“There is a special bond between dockers”
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Steve Biggs, a dock worker and Unite rep at Southampton Container Terminal, spoke to Solidarity about his job.
My Life At Work
Fighting to keep probation public
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Tell us a little bit about the work you do.
My life at work: overheated, overworked, underpaid
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Sam Carrow is a catering worker in a hospital in north west England.
My life at work: How dare they call us “unskilled”?
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Catherine Miller works in refuse collection for a major local authority in southern England.
Working for 70 hours, paid for 45
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I work for a private company that provides care in the home for the elderly. The organisation is one of many in my town which provides the care that once would have been provided by the council.
Aspire: “Bosses are charming, polite, and utterly ruthless”
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Michael Given is a support worker for homeless people in Glasgow.
My life at work: Pay frozen, offices closed, now pensions cut
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Theydon Boyce is a benefits worker in East London.
My life at work: Organising in retail
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Until recently I worked as a shop assistant at Superdrug in Egham, Surrey.
My life at work: "People know hard fights are coming but are cynical about fighting"
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Rob Ottway is a railway worker in eastern England.
My life at work: exploitation at the heart of the "Big Society"
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Hannah MacMillan works as a support worker in the north of England.