Picturehouse Cinema Strikers: ‘We Need Your Help’
For three years, Picturehouse workers have been fighting their employer for a living wage. Now, they are calling on the wider movement to show up and help them get the victory they deserve.
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Rebranding Poverty: Why a living wage isn’t enough
George Osborne seemingly outmanoeuvred the mainstream left when his last budget championed a ‘national living wage’ to be introduced next year - yet it won't extend to all workers, and erosions to welfare mean you won't be able to live on it.
Profits, pay days and protest: 7 Reasons University Pay Gaps Need to Be Tackled
In the first few weeks of 2015, most university vice-chancellors will earn more than their lowest paid member of staff will take home all year. Josh Berlyne from the Free University of Sheffield argues that these inequalities have no place in the future of higher education.
5 NHS Demands We Must Not Compromise On
As parties left and right scramble to be crowned 'party of the NHS' in the eyes of the electorate, NHS staff are continuing to take action over pay. Last week the Royal College of Midwives picketed for the first time in their history, and today radiographers are also walking out. However, demands remain modest. Here are five simple demands we need to make if we really want to secure the future of the NHS.
11 Sports Personalities Who Embraced Their Political Convictions
Football legend Eric Cantona became the buzz of social media last week after he was snapped supporting striking Ritzy cinema staff in Hackney. By no means the first sports personality to wear his political credentials on his sleeve, here are a few more.