Manuel Cortes: As a rail trade union leader I know all about Boris’ lies – and now he’s at it with the country’s future
As leader of a transport union with thousands of our members working on the London Underground (LU) and…
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The long list of whoppers told by Theresa May over the public sector pay “rise”
It was a display of double-speak that would not be out of place in a George Orwell novel.…
Labour aims to overturn NHS pay cap as union anger mounts over May’s “betrayal”
Labour will today force a parliamentary vote on the public sector pay cap as it accuses Theresa May…
Jeremy Corbyn: Billionaire tax dodging press barons don’t like trade unions
This is the full speech delivered by Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leader, at TUC Congress in Brighton today. Congress, thank…
“Pay cap will not be dead until public sector workers see more money” – labour movement reacts to Tory u-turn
Senior figures from across the labour movement have criticised the “pathetic” and “insulting” manner of the Tories’ decision…
Dave Prentis: Tories’ inhumane public sector pay cap is creating a poverty trap
Yesterday at the TUC, I was proud to lead the debate on public sector pay. For Unison’s 1.3…
Unions represent the best of Britain, says Corbyn, as he urges the young to join up
Trade unions represent the very best of Britain, Jeremy Corbyn will say today, as he addresses the TUC’s…
Frances O’Grady: Apple is sweating its labourers and Uber is screwing its drivers
This is the full text of the keynote speech delivered at TUC Congress today by general secretary Frances…
Left slate wins huge victory in crunch vote for Labour conference
Jeremy Corbyn received a major boost today when his two favoured candidates for a crucial Labour committee won…
Unions 21: We need a debate about how to reform workers’ groups
Writing a decade ago a reflective Robert Taylor, the Financial Times‘ former industrial correspondent, concluded that Britain’s union…
