Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Change at the top of unions and grassroots action
It’s all change at the top of the unions. You likely will have read reports about the three…
Trade Unions
UNISON race to succeed retiring general secretary Dave Prentis gets underway
The race is now underway to succeed Dave Prentis as general secretary of the party-affiliated trade union UNISON…
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…
Labour needs trade unions, they need Labour and workers need both
The TUC held its Organise 2020 event last week, an online festival of ideas and workshops aimed at…
Here’s why you should fix the apprenticeship levy, Chancellor – Build Back Better
With more government U-turns these days than can be seen at a driving test centre, it is tempting…
Labour receives EHRC draft report as trade unions undergo leadership changes
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission report on Labour antisemitism has been sent to the party, it was confirmed…
“Landslide victory” possible if Labour listens to unions, says Rayner
Angela Rayner has declared that a “landslide victory”, like the one achieved by the party in 1997, is…
A jobs guarantee scheme must be the cornerstone of our recovery
In the last three days, more than 14,000 job losses have been announced. This figure will be out-of-date…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: No Spoons boycott, #BABetrayal, Dog Awareness Week
Here is an update on some of the main stories from the union frontlines this week. A Labour…
Why council workers are fighting back in Tower Hamlets
The pandemic has forced us to evaluate how we think about work, what is and isn’t essential work,…
