News Tom Watson: Way the unions organise in the Labour Party “pretty hopeless” Appearing on his local radio station BBC West Midlands today, Tom Watson argued that the influence of Trade… 5th July, 2013, 10:35 am
News Unite’s Len McCluskey writes to Labour General Secretary Iain McNicol – and calls for an independent inquiry In a letter to Labour Party General Secretary Iain McNicol this evening, Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey has… 4th July, 2013, 6:49 pm
News Labour Party announces scrapping of “Union Join” membership scheme The Labour Party have just released the following statement, announcing that the “Union Join” scheme has been scrapped:… 4th July, 2013, 5:26 pm
Comment Time to show the anti trade union brigade the door In recent days an assortment of Labour peers, ex MPs and commentators have all sought to pronounce to… Mark Seddon 3rd July, 2013, 8:36 am
Comment Are you listening, Westminster? What do Southend, Ramsgate, Grimsby and Blackpool have in common? Score a point if you say that they… Steve Turner 24th June, 2013, 7:00 am
Comment We need a Labour Party that’s tough on low wages, tough on the causes of low wages Last month I was negotiating with some of the biggest and most profitable food companies on the planet,… Jennie Formby 22nd June, 2013, 9:45 am
Featured Why the government are keen to use trade unions as a scapegoat “Mike Bassett did a better job as bloody England manager than David Cameron has as Prime Minister” Ricky… Ben Kind 19th June, 2013, 8:44 am
Comment One Death is Too Many By Steve Murphy and Len McCluskey Construction workers are becoming increasingly worried about workplace safety and the public… 11th June, 2013, 12:24 pm
News GMB to advocate “Brexit” if Cameron succeeds in removing UK from Social Chapter Speaking at their National Congress today, GMB General Secretary Paul Kenny said that if David Cameron was successful… 4th June, 2013, 4:10 pm
Comment This Tory attack on Unions is beyond cynical We need to invent a new word for cynical. It just doesn’t seem strong enough to describe the… Emma Burnell 4th June, 2013, 10:30 am