News Interview: Usdaw’s new first female leader on wealth taxes, workplace AI and holding Labour’s feet to the fire Usdaw’s general secretary-elect Joanne Thomas has called on the government to back a wealth tax and pledged to… Daniel Green 15th May, 2025, 12:00 am
News Usdaw elects first-ever female general secretary unopposed Retail trade union Usdaw has elected Joanne Thomas as their first-ever female general secretary. Thomas, who was the… Daniel Green 14th April, 2025, 3:06 pm
News Paddy Lillis on life after Usdaw, Keir Starmer, and the Employment Rights Bill Paddy Lillis is in a reflective mood. On one level it’s easy to understand his decision to step… Luke O'Reilly 10th March, 2025, 5:00 am
News Usdaw leadership election looms as Paddy Lillis to retire – after Christina McAnea warns ‘no vacancy’ at Unison The general secretary of retail workers’ union Usdaw Paddy Lillis will step down in July, the Labour-affiliated union… Tom Belger 18th February, 2025, 7:45 pm
News ‘People didn’t vote for doom and gloom’: USDAW’s Paddy Lillis on winter fuel, two-child cap and the PM outdoing Attlee Paddy Lillis, general secretary of the trade union USDAW, has said he remains optimistic about the new Labour… Daniel Green 18th September, 2024, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Retail workers need protection. Labour is committed to delivering it.’ I’ll be completely honest with you: I had hoped the fight to give retail workers the dignity and safety… Joe Fortune 9th June, 2024, 11:33 am
News As fake Labour MP Fiona Wilson polls well…we find real politician Fiona Wilson A story in The Times today found that “Fiona Wilson” polled better than some members of the shadow… Tom Belger 22nd March, 2024, 12:47 pm
Comment ‘The Tory’s generational smoking ban is a gimmick – unlike Labour’s plan for a smoke-free Britain’ SPONSORED POST At the Conservative Party conference last year, alongside the decision to announce the cancellation of HS2… Virendra Sharma 7th March, 2024, 12:12 pm
Comment ‘Here’s what Labour’s broad, ambitious New Deal means for working people’ Workplace rights are set to be one of the key battlegrounds at the next general election. This week… Paddy Lillis 11th February, 2024, 8:30 am
Events Event: What would Labour’s New Deal mean for working people? Join us online Get your tickets here to join us online to get the inside track on Labour’s plans for the… LabourList and Usdaw 11th February, 2024, 6:23 am