Shelly Asquith: 10 Christmas gifts for trade union members
A look at the weird and wonderful world of trade union merchandise has been a long time coming.…
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Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Worker wins at Cammell Laird, Shelter and for Yorkshire dinner ladies
Some good news. If you hadn’t already heard, the six-week strike involving hundreds of workers at Cammell Laird…
To survive the fourth industrial revolution, small towns need trade unions
In 1979, trade union membership was at its peak of over 13 million. Almost 40 years on, it…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Turning the tide on casualisation
Spotlight on Cammell Laird In my last column, I mentioned the ballot result from the workers at Cammell…
How Momentum and unions have joined forces to mobilise against fascism
Over the weekend, many different strands of the labour movement came together to take a stand against racism…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Tube strike, Labour councils and firefighters
Central Line strike In a disgraceful attempt to smear the recent ASLEF strike on London’s Underground, Osborne’s Evening…
Unison launches ‘Grovember’ as it becomes the UK’s biggest trade union
Unison has become the UK’s biggest trade union, with over 1.3 million members in both public and private…
“When unions are weakened, inequality widens” – Len McCluskey’s full Labour North West conference speech
Below is the full text of Len McCluskey’s speech to Labour North West conference. Comrades, it is a pleasure to…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Post Offices, young footballers and ScotRail
It’s all tricks and no treats according to Len McCluskey, as Labour’s affiliates respond to the budget announcements made…
Labour’s handling of Glasgow women’s pay claims was shameful. Now Richard Leonard is fixing it
After this week, Glasgow Women’s Library will need a new display to reflect the truly historic action taken…