Former rep Angela Rayner secures UNISON backing for deputy bid
Former trade union rep Angela Rayner has secured the formal support of Labour-affiliated UNISON for her deputy leadership…
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UNISON launches ‘Your vote can save the NHS’ campaign
Emphasising that the upcoming general election must be about more than just Brexit, UNISON has launched a campaign…
“Divided parties never win elections” – Dave Prentis opens UNISON conference
Below is the full text of the UNISON annual conference opening speech made by general secretary Dave Prentis. …
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Outsourcing fights and strikes over pay
It’s been a little while since I wrote an update on the industrial news from Labour’s affiliate unions.…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Brexit risks, fake minimum wage, transport strikes
Six million was the number of signatures the Chartists declared had signed their petition. As ‘Revoke Article 50’…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Anti-Racism Day and #SaveHondaSwindon
While Labour’s affiliated unions may disagree on some of the finer details of Brexit, all are agreed that…
Unions aren’t at the end of their journey – they still have so much more to give
In recent years, unions have come under attack. Successive Conservative Prime Ministers have systematically targeted our movement. We’ve seen…
Trade union leaders react to Labour split
Seven MPs have quit the Labour Party and formed “The Independent Group”. Here’s our round-up of reactions from trade…
We’re turning the tide against outsourcing in London universities
Each morning at University College London, thousands of students and lecturers flow through the Bloomsbury campus, past the…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Brummie bin strike, musicians’ flash mob
Strikes and ballots The Birmingham bin strike is back on next week, as the workers assert yet again…
