‘The resistance starts here’: Anti Tory government protests flare in Manchester
Roughly 40 protesters turned out to demonstrate the landslide re-election of the Conservative party in St. Peter’s Square last night. MM’s Doug Whitbread was there…
Strike shock: 97% of planned hospital care POSTPONED during junior doctor’s dispute
Figures from the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust also show that across strikes on the 9th and 10th March, 4,464 working hours were lost due to 558 absences.
Leigh unite against own MP: Biggest union branch in Burnham’s constituency back Corbyn for Labour leader
The biggest union branch in Andy Burnham’s Greater Manchester constituency is urging all trade unionists and Labour Party members to vote for Jeremy Corbyn in the leadership race.
Manchester Argos staff join national 24-hour strike in protest over shift patterns that ‘ruin work/life balance’
Manchester Argos staff are joining a national 24-hour strike tomorrow in a dispute over shift patterns that they claim will ruin their ‘work/life’ balance.
Police praise ‘peaceful’ behaviour of 50,000 protesters in Conservative Party conference rally
The Trade Union Conference event targeted the Tory conference
Unite union calls for urgent talks with Heinz as 10% job cuts threaten workers at factories including Wigan
Heinz currently employs 2,600 workers
David Cameron’s u-turn on cigarette packaging branded ‘weak and pathetic’ by Manchester MP and health experts
Furore over plain packaging ‘u-turn’