Campaign for Trade Union Freedom

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

@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.

Britain would have 14m more secure jobs if Employment Rights Bill was in place in 2023, study finds MORE than a million workers a year will be protected from “severe insecurity” by the Employment Rights Bill, but 14 million more would in secure jobs if the legislation had been enacted two years ago,...

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‘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

Our co-chair TonyBurke on eve of LP Conference reviewing the slow Parliamentary progress of the Employment Rights Bill yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/pin...

Blacklisted union expert lunches legal challenge against spycops chair SPYCOPS inquiry chair Sir John Mitting is facing a legal challenge over his decision not to call blacklisted union activist Dave Smith to give oral evidence next month.The secretary of the Blacklist S...

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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...

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

@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 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

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...

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 ...

Successful union organising at Amazon and Uber in British Columbia, Canada onlabor.org/how-three-si...

Our co-chair Tony Burke on union busting at TikTok www.tradeunionfreedom.co.uk/tiktok-moder...

Are you going to the @tuc.org.uk Congress next month? If yes, check out this fringe meeting organised by Campaign and the @ieruk.bsky.social Sunday 7 September, 6:00 pm on the Palace Pier. Strengthen the Employment Rights Bill, introduce an Employment Rights #2 Bill in this Parliament.

Gaza: ITUC condemns targeted killing of journalists in Gaza and demands accountability The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) condemns, in the strongest terms, the brutal murder of six Al Jazeera staff and journalists in Gaza City by a targeted Israeli military strike. ITUC ...

@ituc.bsky.social International Trade Union Confederation calls out the Israeli targeted killing of journalists in Gaza www.ituc-csi.org/ITUC-condemn...

Political inaction on Gaza and Palestine is criminal negligence: An open letter from ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle The world is witnessing a horror that defies comprehension. Boundaries of humanity have long been crossed, red lines have been trampled. The war in Gaza and the ongoing repression across Palestine mus...

International Trade Union Confederation General Secretary Luc Triangle calling out political inaction on Gaza www.ituc-csi.org/Political-in...

Israel Detains, Chokes, and Beats Up Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls Meanwhile, there’s not a peep from mainstream media in the U.S.

Israeli Defence Force has detained and beaten US union leader Chris Smalls who was aboard the Gaza blockade busting flotilla newrepublic.com/post/198550/...

The panel at the CTUF/IER fringe at @tolpuddlefest.bsky.social 2025 (l-r) @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social Darren Ireland @rmtunion.bsky.social Steve Preddy @unitetheunion.bsky.social Fran Heathcote @pcsunion.bsky.social @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social Keith Ewing. Theme - call for Employment Rights #2 Bill

James Hammett’s grave, yesterday in Tolpuddle. @tolpuddlefest.bsky.social

Keith Ewing & John Hendy in this weekend’s @mstaronline.bsky.social co-inciding with @tolpuddlefest.bsky.social on the shortcomings in the Employment Relations Bill morningstaronline.co.uk/article/empl...

To co-incide with @tolpuddlefest.bsky.social here’s my article in @mstaronline.bsky.social on the major deficiencies with the current ERB and why we need Employment Rights #2 Bill morningstaronline.co.uk/article/empl...

Asst Secretary of Campaign for Trade Union Freedom, Carolyn Jones, presenting a solidarity cash donation to Mike Masters of Birmingham bin strikers at fringe meeting on Friday evening in Durham. @ieruk.bsky.social @peoplesassembly.bsky.social

@unitetheunion.bsky.social supports Employment Rights #2 Bill www.tradeunionfreedom.co.uk/unite-suppor...

Mike and Martin are speaking in Durham this evening. 6:00 pm at the Durham Miners HQ, Redhills, Flass Steet. Employment Rights #2 Bill. @ieruk.bsky.social @peoplesassembly.bsky.social

Two important Amendments to the Employment Rights Bill being laid by John Hendy - collective bargaining and solidarity action - please do what you can to ensure that your union mobilises support for the Amendments www.tradeunionfreedom.co.uk/employment-r...

Latest line up for Friday evening in Durham.

“The Billionaire Coup Against Democracy” & Starmer’s Failures on Workers’ Rights Adrian Weir, Campaign for Trade Union Freedom, reviews the first year of the Starmer Government, looking at their record on employment rights.

Labour Outlook is running a series of articles marking one year of Starmer Govt. I’m first - a compare and contrast of New Deal for Working People and the Employment Rights Bill, using 3 key measures - right to organise, bargain, strike. labouroutlook.org/2025/07/03/t... @labouroutlook.bsky.social

Gig workers win backing for employment rights from global unions Global body backs new rights for platform workers – ILO to draft binding rules ensuring protections in platform jobs long left unregulated

CTUF's co-chair, Tony Burke, on the win by the @ituc.bsky.social at the UN's International Labour Organisation - new package of rights for workers in the gig economy yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/g...