Graham accuses Starmer of “hiding” as frontbenchers banned from picket lines
Sharon Graham has accused Keir Starmer of “hiding” after it emerged that the Labour leader had banned frontbenchers…
Unions
UNISON vote to back PR hailed as “huge boost” by electoral reform campaigners
Delegates at the UNISON conference voting to back proportional representation has been welcomed by electoral reform campaigners, who…
“Bully-boy tactics will not wash,” transport unions warn Grant Shapps
Transport trade unions have rejected the “bully-boy tactics” displayed by Grant Shapps today as the government minister warned…
Industrial action is the one real power the worker has. Labour must support it
I can hear them now. The Tolpuddle Martyrs, The Chartists, the Suffragettes, the Jarrow Marchers descending upon parliament…
British trade unions would do well to back proportional representation
Rules matter. The UK’s long commitment to a highly disproportional ‘first-past-the-post’ electoral system impacts on the politics we…
Labour in Communications launches union general secretaries Q&A series
Labour in Communications has today announced the launch of a Q&A series with general secretaries of leading trade…
RMT workers are defending not only their jobs, but the public interest too
Network Rail, the company that owns and maintains Britain’s railway infrastructure, has recently announced plans to cut over…
In a scandal even the PM cannot deny, No 10 is still not a living wage employer
Low-paid cleaners in East London came together in 2001 with their churches, mosques and community institutions and began…
ASLEF delegates reject motion to disaffiliate from the Labour Party
ASLEF delegates have rejected a motion to disaffiliate from Labour by 74 votes to nine after general secretary…
Labour selects two of its parliamentary candidates, but not without controversy
Delegates at ASLEF’s annual conference will vote this afternoon on a motion to cut ties with the Labour…
