Roundup: Unions’ New Deal nerves, Labour’s e-recruits, municipal socialism
Good morning on a busy old day in Labourland, where for a change we’ll start with all things…
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TUC Congress: Unions demand Labour manifesto pledge on free school meals
The TUC Congress has passed a motion calling on the Labour Party to include a commitment on free…
‘Why unions must not vote to support open-ended war against Russia’
Last year GMB general secretary Gary Smith persuaded the TUC Congress to vote, shamefully if narrowly, to campaign…
‘No ifs, no buts – why trade unionists must stand with Ukraine’
Solidarity should know no borders. The belief in a collective response to injustice and injury is one of…
‘How Labour’s new deal and industrial strategy help firms and help workers’
The UK has been crying out for a consistent industrial strategy. The Conservatives’ lack of industrial policy has…
Energy bills to rise 14 times faster than wages in 2022, TUC analysis reveals
New analysis from the TUC has revealed that energy bills are set to rise at least 14 times…
TUC general secretary: Theresa May’s Brexit wishlist is a “letter to Santa”
The head of the TUC will today lambast Theresa May’s negotiating position on Brexit as a “letter to…
Archbishop of Canterbury joins TUC chief and top Labour figures for think tank study into inequality and Brexit
A leading left-wing economist who has advised John McDonnell today joins the head of the TUC, the Archbishop of…
Yes the SWP were at the Stand Up to Racism rally we organised – but I have spent my life arguing against the hard left
The Stand Up to Racism conference on Saturday, much of which I co-chaired, was a great day of…
TSSA general secretary warns against further Network Rail rail sell offs
The head of major transport union TSSA has warned the Tories against further Network Rail rail sell offs. Speaking…
