Richard Leonard backed by CWU in race to be next leader of Scottish Labour
Richard Leonard has secured the backing of another trade union in his fight to be the next leader…
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Sarwar wins rare union backing in race for Scottish Labour leadership
Anas Sarwar, the centre-left candidate for the Scottish Labour leadership, has won backing from steel union Community after…
Len McCluskey: May owes an apology to the British people who have been left exhausted by austerity
This is the full response to Theresa May’s speech published today by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey. This…
Prentis leads tributes to “champion of the low paid” Rodney Bickerstaffe
Leading figures from across the labour movement have paid tribute to Rodney Bickerstaffe, the former trade union general…
Len McCluskey: Anti-Semitism claims are “mood music” used to undermine Corbyn
Len McCluskey has said accusations of anti-Semitism had been used to undermine Jeremy Corbyn and denied Labour had…
Len McCluskey: End the misery of austerity and keep the Corbyn flag flying
This is the full text of the speech delivered at Labour conference today by Unite general secretary Len…
Unite: Voters should punish the Tories for these wicked cuts to our local services
Local councils are being bled dry by the government’s manic devotion to austerity. On average councils receive 40…
Luke Akehurst: We will fight and fight again against the “McDonnell amendment”
Tuesday’s NEC meeting has helped contribute to a sense of gloom and defeatism among my fellow Labour moderates.…
Usdaw joins three other unions in backing left candidate for Scottish leadership
The shop workers union Usdaw has chosen to back Richard Leonard in the Scottish Labour leadership contest, it…
Unite swings behind “radical” Corbynista candidate for Scottish Labour
The left-wing candidate to be the next Scottish Labour leader received a major boost today when he won…
