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THE TUC has stepped up its campaign for “shockingly negligent” Tory ministers to reclassify Covid-19 as an occupational disease to protect workers.
The move would have “important consequences for workplace safety and the support working people are eligible for if they suffer long-term damage to their health,” the union body said in a new report.
Britain is lagging behind other countries such as France, Australia and China, where the virus is already officially considered an industrial issue, the TUC said.
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
