreedom.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Statement by our co-chairs Sarah Woolley and Tony Burke on the sacking of the entire Commons and Lords employment rights team; big gain for capital www.tradeunionfreedom.co.uk/campaign-for...
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We are here ready for the @ieruk.bsky.social / @unionfreedom.bsky.social fringe.
Finishing the job: Demand an Employment Rights Bill #2
Join us at Horatios, end of Brighton Palace Pier after congress ends.
#IER #CTUF #EmploymentRightsBill #GFTU #TUC2025
Finishing the job: Demand an Employment Rights Bill #2
Join us at Horatios, end of Brighton Palace Pier after congress ends.
#IER #CTUF #EmploymentRightsBill #GFTU #TUC2025
September 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We are here ready for the @ieruk.bsky.social / @unionfreedom.bsky.social fringe.
Finishing the job: Demand an Employment Rights Bill #2
Join us at Horatios, end of Brighton Palace Pier after congress ends.
#IER #CTUF #EmploymentRightsBill #GFTU #TUC2025
Finishing the job: Demand an Employment Rights Bill #2
Join us at Horatios, end of Brighton Palace Pier after congress ends.
#IER #CTUF #EmploymentRightsBill #GFTU #TUC2025
@ieruk.bsky.social ‘s James Harrison in advance of the @tuc.org.uk Congress calling for a stronger Employment Rights Bill labouroutlook.org/2025/09/05/e... @labouroutlook.bsky.social
Employment Rights Bill doesn’t do enough – James Harrison
James Harrison of the IER says the Employment Rights Bill doesn’t do enough and a second bill is needed.
labouroutlook.org
September 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@ieruk.bsky.social ‘s James Harrison in advance of the @tuc.org.uk Congress calling for a stronger Employment Rights Bill labouroutlook.org/2025/09/05/e... @labouroutlook.bsky.social
The Campaign’s co-chair Tony Burke reminding delegates to @tuc.org.uk Congress that there are major deficiencies in the Employment Rights Bill yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The employment rights bill – not up to the job?
A new set of laws protecting workers’ rights is a start but it falls short of what’s needed and distances Labour from its union heritage
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The Campaign’s co-chair Tony Burke reminding delegates to @tuc.org.uk Congress that there are major deficiencies in the Employment Rights Bill yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
Successful union organising at Amazon and Uber in British Columbia, Canada onlabor.org/how-three-si...
How Three Simple Labor Laws Helped Unions Organize Amazon and UBER in Canada ✦ OnLabor
In early July, the British Columbia Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) certified UFCW-Canada as the bargaining representative for over 500 UBER drivers in the province’s capital city of Victoria. A few ...
onlabor.org
August 31, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Successful union organising at Amazon and Uber in British Columbia, Canada onlabor.org/how-three-si...