Why the UK must put aviation and steel at the heart of a green recovery
The biggest ever United Nations conference on climate change is coming to our shores in November. For 12…
Trade Unions
Extending sick pay protection would cost 1% of test and trace budget, TUC finds
Analysis published by the TUC has found that extending statutory sick pay protection to all workers, by removing…
Unions demand PM reconsider HE cuts to creative and performing arts subjects
Seven trade unions have published an open letter to Boris Johnson calling on him to reconsider proposed funding…
The 70% increase in Unite reps to the Labour Party proves workers want a say
Following Labour’s electoral defeat in 2019, hard-working activists in the Labour Party have had their meetings cancelled and…
It falls, once again, to the trade union movement to avert a jobs cliff-edge
Michael Gove is just wrong when he claims that Rishi Sunak has created enough of a cushion to…
Education catch-up, sexual harassment in schools, Batley and the Unite race
Education was Keir Starmer’s first choice of topic at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. He compared Boris Johnson’s paltry catch-up plan…
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…
Starmer’s GMB speech on Gary Smith, Uber deal, McLibel, fire and rehire
Below is the full text of Keir Starmer’s speech to the GMB Digital Congress 2021. Thank you to…
The ‘Red Wall’ has changed dramatically over the course of one lifetime
The ‘Red Wall’ has featured highly in recent discussions of the Labour vote in the North, and I…
How unions made buses the big issue of the West Yorkshire mayoral election
When Tracy Brabin took the stand as her victory was announced in the Leeds Direct Arena on Sunday…
