Recent price rises are not due to higher wages but supply-side issues including the war in Ukraine, the COVID pandemic and Brexit.
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Originally from Richard III, the phrase was used by a power-hungry autocrat who preferred chaos over peace.
The strikes (minimum service levels) bill making its way through parliament potentially means employers can block named workers from taking industrial action.
After engaging with the rail unions, the government should be more hands off when it comes to UK rail.
Workers have filed the most union petitions since 2015 and the number of strikes have surged, but whether this turns into a sustained increase in membership rates is still unclear.
Through articles written by academic experts in the course of the year, The Conversation Africa takes a second look at Nigeria in 2022.
Unions are calling on the government to negotiate on pay, here’s how it could mediate discussions between employers and unions.
With everyone from rail workers to civil servants going on strike over the winter, it’s hard to see this ending well.
D.H. Lawrence’s book is a seething commentary on class, exposing his fears for Britain’s future. But the film is a romantic period drama.
University staff to walk out for three days in what may be the largest ever in the higher education sector.
President Joe Biden called on Congress to intervene to avoid a strike that he said would ‘devastate our economy.’
From unions and ballots to picket-lines and sympathy strikes.
Education strikes by university and public school workers are political fights about diminished respect for education as a public good and workers’ rights in an economy that perpetuates inequality.
The pay gap is growing in UK, which has seen increased strike activity this year.
The Ontario government’s latest use of the notwithstanding clause is at odds with its stated intention to keep kids in school amid a labour dispute — and at odds with the heart of labour relations norms.
Outpatient visits, screening and diagnostic services, and child immunisation were particularly negatively affected.
When we look at certain prices, we jump to conclusions about inflation rates that are not accurate.
Nigeria’s lecturers’ strike raises fundamental questions about how Nigerian universities are run and funded.
Nigeria’s public university system has lost about 57 months to industrial action since 1999. This has implications for the future workforce.
Workers still need to approve the deal, which was brokered by President Biden in 20 hours of last-minute negotiations.
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