Britain’s buses are old, inaccessible and unsafe. Except in London. Why? London buses have two or three sets of doors to make getting on and off really quick, safe, and accessible for everyone. If you’re a disabled user or parent with a buggy, getting on the bus, and finding space to sit, can often be impossible.  We believe buses can be made more accessible with these changes: • two sets of doors for boarding/alighting • Separate dedicated places for wheelchair users and parents with buggies • Eye level displays for wheelchair users and bell buttons within easy access • Seats at bus stops to provide a rest space for passengers who struggle to stand • Automatic boarding ramps  • Reinstating bus conductors • A permanent board of representative passengers and user groups to co-design all aspects of bus design and the bus reform process with the Mayor London buses aren’t this bad, and neither are buses across the rest of the world. Why are we stuck with such poor quality buses? If London can do it, it’s time we got the first class buses we deserve.

Wales has the largest private sector delivery of care of the devolved nations. The ongoing profiteering from social care is the barrier to the improved care our nation deserves.  Billions of pounds of public money are stripped from Welsh care by private equity groups and property speculation on care homes.  Meanwhile, care workers continue to struggle to make ends meet with low pay and poor conditions, and those needing care are faced with a complex and fragile care system.  Care workers must be properly rewarded if we are to attract the thousands of workers we need to make care work.  And as citizens, we should expect public money to be spent on services and staff, not on lining the pockets of billionaires. Social care should serve people, not profit margins. Sign this petition to support our call on the next Welsh Government to create a National Care Service for Wales to ensure a high-quality, resilient service that prioritises the need of citizens in Wales.   

If Northumbria does this, other universities will too.  These cuts will harm thousands of people, their students, families, and their local communities now and into the future.

EIS members at Lenzie Academy have identified serious health and safety concerns in the school, presenting a risk to pupils and staff.  These include: • Major roof leaks and water ingress • Water near electrics • Asbestos-related risks • Mould and damp • Heating failures (rooms too cold / too hot) • Broken fire doors • A non-working secure entry system • Damaged flooring causing trip hazards • General disrepair A new school is planned — but not until at least 2029. Pupils need a safe building now. What teaching staff want • Make the building safe • Fix urgent risks quickly • Share clear timelines • Keep staff and pupils protected EIS members at Lenzie Academy are in dispute with East Dunbartonshire Council over their employer's failure to meaningfully consult with union representatives regarding serious health and safety concerns. In a recent consultative ballot, EIS members at Lenzie Academy voted 95% Yes to taking industrial action in pursuit of improved safety.

We're now on strike, this has an impact on the whole school community. The Trust has the power to resolve this, your support could bring them back to the table with an offer to end this dispute.

In both recent surveys members told us so many stories that are incredibly concerning, we have included just a handful of quotes from Teaching Assistants below. We hope you can understand why we are asking for your support in this campaign. “During the pandemic, nursing support dropped out meaning TAs in my workplace were responsible for administering all medication to children, including controlled drugs.” “In School it's just assumed that the TAs will take on the medical care required. None of us have been formally trained - I learned how to give insulin from another TA. It feels like an accident waiting to happen, even though we're all very careful and professional about our children's needs.” “I can't remember that last time we had a school nurse in.” “Some support could be life changing if given incorrectly which makes me feel uncomfortable and less confident in my ability as I'm not medically trained.” This reform is essential to safeguard children’s health, uphold legal responsibilities, and protect school staff from unsafe and non-compliant practices.

After the collapse of the organisation running Manchester Pride, dozens of workers have been left unpaid for the work they have already done during the festival, to the tune of £50,000 (and counting). Each year Pride brings £34 million into the Manchester economy and performers are at the heart of that, yet Equity members have been left unpaid for amounts ranging from £150 to £3-5k. Many now face not being able to afford their rent and bills Before the council move on to discussions of Pride 2026 and beyond, they must first ensure that all of the workers left unpaid from the 2025 event receive what they are owed in full. We believe that Manchester has the capacity to build back a community focused Pride event which the people of the city deserve. We want to see lessons learned. We believe that corporate interests and increased scale have been wrongly prioritised, and that has resulted in significant damage to the cultural workforce who are so critical to the Village, to the city, and to the essence of Pride in Manchester.  Trust has been severely damaged. In order to repair and rebuild confidence in any form of Council endorsed Pride, we need to see a fair resolution for the cultural workforce of Manchester Pride 2025.  No Pride without performers,  No Performers without pay.

This November, Rachel Reeves has the chance to act in the Budget. Our factories and plants are struggling with the highest industrial electricity bills in Europe. Why are our bills so high? • Wholesale privatisation of our energy system under the Tories means millions are extracted in profit each year. • Other European countries have safeguards to shield their critical manufacturing sectors from soaring prices. • The UK's electricity prices are currently set by the price of gas – a fuel that Putin can set the price of. When Putin invaded Ukraine and drove up gas prices, our electricity prices followed. • Our industries were starved of investment and upgrades under the Tories, while bosses and investors extracted profits and dividends.  We’re not against climate action. It’s not even climate action that’s the problem!  But British industry can’t compete with imports – and workers carry the costs. That has to change. What needs to happen now We need bolder, faster action from Rachel Reeves and the Treasury. The government recognised the problem and took first steps back in June as part of the Industrial Strategy and committed money to support industrial electricity prices.  But this mostly won’t kick in until 2027.  Our industry needs lower bills now. The support should be funded through general taxation. We need to delink our wholesale electricity prices from gas, so they’re not set by Putin or multinational oil & gas companies. And we need investment to upgrade and futureproof our industries. If you work in industry — cars, steel, ceramics, logistics, construction, energy, or other manufacturing — and want to see long-term investment that protects our jobs, powers clean growth, and secures British industry for the future: sign this petition. We’re industrial workers. We build, power, and make Britain.  We deserve a future — but we won’t get there without action now.

As the screen sector in Ireland continues to grow in size, talent, and global recognition, it is more vital than ever that we uphold the standards, protections, and rights that underpin fair and sustainable working conditions for performers. One key pillar of that protection is the use of properly registered union agreements, specifically the PACT/Equity agreement in Film and TV. We wish to remind the industry that: • For productions based in Northern Ireland, PACT/Equity is the appropriate agreement under which professional performers should be engaged. • For productions in the Republic of Ireland, Irish Equity recognises the PACT/Equity agreement as its preferred agreement for co-productions. We have witnessed an increasing trend of productions marketing themselves as “PACT/Equity equivalent”, or claiming to be “in line with Equity rates”, without providing the appropriate contracts. This is not the same as operating under an actual registered collective agreement — and the distinction matters. In NI, without proper appropriate registration, there is no legal mechanism to ensure that productions honour Equity agreed-upon rates or conditions, and no enforceability if those promises are broken. These productions also lack the financial safety net that a registered agreement provides, such as an escrow deposit to protect wages if funding collapses.  Even if a NI production (or co-pro in ROI) claims to pay Equity “equivalent,” it often omits crucial terms meaning the total compensation frequently falls below union standards, often excluding ongoing payments like royalties or profit shares.  These may contain exploitative clauses around AI use, usage rights, or future exploitation — without proper remuneration or consent. Such contracts can create confusion among performers and agents, who may mistakenly believe they are protected under Equity terms.  Ultimately, accepting or promoting these “equivalent” agreements undermines the union’s ability to secure fair, enforceable collective terms and weakens the long-term health of our industry.

Treatment of striking NHS staff This helps to explain the treatment of NHS workers on strike in Gloucestershire in recent months.  A small but mighty group of workers have been on strike since March, fighting for fair pay. Phlebotomists, specialists in collecting blood samples, are currently paid at the lowest band in the NHS: just 30p over minimum wage. The all-female group are asking for a correction to their pay band to help them weather the cost of living crisis. The phlebotomists have now hit the highest number of days of any NHS strike in history. After 200 days on strike, Kevin McNamara is still refusing to resolve this fairly and pay the phlebotomists what they deserve. Why have over £100,000 of NHS funds been wasted on defending bullying instead of paying frontline staff fairly?

Movement directors and Choreographers are crucial for the film and television industry. Sign this to show PACT that they should be recognised in collective agreements.

Without a commitment to backpay, we will be forced to take action. We do not take strike action lightly. But after years of being ignored, we have been left with no choice.