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Figures showing that workplace fatalities have dropped during the recession may be skewed by the past year's reduction in workload and jobs, the health watchdog has warned.

Rail engineers are to stage two 48-hour strikes in protest at the potential loss of 200 jobs.

EXCLUSIVE The new employment minister has admitted employers could cherry-pick the best candidates when recruiting during the recession rather than use the government's flagship long-term unemployment scheme.

Thousands of male claimants pursuing equal pay claims will be able to take them forward following a ruling yesterday by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).

The Armed Forces would be exempt from proving it offered equal pay to its male and female employees, if the latest amendments to the Equality Bill succeeded.

This year's Pride march in Buffalo on June 7 was one of the best-attendedlesbian, gay, bi and trans celebrations in this city's history.

The confrontation among Iran's ruling politicians that has brought largecrowds into the streets of Tehran is not taking place in isolation. It ishappening in a country still facing U.S. sanctions and warships, hostility fromevery imperialist capital and venom from the

In these times of the Internet, we have to remember that disinformation spreadswith the same lightning speed as information. what happened to Neda Agha-Soltan? We admit it. We don't know.But you don't know either.

Shelley Ettinger says: When I volunteered to speak about Workers World Party's history withregard to the party's role in the lesbian, gay, bi and trans struggle, Ididn't realize what an enormous task I was taking on. The party'scontribution to this

Members of the Boston LGBT Community marked the 40th anniversary of theStonewall Rebellion by participating in a vibrant and passionate forum on June20 with the theme "Stonewall 1969 ... LGBT Liberation 2009: Fighting forour Lives and Liberation in the Global

In the latest face-off in the growing struggle between workers and banks, morethan 100 workers at Quad City Die Casting in Moline, Ill., are now being toldthat their plant will close on July 12 if Wells Fargo does not extend