News and Analysis

It was the trade unions that won us the five-day week!

Decent work and a living wage are not only basic rights, but a key route out of poverty. Through organising, the collective voice of workers has won rights and decent work for millions of people.

Our new report ‘Secrets and Fries’ exposes how McDonald’s has been driving billions in global profits through the City of London, but not stopping to pay its share of UK tax.

Labour Research magazine covers our 70th anniversary

As McDonald's workers from 6 south London stores went on strike, supporters took to the streets

McDonald's saw a full week of union action on sexual harassment

4 October 2018 was an historic strike of hospitality workers

Standing shoulder to shoulder with working people wherever they are

They are leading the fights to get organised

Theresa May’s promise to protect workers’ rights during Brexit will mean nothing if migrant workers are neglected

Now is the time to demand an end to precarious contracts

Migrant workers across the UK face racism, abuse and exploitation