Prisons Minister Damian Hinds
Birmingham’s striking bin workers and supporters bring waste sites to a standstill
PRISONS Minister Damian Hinds faced a grilling from prison officers at their annual conference in Eastbourne today.
The East Hampshire MP met cries of “answer the question!” from members of the POA union after failing to answer Yes or No on whether it was appropriate for prison officers to work until 68.
The union’s chairman Mark Fairhurst told the minister: “Our workplace has become more violent.
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025
