Last night (March 9) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey addressed an audience at the German Embassy in London on why he will be voting to stay in the EU. You can read his full speech below. …Read more…
Vote for hope and solidarity
A vote to remain in the EU must be seen as a vote for a return to its original mission of solidarity and hope. It must not be taken as a thumbs up for the finance-first status quo which has brought…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn – a threat?
Jeremy Corbyn’s election, winning with a mandate which dwarfed anything previously given to any other leader of a British political party in a generation or more, will, I believe, be seen as a major…Read more…
All that is rotten and rancid
‘Tweet in haste, repent at leisure.’ When he tapped out his boast – #Google tax bill is a victory for the action we’ve taken – that fateful Saturday morning last month little did…Read more…
‘Start taking the fight to the Tories’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey hit out at the ‘cabal’ of Labour party malcontents plotting against Jeremy Corbyn, challenging them to embrace the much-needed change his leadership…Read more…
The ugly game
Len McCluskey is spearheading the fight against the exploitation of migrant workers building Qatar’s football World Cup showpiece in 2022. The Unite general secretary has secretly visited the…Read more…
‘Human tragedy’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey shares his thoughts after going undercover with The Mirror in a Qatar labour camp, where they find labourers working to get the city ready for the 2022 World Cup…Read more…
Speaking out for Scotland
Unite Scotland held its first ever policy conference last weekend (January 16/17) as the union deepens its commitment to its members and their communities to provide distinctive solutions for their…Read more…
‘Tyrants fall at every foe’
Unity was at the heart of Unite general secretary Len McCluskey’s speech to Unite Scottish delegates at the first ever Scottish policy conference held in Glasgow on January 16 and 17. Len said…Read more…
Report from UNITE sector conference, November 2015
The conferences were organised over three days, with services sectors on Monday, manufacturing sectors on Tuesday, and transport sectors on Wednesday. The Graphical, Paper, Media & IT (GPM&IT) conference was on Tuesday. This report covers the p…Read more…
UNITE GPM&IT National Industrial Sector Committee meeting November 2015
The Graphical, Paper, Media & IT NISC met on 12-13 November, and this is a report of some points of potential interest. It doesn’t include the (important) reports on what’s going on in various employers and sub-sectors, as the NISC regards these as…Read more…
A blueprint for growth
Addressing a packed hall of students at York University (November 19) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey spoke about the positive economic policies needed to kick-start British industry and create…Read more…
‘We will support our members’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey appeared on HARDtalk last night (November 9). He explained why the government’s trade union Bill will wreck industrial relations in this country and why…Read more…
A very clear message
More than 60,000 people joined a TUC march on Sunday (October 4) during the Tory Party Conference in Manchester to demonstrate against government austerity and the trade union Bill. The march…Read more…
Shot in the arm
Reacting to the speech by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn delivered to the party’s annual conference today (September 29), Unite general secretary Len McCluskey hailed it as a ‘shot in the…Read more…
Hope and unity
The chances of victory over the limitations of the trade union Bill would be greatly enhanced with a united Labour Party behind us – said Len McCluskey, speaking to a motion on the trade union Bill….Read more…
A real alternative
Unite and the Daily Mirror’s joint Real Britain fringe this year asked the question, when did the war on poverty become a war on the poor? The panel, chaired by the Mirror’s Kevin Maguire,…Read more…
Community spirit will never be defeated
Liverpool is my home city. I was delighted to be back home this weekend for many reasons but primarily so that I can honour one of the most heroic struggles in the history of our movement, the dock…Read more…
Unite Rules Conference – day four
Note:
This report is incomplete as I don’t yet have the official record of decisions. I will update it when I do.
The main excitement of the day was conference overturning the Executive Council over Gibraltar. NR/4 created an Area Activist…Read more…
Unite Rules Conference – day three
The main excitement on Wednesday was motion 2/1 from the Executive Council, which removed “so far as may be lawful from rule “2.1 The objects of the Union shall, as far as may be lawful, be:”. Len McCluskey gave a great speech arguing why it was …Read more…