News City donors power Tories to £3.7m in donations – ten times that of Labour The Tories posted total donations more than ten times the size of Labour in a single week in… Peter Edwards 1st June, 2017, 1:18 pm
News Afzal Khan MEP selected as Labour’s candidate for Manchester Gorton Labour’s candidate for the forthcoming Gorton by-election will be Afzal Khan, the current North West MEP. He will… Emma Bean 23rd March, 2017, 7:56 am
Comment Defeat this dangerous trade deal – union general secretaries’ letter to Labour MEPs This is the full letter sent by the general secretaries of 12 trade unions to Labour MEPs over… 15th February, 2017, 11:01 am
News Labour’s Copeland candidate aims to win over doubters at nuclear hustings Three of Britain’s largest trade unions will put nuclear power at the heart of the run in to… Peter Edwards 10th February, 2017, 5:22 pm
News Striking rail union calls on TUC general secretary to help broker peace deal The head of the trade union movement in Britain has been drafted in to chair talks over Southern… Peter Edwards 17th January, 2017, 1:15 pm
News Corbyn backs Southern Rail strike and says he would “join the picket line” Jeremy Corbyn indicated his backing for the Southern Rail strike today as union leaders called for fresh to… Peter Edwards 10th January, 2017, 9:26 am
News Strikes: Mail, rail and airline workers set for Christmas week walkouts The days before Christmas will see a wave of strike action with trains, post offices and airlines all… Emma Bean 19th December, 2016, 10:03 am
News Labour MPs speak out as wave of strikes hit trains, post offices and airlines Diane Abbott has defended workers’ right to strike as a series of stoppages got underway today and a… Peter Edwards 19th December, 2016, 9:13 am
Comment Aslef chief: Southern Rail franchise was failing but this dispute has been made worse by political interference ASLEF represents nearly all the train drivers in the UK, across every company. Our members are professionals who… Mick Whelan 16th December, 2016, 11:12 am
News Unions at war with Grayling as strike begins on one of Britain’s worst rail lines Labour is coming under increasing pressure after it refused to condemn the wave of strikes on one of… Emma Bean 13th December, 2016, 9:27 am