“Divided parties never win elections” – Dave Prentis opens UNISON conference
Below is the full text of the UNISON annual conference opening speech made by general secretary Dave Prentis. …
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ASLEF launches report to boost diversity among train drivers
ASLEF launched its new report, On Track With Diversity, today. According to Britain’s trade union for train drivers,…
TSSA conference votes against Brexit, for public vote on any deal
Delegates at the annual conference of transport union TSSA yesterday overwhelmingly voted against Brexit, describing the project as…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Outsourcing fights and strikes over pay
It’s been a little while since I wrote an update on the industrial news from Labour’s affiliate unions.…
‘We will fight them at the ballot box’: Unite launches anti-far right Euro campaign
Unite the Union has launched an advertising campaign against the far right ahead of the European elections taking…
“Please pull the plug on Brexit talks,” TSSA’s Cortes urges Corbyn
Manuel Cortes has called on the Labour leadership to end the cross-party Brexit talks, which he describes as…
‘Intergenerational unfairness’? Don’t overlook the class divide
“In the context of a 100-year life, continuous training and retaining will become more important. Older people need…
Solidarity has no borders. Our movement must stand up for Palestine
With the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people under unprecedented attack, we as workers must make our collective…
No EU customs arrangement? That’d be industrial vandalism
It took the Irish famine to finally force Conservative Prime Minister Robert Peel to repeal the Corn Laws…
To future-proof workers’ rights, learn from the minimum wage
This week marked the 20th anniversary of the National Minimum Wage Act, perhaps the most groundbreaking piece of…