In Unite and in Westminster, the left is victim of a warped voting system
The race has narrowed to become the next leader of Unite. On Friday morning, we learnt that Howard…
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Unite releases final nomination numbers for general secretary candidates
Unite the Union has released the numbers of valid branch nominations for the four general secretary candidates who…
All Unite general secretary candidates reach ballot. What does the left do now?
All four candidates in the Unite the Union general secretary election have secured the number of branch nominations…
Sharon Graham secures place on ballot in Unite general secretary race
Sharon Graham is the first to have secured a place on the ballot in the race to succeed…
Labour NEC member Howard Beckett of Unite suspended over Priti Patel tweet
Something brilliant happened in Glasgow yesterday. Protesters in Pollokshields, hundreds of local residents, surrounded an immigration enforcement van…
Failing to oppose the spycops bill would be a dereliction of duty
The covert human intelligence sources bill (CHIS), due to be rushed through its final stages of legislation on…
Left candidates in Unite compete to succeed Len McCluskey
Howard Beckett has confirmed that he intends to stand against fellow assistant general secretary and left candidate Steve…
Steve Turner wins United Left backing to succeed Len McCluskey
Steve Turner has won the backing of United Left, the biggest left-wing organisation within Unite the Union, in…
New trade union reps appointed to Labour’s ruling body
Two trade union representatives have been newly appointed to Labour’s national executive committee in a shake-up following the…
We should celebrate anti-racism heroes – on and off the pitch
Today is the day when we unite our favourite sport with the fight against racism. Ironically, Wear Red…
