Boris Johnson’s character and Brexit plan – plus Labour’s next move
Does character or policy detail matter when it comes to our next Prime Minister? The Tory leadership frontrunner…
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Len McCluskey’s letter to The Guardian – in full
Len McCluskey issued a response to Polly Toynbee’s article ‘Labour is on the brink in Peterborough. This byelection…
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.…
Solidarity has no borders. Our movement must stand up for Palestine
With the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people under unprecedented attack, we as workers must make our collective…
No EU customs arrangement? That’d be industrial vandalism
It took the Irish famine to finally force Conservative Prime Minister Robert Peel to repeal the Corn Laws…
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…
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…
