An email to members isn’t enough. Labour must urge all workers to join a union
Checking their inboxes earlier this week, Labour members might have been surprised to find an email from deputy…
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Health unions publish blueprint for safe opening up of NHS as lockdown eases
16 health unions have published a blueprint for the safe opening up of the NHS as lockdown measures…
Returning to work? Section 44 explained
There’s been a lot of talk about ‘Section 44’ since Boris Johnson announced plans to ease coronavirus lockdown…
Jennie Formby resigns and Keir Starmer calls for coronavirus “consensus”
Jennie Formby has announced her resignation as Labour’s general secretary. Her statement yesterday did not shy away from this…
This is not the time to run more trains, say rail unions
Britain’s three rail unions – ASLEF, RMT and TSSA – have warned the government that this is not…
GMB president urges “fully independent investigation” into Tim Roache allegations
GMB national president Barbara Plant called for a “fully independent investigation into the serious allegations raised around the…
Don’t let Workers’ Memorial Day be turned into a government PR exercise
We saw people across the country join a minute’s silence on Tuesday to commemorate the workers who have…
GMB launches investigation into allegations against Tim Roache
The Labour Party-affiliated GMB trade union has launched an investigation into allegations made against Tim Roache who resigned…
Remember the dead, fight for the living
Keir Starmer has marked International Workers’ Memorial Day with a video message, which you can read and watch here.…
How Unite the Union has fought to protect workers from Covid-19
This year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day comes amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Trade unions have always put the safety…
