Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: 2019 so far
One month into 2019, union members have been on the offensive across sectors, with pay awards coming…
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Union leaders react to Brexit meetings with PM
Trade union general secretaries are meeting with Theresa May today to discuss breaking the Brexit deadlock. Unite’s Len…
Roy Kennedy: Here’s what we must add to the Offensive Weapons Bill
The Offensive Weapons Bill is currently making its way through parliament, with provisions to restrict the sale of…
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.…
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…
