Labour can only win for working people and protect public services by being in government — and putting an end to the infighting that has plagued the party in recent months, says UNISON general…Read more…
Support the right to strike
Now that we have come through a long and needless contest which saw Jeremy Corbyn not only winning but increasing his majority we can concentrate on policies. Tony Benn used to say its issues not…Read more…
‘True Labour’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey received a standing ovation after calling on the Labour Party at conference today (September 26) to stand in opposition to austerity but to also “stand for…Read more…
Fair day’s pay
Unite welcomed today’s (September 26) commitment from the shadow chancellor John McDonnell, that a Labour government would address poverty pay by putting a real living wage into law, which is…Read more…
‘Can’t run without us’
Unite bus worker James Mitchell, speaking on the Transport report at the Labour Party Conference today (September 26), highlighted key measures in the government’s Bus Services Bill which Labour must…Read more…
Transport unites us all
There have been calls for unity within the Party and I share these calls. We have to be united to take the fight to the Tories. And on many issues we are far more united than the Tories. We…Read more…
Celebrate the Stars in Our Schools
Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November
The article Celebrate the Stars in Our Schools first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Fundamental right
Laura Pidcock, a Unite delegate from Blyth Valley, today (Monday 26 September) addressed the National Policy Forum report on housing. “Conference, every single person should have a home as a…Read more…
Next meeting, this Wednesday: guest speaker NUJ President Tim Dawson
Next meeting, this Wednesday: guest speaker NUJ President Tim Dawson
28 September 2016 at 7 for 7.30pm, at the Craft Beer Company, Upper North Street,…Read more…
#Lab16 “Axe the Housing Act” Fringe – 6pm Monday Holiday Inn
I will be at this fringe this evening. The Government will have to return to Parliament to pass regulations regarding the Act so it will be interesting to see what can still be done to oppose it.Read more…
UNISON launches UK-wide campaign to celebrate public service champions
A UK-wide campaign aimed at reminding the public of the importance of public services –and those that provide them – is to be launched later today (Monday) in Liverpool. UNISON general secretary Dave…Read more…
Harnessing Labour’s talents
An active industrial strategy which supports British manufacturing, decent jobs and reconnecting communities battered by Conservative cuts are among the issues for Unite at this year’s Labour Party…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn wins: Now what.
I drove to Liverpool yesterday with two Labour Party colleagues. We were never going to get to the conference in time for the announcement of the leadership result but with smart phones we heard the result in real time. I think we talked politics for n…Read more…
So much anger, so much pain
Ahead of the US premiere of Ken Loach’s latest film, I, Daniel Blake, one reviewer called it a “joyous, funny and moving portrait of man”. At the heart of this portrait is the film’s title…Read more…
What trade unionists need from Corbyn’s Labour
It is good – if predictable – news that the socialist leader of the Labour Party has been re-elected with increased support in spite of the best efforts of much of the Parliamentary Labour Party, the media and the establishment to undermine him.He is even more fortunate in having been offered the…Read more…
Labour must come together and convince voters it can govern, says UNISON
Commenting on Jeremy Corbyn’s re-election today (Saturday) as the leader of the Labour party, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Jeremy Corbyn has won because he’s captured the…Read more…
“Brexit and the New Age of Uncertainty” – Cllr Rokhsana Fiaz speach to Newham Full Council 19th September 2016
“Brexit and the New Age of Uncertainty: Implications, challenges and opportunities for Newham, London and our country”
“Thank you Chair for allowing me the opportunity to address colleagues at today’s Full Council.
I’ll be talking about the implications of Brexit as I see it; and a…Read more…
Bangladesh factory fire kills 34 as government fails to protect workers’ rights
This latest disaster in Bangladesh exposes poor governance and the desperate need for union involvement in keeping workers safe. The death of 34 workers at a Bangladesh factory last week, the…Read more…
Celebrate health visitors
Unite will celebrate the nation’s health visitors and 120 years of the CPHVA (Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors Association) with a special week of events from Monday 26 to Friday 30…Read more…
The ‘great pretender’
Last month, the government celebrated that it had ‘named and shamed’ 200 companies for failure to pay the minimum wage – the largest number of companies since the ‘naughty list’ scheme was first…Read more…