workers rights

TTIPing the balance

Are secret negotiations further tipping the balance in favour of corporate power?

Fiction: For love or money

Words: Shaun Clarke Illustration: Samara Hawthorne “Wha’cha’ gotta-ask-ya-sen-iz, a-ya-innit-f’ the-love, or f’ the money?” he’d asked, when we spoke casually about low paid jobs. That...

MITIE fine?

In the first of a series, we take a look at some of the corporate movers and shakers headquartered in Bristol. Illustration: Kleiner Shames

Skilled training or cheap labour?

Apprenticeships have been heralded by the main parties as a solution to youth unemployment. The Cable spoke to people inside the world of apprenticeships to...

Watch: The Precariat Charter- Interview with Guy Standing

Professor Guy Standing of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) spoke to The Bristol Cable about his new book The Precariat Charter and the key issues of a new unstable and precarious workforce.

An Investigation: Bristol’s Catering Sector

Coordinated by Adam Cantwell-Corn. Contributions by Alon Aviram, Alec Saelens, Ricardo Grande and Rebecca Miller. Photography: Alfie Lake. Graphic design: Laurence Ware. Many people have...