An excellent video that was played for the first time at UNISON Conference. We need to get this message out to the millions of workers who don’t understand what trade unions are about.Read more…
USA: Massive attack on trade union in Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31 decision
From Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO The Supreme Court heard a case on June 27th (Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31) brought by the rich and powerful who are trying to take away your freedom to join in…Read more…
AFL-CIO and ETUC Support Fair Trade Practices
AFL-CIO and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) issued a joint statement today on trade and multilateralism on June 15, 2018: The working people of the United States and Europe have been…Read more…
Unions organising the modern workforce
My Twitter timeline has been full of messages of support and praise for Unite’s historic recognition deal with Ryanair this week, from those celebrating that they can finally fly with the low-price…Read more…
Insecure work and low pay pain continue
British workers are set for more wage pain as figures published on Tuesday (June 12) showed earnings growth slowed in the three months to April. The data from the Office of National Statistics…Read more…
Unsung Hero: The Jack Jones Story – Trailer
Unsung Hero: The Jack Jones Story – Trailer from Hurricane Films on Vimeo. ‘Unsung Hero – The Jack Jones Story’ is a documentary on one of the greatest British figures of the past century – a…Read more…
Unsung Hero: The Jack Jones Story – Trailer
‘Unsung Hero – The Jack Jones Story’ is a documentary on one of the greatest British figures of the past century – a man who exercised more power over government economic policy than any other trades union leader in British history.
Jone…Read more…
VSC Statement On Venezuela’s Presidential Elections
Venezuela’s Presidential elections on Sunday May 20th saw Nicolas Maduro re-elected. With 92.6 percent of the votes counted, Maduro had 5.8 million votes (nearly 68%), with his closest rival, former…Read more…
Speech at Labour Party State of the Economy Conference, May 19th
Tony Burke – ‘Brexit and Labour’s Industrial Strategy’ Intro – Brexit Thank you for the invite to speak today. I would like to start by saying something very briefly about ‘Brexit’. The main…Read more…
Ministers blaming Home Office staff is a perverse twist in the Windrush scandal | Mark Serwotka
It’s shameless of Theresa May and Amber Rudd to try to shift the blame on to people who have a difficult enough job as it is
The escalating Windrush scandal has rightly caused national outrage….Read more…
How dare ministers try to blame the Windrush fiasco on Home Office staff | Mark Serwotka
It’s shameless of Theresa May and Amber Rudd to try to shift the blame on to people who have a difficult enough job as it is
The escalating Windrush scandal has rightly caused national outrage….Read more…
Pay the Rate: how the EU is closing the loopholes used to exploit migrant workers – but is it too late for us?
By Jude Kirton-Darling Labour MEP – North East England Concerns about free movement and EU migration were amongst the top reasons why many voted to leave in June 2016. Periodically, a dispute…Read more…
Brenda Dean – an inspirational union woman
Brenda Dean (pictured below) who has died aged 74 was one of the most prominent women trade unionists of her generation. Born in Salford, she rose through the ranks of her trade union which…Read more…
Nick Cohen’s Attack On Unions and Unite in The Observer
Nick Cohen’s astonishing and unprecedented attack in The Observer today on trade unions and in particular Unite cannot go unanswered. His assertion that Unite is at the root of the ‘intrigue’ which…Read more…
Betty Tebbs: 84 years of activism
Published on the TUC 150 website celebrating great women trade unionists – Betty was one of the best. She was a teenage activist In 1932, 14-year-old Betty turned up on the first day of her job…Read more…
Corbyn: “We will make finance the servants of industry instead of the masters of us all”
Speaking at the EEF – The Manufacturers’ Organisation Conference today, 20th February Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, will pledge to stand up to bankers to rebalance the economy in favour…Read more…
IG Metall secures far reaching pay and conditions deal in Germany
“Workers’ priorities have shifted. Instead of higher wages, work-life balance is now in focus” On 5th February the giant German metal and engineering workers union IG Metall reached a…Read more…
Unite South East Sponsor ‘Jazz For Labour’ With Courtney Pine Gig
Unite South East Region is sponsoring a unique ‘Jazz For Labour’ event on 3rd March when legendary jazz musician Courtney Pine will be playing in concert in the Leatherhead Theatre. Pine will be…Read more…
This corporate takeover will show whether May is really committed to an industrial strategy
The government must reject the buy-out of a key manufacturing firm if they are serious about protecting UK manufacturing. When Theresa May first promised a new Industrial Strategy for UK…Read more…
Ivan Beavis – A Legend & A Hero
Yesterday I was privilaged to attend the funeral of a friend and comrade, the legendary Ivan Beavis, former circulation manager at the Morning Star, trade unionist, music collector, Man United fan,…Read more…