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…
Unison
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…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: 2019 so far
One month into 2019, union members have been on the offensive across sectors, with pay awards coming…
Union leaders react to Brexit meetings with PM
Trade union general secretaries are meeting with Theresa May today to discuss breaking the Brexit deadlock. Unite’s Len…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Tube strike, Labour councils and firefighters
Central Line strike In a disgraceful attempt to smear the recent ASLEF strike on London’s Underground, Osborne’s Evening…
Unison launches ‘Grovember’ as it becomes the UK’s biggest trade union
Unison has become the UK’s biggest trade union, with over 1.3 million members in both public and private…
Labour must stop outsourcing the fight against racism – and take the lead
Almost a third of British people now believe the myth that there are ‘no-go zones’ where non-Muslims cannot…
Shelly Asquith: The media ignores trade union activity. This is how I’m fighting back
The media barely reports on trade union activity – at least not any more. In fact, the Morning…
Women in top roles. What’s taking the labour movement so long?
It’s 2018 and women are leading the way. You might not like or agree with her but we have…
