Inflatable rat scurries into Albert Square as part of Oscar Mayer protest
A giant rat landed on Albert Square in an attention-grabbing fire and rehire protest. Four organisers of Unite the Union
Black Women Rising: Black female artists celebrated at university exhibition
Manchester Metropolitan University hosted an art exhibition celebrating black female artists, organised by two students. The Black Women Rising exhibition
Protest held in central Manchester in attempt to reinstate four workers
A protest took place in St Peter’s Square today to demonstrate against an international company’s treatment of four former workers.
Tram workers set to strike following unanimous vote for industrial action
Manchester tram workers have announced four strike dates over the next six weeks in a dispute over pay and sickness
Strikes at Manchester universities: a nation of teachers take action
More than 70,000 staff at 150 universities across the UK are striking over a three day period after ‘attacks’ on
‘Fundamentally flawed’: Manchester unions criticise Government over Northern Rail ‘April Fools’ shake-up
Manchester Piccadilly played host to one of the biggest shake-ups to northern train services in the last decade on Friday.
Mental health problems for call centre staff a bigger and bigger issue, says Manchester union representative
The mental health problems for call centre employees is becoming a ‘bigger and bigger issue’, a senior Manchester union representative has warned.
Teachers’ professionalism is comprised by ‘unmanageable workloads’ – NUT chief
Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), says the body would need to work with the ‘whole of education’ to create a culture for their own needs and not the government.
Stress forces Greater Manchester firefighters to take almost 6,000 days off
The number of days the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) has lost to stress totals 5,981 over the last three years, with the total sky-rocketing from 2013 onwards.
No TTIPing! Manchester protest against trade agreement that opens door to NHS privatisation
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), is a transatlantic agreement between the US and Europe that detractors say could have a catastrophic impact on the UK economy
Greater Manchester Fire Service strike: Union plans three days of industrial action as pensions deal fails
Negotiations between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and the Department for Communities and Local Government have been taking place for three years