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Seven MPs have quit the Labour Party and formed “The Independent Group”. Here’s our round-up of reactions from trade union leaders, to be updated regularly… Dave Prentis, Unison: “This is terrible news and the last thing public service…
A look at the weird and wonderful world of trade union merchandise has been a long time coming. I am continually intrigued by some of the random items Labour’s affiliates emblazon with their logos. Who curates the online stores? Who buys…
Some good news. If you hadn’t already heard, the six-week strike involving hundreds of workers at Cammell Laird in Merseyside is suspended - and so is the redundancy proposal that threatened 291 livelihoods. We are yet to see if the bosses…
It’s all tricks and no treats according to Len McCluskey, as Labour’s affiliates respond to the budget announcements made by the Chancellor yesterday. The many actions being taken to save and defend jobs in workplaces across the country go…
The media barely reports on trade union activity – at least not any more. In fact, the Morning Star is the only daily paper to maintain dedicated industrial correspondence. Coverage we do see elsewhere is often part of an effort to…
This is the Christmas campaign video published today by Momentum with trade union the CWU. https://youtu.be/tXnWPTZTIXI
Momentum received a major boost today when it agreed a formal tie-up with another influential trade union. The Bakers' Union will affiliate to Momentum after the two groups joined forces this autumn during the first strike at McDonald's in…
Last weekend was the fourth anniversary of the privatisation of Royal Mail. With CWU members having voted nine to one in favour of industrial action at the start of the month, the anniversary was a timely reminder of how we got here. The…
Richard Leonard has secured the backing of another trade union in his fight to be the next leader of Scottish Labour. Leonard, himself a former trade unionist, has been backed by Unite, Usdaw, Aslef, Unison and TSSA so far, whereas his…
Royal Mail workers in the trade union tied to Momentum have called a two-day strike for later this month. Members of the CWU, Britain's fifth largest union, will stage a 48-hour walkout following a major row over pay and pensions. The…
The leading postal trade union which is affiliated to Momentum has dealt a blow to Tory efforts to curb industrial action with a landslide vote for a strike. The CWU, which agreed a tie-up with Momentum in August, has now agreed a walkout…
A leading trade union which last month affiliated with Momentum will today tell Royal Mail that intends to ballot its members over industrial action. The Communication Workers' Union, which has nearly 200,000 members, attacked the "tired…
