RMT AGM pledges to fight attacks
Author: Janine Booth, delegate from Central Line East branchThe Annual General Meeting of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union voted to back Jeremy Corbyn’s bid for Labour leader, fight the...
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Removing barriers for autistic workers
Author: Cathy Nugent A review of Autism Equality in the Workplace: Removing barriers and challenging discrimination by Janine Booth.Cathy Nugent reviews Autism Equality in the Workplace: Removing...
View ArticleTUC Disabled Workers' Conference: planning the fightback
Author: Janine Booth, Co-Chair TUC Disabled Workers' ConferenceJohn McDonnell promises comprehensive solidarity against cuts and discrimination.Nearly 200 delegates from dozens of trade unions gathered...
View ArticleFor a world where diversity is normal
Author: Val GrahamVal Graham reviews Autism Equality in the Workplace by Janine Booth.Janine Booth, poet and author of Autism Equality in the Workplace, is both a worker and trade union activist. A...
View ArticleUnion report highlights harassment... in its own workplaces
Author: Ann FieldAccording to a report leaked to the Guardian last week, over half of Unite the Union’s 74 female officials have been bullied or sexually harassed by fellow officials or by union...
View ArticleMarxism and autism
Author: Janine BoothCan Marxism can help us to understand autistic experience in modern capitalism? How might Marxism inform our struggles for equality and liberation? There are different approaches to...
View ArticleIndustrial news in brief
Author: Ollie Moore, Janine Booth, Peggy Carter and Gemma ShortForest Hill strikes again; reinstate Lee Cornell!; Night Tube win; RCN to ballot nurses over pay; RMT holds first disabled members...
View ArticleWeinstein case exposes reality of work-related sexual assaults
Weinstein case exposes reality of work-related sexual assaults Submitted by Matthew on 18 October, 2017 - 8:59 Author: Caroline Jeffries Dozens of women have come forward accusing the famous Hollywood...
View ArticleThe “perks” of the old boy networks
The “perks” of the old boy networks Submitted by Matthew on 31 January, 2018 - 11:14 Author: Peggy CarterRevelations by Financial Times undercover journalists, about the sexual harassment which took...
View ArticleTesco equal pay fight
Tesco equal pay fight Submitted by Matthew on 14 February, 2018 - 8:45 Author: Charlotte ZalensTesco faces an equal pay claim over pay gaps between its mainly female shop floor staff and its mainly...
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