Doing just the duties that your job requires has a long history in the labour movement.
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Public universities in Nigeria have been bedevilled by lecturers’ strikes for years. To break the cycle, the union insists the institutions should be adequately funded.
Ongoing strike action by criminal barristers could disrupt trials until demands for better pay are met.
Creating more universities in Nigeria has serious implications for quality of graduates.
China’s mortgage strikes are affecting its economy but won’t cause global contagion.
Inspired by real events, the films tackle issues of race, gender and class in ways that will resonate with many of today’s viewers.
Firefighters are ringing the alarm about underfunding that’s potentially putting lives at risk. But can industrial law resolve those deeper issues?
Scheduled strikes by UK port workers will add to the challenges plaguing the UK supply chain.
The rise and fall of UK trade union membership numbers can impact the instances and success of industrial action.
The country urgently needs more people who are committed to living decently to undo the systemic humiliation caused by political and economic institutions.
Mozambique’s trade unions have not been a strong force in society – which has left a space for others to fill.
If the labour movement can organize and mobilize working people in B.C. and Canada, the change could be significant.
The strength of the government and public support can make a crucial difference.
In his 1972 novel The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin powerfully dramatised women’s suburban alienation and men’s resistance to feminist change. Michelle Arrow traces its enduring influence.
Higher wages can support a more productive economy.
Strikes are happening across various UK industries at the moment, but what is the history of strike action in UK?
Redundancies are an unfortunate fact of life for businesses, but companies can try to make the process of job cuts less painful for workers.
Workers, particularly at the beginning of their careers, don’t know their rights in the workplace, and often fear asserting them.
Inaccurate language in media reports about strike action misrepresents how unions work and denies members’ agency.
Recently announced government plans to lift a ban on hiring agency workers have been tried - and failed – as recently as 2015
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