Latest News

On 25/11/15, Hovis made a company announcement, stating that they are to cease making bread at their Wigan site, with the proposed closure of the thirty sack bread plant....

Serving Up Change: The Fight For Workers’ Rights will be a short documentary film exploring the exploitative reality of zero hours contracts for many young workers across the country, specifically...

The doors will open at 12.45pm – please take your seat by 1.15 pm.  After 1.15, your ticket will not guarantee entry and there will also be registration on...

In advance of the government’s Autumn Statement, the TUCG has organised a major event in the campaign against Austerity, with Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell MP and Yanis Varoufakis, academic and former Greek finance minister and...

First of all, I would like to thank delegates from the BFAWU’s Annual Conference for electing me to attend the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. Although I was happy...

On Monday, September 14th,  the government’s anti-Trade Union Bill will get its second reading. The timing of this is not accidental, as it just happens to coincide with the...

The BFAWU’s Learning Services have designed a survey in order to better understand the possible learning needs of those working in the food industry. The outcomes/results of the survey...

The Public Interest Research Unit (a small registered charity) is producing a report for Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) to feed into the House of Lords Equality Act Inquiry....

David Cameron claims that he wants a high wage, low tax economy. If that’s the case, he has a funny way of showing it. Over the last five years,...

First time Annual Conference delegates played a big part this year, especially with BFAWU campaigns surrounding zero hours contracts and rights for workers in the fast-food industry. Lorna and...