The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Strikes across the country and region are back on as of today as workers continue to take industrial action throughout January. With the end of last year marked by mass strikes by transport workers and staff at the NHS, Royal Mail, schools and the civil service; industrial unrest is set to continue as disputes between trade unions and the…
Nearly seven in 10 lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people have been sexually harassed at work, according to research for the Trades Union Congress revealing a “hidden epidemic”. The survey, published on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on Friday (May 17), found that more than two in five LGBT people (42%)…
Jayda Fransen, the controversial leader of far-right group Britain First, attempted to “invade” and gatecrash an anti-racism event in Birmingham today, but failed in her bid after being confronted by Stand Up To Racism activists. Claiming “We have every right to be here!” Fransen was seen marching into The Custard Factory in Digbeth this afternoon, where…