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Justice Must Be Fair and Consistent [Pt.1]

Workers across England and Wales should be able to trust the justice system. The Right to Protest Must Be Protected! For a Trade Union like the Workers of England Union, that is fundamental. Worke...
| Stephen Morris | News

Workplace Liaison Officers Wanted

Do You Want to Become a Workplace Liaison Officer for the Workers of England Union? The Workers of England Union believes strongly in independent Trade Union representation. Unlike the traditiona...
| Stephen Morris | News

Illicit Drug Deaths Rise Again in Scotland, but How Does England Compare?

New figures released today show that drug-related deaths in Scotland have risen sharply again, raising the question of whether this is predominantly a Scottish crisis or part of a wider problem acr...
| Stephen Morris | News

Nationalisation Does Not Automatically Mean Cheaper Tickets?

England’s railways are undergoing one of their biggest structural changes in decades as passenger train operators progressively return to public ownership. The British Government is transferring s...
| Stephen Morris | News

Who Does Your Trade Union Really Work For?

When things go wrong at work, that is when you discover the real value of your Trade Union. If you are facing a disciplinary hearing, grievance, redundancy, workplace dispute or simply feel that y...
| Stephen Morris | News

STOP Taxpayer-Funded Trade Union Facility Time!

Workers of England Union Calls for Taxpayer-Funded Trade Union Facility Time to Stop. [Part 2]  In Part One, we exposed how workers can be left relying on workplace Trade Union reps who may lack t...
| Stephen Morris | News

Period Pain at Work: A Women’s Health Issue We Should No Longer Ignore

For millions of women, menstruation is an ordinary biological function. Yet in the workplace, period pain and menstrual health are still too often treated as embarrassing subjects that should be h...
| Stephen Morris | News

Why Has the Government Ended Facility Time Transparency?

For eight years, taxpayers have been able to see how much public-sector Trade Union facility time is costing. Now that national reporting requirement has gone. Section 66 of the Employment Rights...
| Stephen Morris | News

Facility Time: £830 Million and a Question for Taxpayers

Public-sector Trade Union facility time has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds since national reporting began in 2017/18. The Workers of England Union’s current analysis of Cabinet Offi...
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Follow the Money, Trade Unions, Political Funds and the Labour Party

The Workers of England Union's investigation into taxpayer-funded Trade Union facility time has led to another question: how much money are Trade Unions themselves putting into politics? An earlie...
| Stephen Morris | News