Strikes

In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
Activism

In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?

Documentary photographer Marc Davenant has been taking photos of protests in recent years as governments have cracked down against activism. His powerful photos are now on show at his Rebellion! exhibition

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
Activism

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?

On the 100th anniversary on the General Strike, Edd Mustill examines what collective action from workers would look like in 2026

Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’
Industrial action

Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’

Veterans of the 1984 miners’ strike find themselves back on the picket line. Big Issue Changemaker Marc Davenant visited them for his new exhibition on protest, ‘Rebellion!’

Birmingham bin workers’ strike shows essential workers deserve support – and a decent wage
John Bird

Birmingham bin workers’ strike shows essential workers deserve support – and a decent wage

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
Employment

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish

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Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago
Letters

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago

Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed
FIlm

Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say
Mental health

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say

This is how Donald Trump’s tariff war could affect your bin collection
Paul McNamee

This is how Donald Trump’s tariff war could affect your bin collection

We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do… anything?
Five years since the pandemic

We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do… anything?

How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on
Miners' strike

How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on

Mick Lynch exposed a glaring ignorance towards trade unions. His retirement leaves big shoes to fill
Taj Ali

Mick Lynch exposed a glaring ignorance towards trade unions. His retirement leaves big shoes to fill

No, unions are not ‘holding the country to ransom’
Trade Unions

No, unions are not ‘holding the country to ransom’

DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics

‘It’s David vs Goliath’: Inside Amazon workers’ historic battle for trade union recognition
Trade unions

‘It’s David vs Goliath’: Inside Amazon workers’ historic battle for trade union recognition

Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Education

Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students

‘DWP doesn’t seem to care’: Jobcentres close on election day as 1,500 security guards go on strike
Department for Work and Pensions

‘DWP doesn’t seem to care’: Jobcentres close on election day as 1,500 security guards go on strike

Train strikes: Rail passengers weigh in as Aslef drivers ‘grind services to a halt’
train strikes

Train strikes: Rail passengers weigh in as Aslef drivers ‘grind services to a halt’

Labour’s workers’ rights plan slammed as ‘unrecognisable’ and a ‘betrayal’ by Unite union boss
Workers' rights

Labour’s workers’ rights plan slammed as ‘unrecognisable’ and a ‘betrayal’ by Unite union boss

Aslef boss Mick Whelan on train strikes, hope with Labour and why Brits must reject ‘politics of envy’
Train strikes

Aslef boss Mick Whelan on train strikes, hope with Labour and why Brits must reject ‘politics of envy’

Train drivers to stage more strikes in May, ASLEF union announces: ‘We won’t back down’
Train strikes

Train drivers to stage more strikes in May, ASLEF union announces: ‘We won’t back down’

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Rolling driver walkouts and crippling shut downs: Will the Tube and train strikes ever end?
Rail strikes

Rolling driver walkouts and crippling shut downs: Will the Tube and train strikes ever end?

Tube and train strikes: Disruption for rail passengers as London Underground strike called off
Rail strikes

Tube and train strikes: Disruption for rail passengers as London Underground strike called off

Union urges workers in Northern Ireland to block roads and occupy buildings if strikes fail
Strikes

Union urges workers in Northern Ireland to block roads and occupy buildings if strikes fail

TUC chief Paul Nowak on activism, cost of living crisis and what’s next for UK’s workforce
Activism

TUC chief Paul Nowak on activism, cost of living crisis and what’s next for UK’s workforce