In defence of protest
The brutal display of employer power during the Grangemouth Oil Refinery dispute has been pretty shocking. A workforce…
Unions
Blacklisting isn’t just a thing of the past – it’s still going on today
When more than four decades ago Ricky Tomlinson and his comrades were sent to jail it was for…
McCluskey hits back at The Times over VAT claims
After The Times suggested this morning that Unite might have questions to answer over tax avoidance, the union…
McCluskey praises Miliband’s “courage” and says “this is no longer new Labour”
After a difficult few months in the relationship between Ed Miliband and Labour’s biggest affiliate Unite in the…
Keeping the link is not an issue about left and right in the Labour Party
There are a few things that we know for certain about the Labour Party’s relationship with its trade…
“It’s up to the Labour Party to recruit Labour members” – LabourList interviews Unison’s Dave Prentis
Dave Prentis has been General Secretary of Britain’s second largest union, Unison, for over twelve years, leading over…
Karie Murphy withdraws from Falkirk selection
Karie Murphy – the candidate in the Falkirk selection who was suspended by the party earlier this summer…
GMB slashes Labour Party affiliation fees from £1.2 million to £150,000
The GMB has announced this morning that as of January 1st 2014, they will be paying £150,000 a…
It’s time to really mend the Labour/Trade Union Relationship
News that the police have dropped their inquiry into the Falkirk selection because of a lack of evidence…
Party HQ confirm that their Falkirk report won’t be made public
In his speech this afternoon, Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey repeated his call for the Labour Party to…
