UNISON’s general secretary election is an opportunity for the labour movement
It’s general secretary election time at UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union. As a member, ex-shop steward, one…
David Arnold
Where next for Labour? Trade unions need to do some soul-searching
General election defeats for Labour are always keenly felt in the trade union movement. Although the relationship has…
To boost membership, trade unions need tough love – and new ideas
If I am honest I would have to admit that being a committed trade unionist can be both…
Unions 21: We need a debate about how to reform workers’ groups
Writing a decade ago a reflective Robert Taylor, the Financial Times‘ former industrial correspondent, concluded that Britain’s union…
70 years on – and there is still lots Labour’s wannabes can learn from 1945
Stand by. Next month will see the 70th anniversary of Labour’s historic 1945 landslide victory. Dropping smack bang…
Public service workers aren’t asking for the earth
It should be little wonder that pay is high on the agenda at UNISON’s annual conference in Bournemouth…
