Alarm raised over safety practices of private firms given Covid contracts
Labour has urged the government to ensure private firms awarded contracts in the pandemic have Covid-secure workplaces after…
Trade Unions
Christina McAnea ahead as nominations close in UNISON general secretary race
UNISON’s Christina McAnea has received almost twice the branch nominations of the next closest candidate in the race…
The new job scheme is important – but ministers will need to do far more
Unions have been pushing hard for months for jobs support to continue beyond October. The short-time working scheme announced…
Britain must be bold – and listen to Gordon Brown in the Covid fight for jobs
The Tories have spent decades in denial about the power and ability of our state to directly intervene…
Community: It’s fundamental to the UK economy. Britain, we need our steel
The past six months have been extremely difficult for our country and our economy. We are now officially…
“Together, we can do better” – Anneliese Dodds’ full speech at Labour ‘Connected’
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by the Shadow Chancellor today at Labour’s online ‘Connected’…
Ministers criticised for doing “bare minimum” on Grenfell cladding removal
The government has been criticised for doing “the bare minimum to fend off bad headlines” after it was…
WATCH: UNISON’s ‘No Going Back to Normal’ campaign
UNISON launched new campaign ‘No Going Back to Normal’ this week to send a clear message that we…
What it’s like to be a school teacher during the coronavirus crisis, part three
In March, I wrote about the chaotic last week before schools closed. I followed up in May, sharing my…
Starmer to PM: “Defeat virus” and stop trying to “reopen old wounds over Brexit”
Keir Starmer will use his TUC Congress 2020 speech on Tuesday morning to urge the Prime Minister to…
