News Leaked Whitehall steel memo proves this a Tory bankers’ Brexit, Unite chief says Ministers must “come clean” on a leaked memo suggesting that key industries are considered “low priority” in the… Emma Bean 10th February, 2017, 12:17 pm
Comment Metro mayor candidate: Steel was our industrial strategy – and this Tory government has destroyed it In 2015 the government decided it would allow more than 170 years of Teesside steel production to come… Sue Jeffrey 10th February, 2017, 11:33 am
News Get a friend to join, O’Grady says, as celebration of trade unions begins Trade unions around Britain join forces today to kick off a week of events to mark the enormous… Emma Bean 8th February, 2017, 9:49 am
News “A wish list, not an action plan” – Labour figures on the Tory white paper on Brexit Today’s the long awaited Brexit white paper has been published by the government. Figures from across the labour movement have… Emma Bean 2nd February, 2017, 3:47 pm
News McCluskey: Trump will “want our soul” in return for Anglo-American trade deal An Anglo-American trade deal drawn up in Trump Tower cannot provide a replacement for access to the single… Emma Bean 2nd February, 2017, 3:31 pm
Comment McCluskey: Tory stance on tribunal fees show they are dealing in alternative facts This is the full statement from Unite general secretary Len McCluskey after the government refused to cut the… Len McCluskey 31st January, 2017, 5:49 pm
News McCluskey: Working class communities must not pay the price of Brexit The Tories’ approach to Brexit puts at risk working class jobs and rights, Len McCluskey said today. Speaking ahead of… Emma Bean 31st January, 2017, 2:41 pm
Comment Tom Watson: Technology gives us an exciting future – but it would be negligent if we didn’t consider the risk to workers This is the full speech delivered by Tom Watson, Labour’s deputy leader, at the Co-operative Party economy conference this… Tom Watson 29th January, 2017, 10:27 am
News This unelected PM has been “absolutely absurd” – O’Grady, McCluskey and Labour MPs tackle Supreme Court ruling on Brexit Figures from across the labour movement have given their reaction to Theresa May’s defeat in the Supreme Court… 24th January, 2017, 10:51 am
Comment McCluskey: The single market should be at the heart of an industrial strategy – not corporate welfare and bribes to business This is the full statement published by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey as Theresa May announced the Tory… Len McCluskey 23rd January, 2017, 11:53 am