Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland, who also serves as the Labour Party’s treasurer, presented her report to Labour conference on the Party’s finances. In her speech on Saturday…Read more…
Fire and rehire ‘blackmail by employers’
Unite delegate Philippa Marsden spoke out eloquently against fire and rehire as she moved a composite at Labour conference on Monday (September 27), which calls for the practice to be banned and…Read more…
‘Message of genuine hope’
Unite delegate Rob MacGregor moved a composite Monday (September 27), urging Labour to focus on ensuring workers don’t pay for the present crisis. “Comrades, we stand on the brink of a social and…Read more…
‘Unite members are my first priority’
In August, I won the election to succeed Len McCluskey as the general secretary of Unite, one of Britain’s biggest and most powerful trade unions. Judging by the newspaper headlines, the result took…Read more…
Health Heroes: Nominations now open to find this year’s winners
The awards celebrate NHS workers who work tirelessly, day-after-day, to keep our health and care services running
The article Health Heroes: Nominations now open to find this year’s winners first…Read more…
‘We can’t go on like this’
Unite delegate Agnes Tolmie urged the Labour Party Conference on Sunday (September 26) to focus on defending working people instead of being bogged down in internal rules. Speaking out against…Read more…
‘This is our moment’
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner gave an impassioned speech as he spoke in support of a motion on climate change at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26). Addressing conference, he…Read more…
‘Public ownership must be at heart of our programme’
Unite delegate Tommy Murphy gave his full support for a CWU motion at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26) on the vital importance of public ownership. “The deep crisis in this country, exposed…Read more…
Government must get a grip on fuel crisis to protect essential services, says UNISON
Key workers mustn’t be left stranded or forced to queue for hours simply to get to a pump.
The article Government must get a grip on fuel crisis to protect essential services, says UNISON first…Read more…
‘Stand with us now’
Unite delegate and aviation worker Sudarshan Dhanda highlighted the urgent need for government support of his sector at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26). “Our message to you is simple,” he…Read more…
‘We must not forget’
Unite delegate Jim Kelly gave a moving speech seconding a motion at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26) on the Grenfell Tower fire. Jim highlighted how five members of Unite died in the fire,…Read more…
Outsourcing in disguise
Unite rep and delegate Gary Cummins spoke out on Sunday (September 26) against local government outsourcing to the private sector and warned that Labour must be vigilant against outsourcing in…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2021
My pass to Labour Party Conference has arrived, travel, Covid vaccination pass and accommodation sorted out and I am busy checking out which fringes and debates to attend. I am not a delegate, so no early morning delegation meetings to attend nor…Read more…
Tips justice at last?
Five years after the government first promised it would take action on tips theft, legislation will finally be introduced that will ban businesses from swiping tips and service charge payments from…Read more…
Self portrait
Out of CaravaggioVengeful son of the citygracing church wallssubverting sacred allusion.Came Caravaggio Out of the canvasscame a revolutionary.By his own handwith his own struggles.A spectator…Read more…
Wales needs an honest discussion about identity and division
Far too often Welsh civic and political leaders gloss over the real divisions in Wales on key social issues. New research shows that we need a more open and honest discussion.Read more…
The changes to flexible working legislation don’t go anywhere near far enough
Not all jobs can support every type of flexibility, but every job can accommodate some kind of flexible working.Read more…
Clarion UNISON AGM 2021
Yesterday evening was the AGM of UNISON members who work for Clarion Housing Association. It was a “hybrid” meeting held physically in Clarion headquarters in London Bridge and virtually on MS teams. We have members in 22 UNISON branches i…Read more…
Tales of real working class heroes
Brian Reade is one of the finest, and rarest, journalists of our time. He exposes the nature of our class system and the inequalities and injustices it’s riddled with. His opinion pieces in the Daily…Read more…
Scunthorpe scaffolders to strike
Scaffolders employed by contractor Actavo (UK) Limited and working on the British Steel site in Scunthorpe, have announced all out strike action in a long running dispute over pay. The 60 plus…Read more…