Firefighters are ringing the alarm about underfunding that’s potentially putting lives at risk. But can industrial law resolve those deeper issues?
A container ship leaves the UK’s busiest port, Felixstowe in England. where workers recently voted to strike for better pay.
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The strength of the government and public support can make a crucial difference.
The UK is experiencing a spike in industrial action as workers facing the cost of living crisis try to negotiate for wage increases.
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A new generation of workers are joining trade unions and using social media to hold big employers to account.
Academic freedom therefore encompasses the freedom to research the topics we choose, to draw the conclusions we find compelling from the evidence and analysis we undertake, and to speak publicly on those matters.
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Academic freedom is routinely recognised as an important principle that is enshrined in a range of governance policies - but staff at one university say it is under threat.
Protest is taking new shapes and forms.
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