News Top union official takes Rushcliffe selection over McDonnell-backed rival A trade unionist and former parliamentary candidate has won the Labour nomination to try to oust veteran europhile… Peter Edwards 29th January, 2018, 3:38 pm
News CLP chair wins out over Sports Direct campaigner in key Midlands selection A Labour barrister and parliamentary candidate from this year has seen off the challenge of a trade unionist… Peter Edwards 26th November, 2017, 7:46 pm
News The key Labour officials set to vote today on the “McDonnell amendment” Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) meets today to discuss key proposals for the future of the party, including… 19th September, 2017, 11:19 am
News Unite set to expand as merger with construction union Ucatt confirmed The merger of construction workers’ union UCATT into Unite will now go ahead in January, after being formally… Conor Pope 2nd November, 2016, 1:11 pm
Comment The fight for a flexible pension age is at the heart of the battle for a fairer Britain A significant number of British workers cannot work until 65 years of age before they can retire –… Brian Rye 26th September, 2016, 11:07 am
News Construction workers’ union UCATT to join Unite after conference vote Construction workers’ union UCATT is set to merge with Unite, after delegates voted in favour of joining with… Conor Pope 19th May, 2016, 3:38 pm
News Unions attack Osborne’s Budget over “lost decade” Trade unions have attacked George Osborne’s Budget for imposing further spending cuts and for failing to invest in public services… Sarah Pine 16th March, 2016, 6:57 pm
Trade Union Action Week The Government are effectively creating state-sponsored blacklisting This week my union UCATT announced that it had secured compensation worth £5.6 million for 71 of our… Brian Rye 12th February, 2016, 6:33 pm
News Burnham picks up first trade union endorsement for leader UCATT became the first trade union to have endorsed a first preference vote for Andy Burnham today. The… 16th July, 2015, 4:49 pm
News UCATT endorse Sadiq Khan to be London Mayor UCATT has become the latest trade union to endorse Sadiq Khan for London Mayor. UCATT represents more than… 3rd June, 2015, 3:02 pm