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Trade unions and labour movement
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Trade unions
- ATL (Association of Teachers and Lecturers) - includes advice for members on issues (e.g. school trips, covering for colleagues and QTS skills tests).
- British Association of Social Workers - organisation of members serving members, includes discussion forum, policy responses, links and special interest groups.
- General Federation of Trade Unions - servicing the needs of specialist unions, publications, events and links.
- GMB - includes guide to employment for young people and GMB briefing on pay prospects, (The GMB also recruits working students with reduced union dues) - generally for white collar, clothing and textile, construction, timber furniture and allied section, energy and utilities, food and leisure, process, public services and engineering.
- NAHT (National Association of Head Teachers) - news, advice, publications and online discussion for members only.
- NASUWT - teachers' union.
- NUT (National Union of Teachers) - campaigns, conferences, policies, health and safety issues and bulletins online, section for newly qualified teachers, student centre with guidance, information and links.
- Trade Union Resources - international labour movement news, information and large number of links on the Cyber Picket Line site.
- T and G Online - (Transport and General Workers Union), many trade union resources online including sectoral information and health and safety, also section with equal opps, HIV/AIDS policy, personal harassment policies and other model agreements and policies in the voluntary sector area of the site.
- Trouble at work - joint Unison and NUS site dealing with wide range of work related issues, including accidents and safety, rights at work, bullying, looking after yourself, relationships at work, finance issues, placements, stress, studying and trade union issues.
- TUC (Trades Union Congress) - includes links to unions worldwide, TUC news and information, rights at work for young people and wide range of resources.
- University and College Union - UCU is the largest trade union and professional association for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff working in further and higher education.
- UNISON - includes large workplace advice section, including bargaining factsheets, large list of links, campaign and policy issues.
- World Trade Union Directory - search from map of world continents.
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British Council of Disabled People - national umbrella organisation of disabled people's organisations.
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Campaign against racism and fascism - UK independent anti-racist magazine with news and links.
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Conference of Socialists Economists (CSE) - publishers of "Capital and Class", conference reports and abstracts online, information on back issues and current issue and good links to international sites.
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Cyber Picket Line - international news and trade union resources, includes World Trade Union Directory (UK site).
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FaxYourMP.com - easy way to contact your MP.
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Feminist Activist Resources on the Net - links to other resource lists.
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Feminist Majority Foundation Online - includes large list of international feminist sites in the feminist internet gateway, also news, research, campaigns, information and arts, literature and entertainment section.
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Feminist resources - links to various international sites, from the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.
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GreenNet - supporting and promoting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights and the environment through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
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International Labour Organisation - sections on rights at work, employment issues, social protection, child labour and social dialogue.
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Jay's Leftist and "Progressive" Internet Resources Directory - very large site with too much to recommend! Something for everyone.
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Labour Left Briefing - independent voice and forum for socialist ideas in the Labour Party and trade unions, links page, links, campaigns and mailing list.
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LabourNet UK - news, conferences, labour movement and the Internet, also good links to labour and socialist organisations, young workers organisations, socialist movements (UK site).
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LabourStart - trade union news,campaigns and information around the world.
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Labour Research Department - news, press releases, publications, online subscription services including publications database and pay and conditions database.
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Michael Moore - articles, news, links, book and film information.
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New Economics Foundation - covers issues such as participative democracy, local economic renewal, global and local economy, also tools for the new economy, including social accounting and auditing, indicators for sustainability, social investment, alternative currencies and can register for emailed newsletter.
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NOW Neighbourhoods Opposing War - events, articles, legal briefing and links.
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Radical Statistics Group - promotes use of statistics to inform not to drive policies, online articles and information on publications, search by subjects and by journal date, news, links and discussion group.
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Scientists for Global Responsibility - including articles, newsletter extracts, campaigns on environmental issues, socially responsible ethics in the use of technology, abolition of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.
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Socialist Information Pages - links to international socialist organisations.
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Stop the War Coalition - information and resources.
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Trade Union Resources - international labour movement news, information, large number of links on the Cyber Picket Line site.
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United Nations Association (GB and N Ireland) - issues include campaigns, disarmament, environment, human rights, policies, conflict resolution, links and jobs.
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Urban 75 - list of activist groups - wide range of UK groups.
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War Resisters International - multi-lingual site, including prisoners for peace, newsletter - the Broken Rifle, Women's working group, conscription and conscientious objection, nonviolenc and social empowerment, events, documents and more.
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Working Class Movement Library - including history, subject index, searchable catalogue and monthly emailed newsletter.
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WWWomen: Feminism - more feminist resources, including political , artistic and religious links.
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