Tom Watson to headline Progress conference with keynote speech
Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson will deliver the keynote speech at Progress’ annual conference this May. Last year…
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Great Repeal Bill: TUC boss demands May protects workers’ rights
Theresa May must promise to protect workers’ rights, Frances O’Grady has said. The government will be laying out…
Most important negotiations of modern times – Corbyn and O’Grady react to A50
The country is embarking upon its “most important negotiations in modern times” today, as Theresa May triggers article…
A third of BAME people have witnessed or experienced racial abuse since Brexit vote
One in three of Britain’s Black, Asian and minority ethnicity population have either witnessed or experienced racial abuse since…
O’Grady: Explosion of zero hours contracts costs the government almost £2bn
Workers are treated as disposable under zero hour contracts, Frances O’Grady warned today, as the TUC published new…
The chancellor forgot Brexit, our biggest challenge – trade unions react to Budget
In today’s budget chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled a hike in national insurance contributions for the self-employed, but neglected…
Sarah Champion: Forget about blokes and beer – today women are achieving real change in the trade union movement
This is the full speech delivered today by Sarah Champion, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, at…
Are the self-employed being asked to pay for Brexit? Labour reactions to Budget
With the chancellor Philip Hammond today giving his first, and last spring Budget, in which he has unveiled…
Is the “McDonnell amendment” a better choice for Labour members or simply a recipe for electoral disaster?
Since Jeremy Corbyn got re-elected last year, Labour’s factional battle has centred around a possible rulebook change to…
Tory silence on Pimlico plumbers case shows they don’t care about working class
The boss of Pimlico Plumbers sounds quite embittered about the recent court ruling that found against him. The…
