I must admit that as a trade union steward for many years I have come across some very odd managers but…:)Read more…
Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald: My Plea To Save SSI Redcar
As As the Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough with many, many thousands of constituents devastated by the SSI collapse, I plead with the Government to consider my analysis. Now that the…Read more…
Unite Cab Driver Mike Hedges on Uber “We want a level playing field”
Safety first
Millions of workers are well aware of the potentially devastating impact of the government’s ideologically-driven trade union Bill which is currently going through Parliament. Their…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2015. A view.
I’ve just finished packing for Conference and will soon be on my way to catch the train for Brighton. For the Party this should prove to be a pivotal Conference.
After the shock and devastation that we all felt following the Conservative victory…Read more…
Workers Uniting statement on breakthrough in Colombian peace talks
Workers Uniting, the 2 million member global union formed by UNITE the union and the United Steelworkers (USW), congratulates all parties in the Colombia peace process for the efforts that led to the…Read more…
Tribune Article On Productivity
We Need an Approach to Manufacturing That Is Less ‘Arthur Daley’
Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader and Angela Eagle’s appointment as the new shadow secretary of state for Business, Innovation and Skills heralds in new political times. Up…Read more…
Workers’ Capital Conference 2015 (Day 2)
This is a little late. I have posted here and linked here on the first day of this global annual conference for trade union pension trustees and organisers that took place earlier this month.
(On my https://twitter.com/grayee account I tweeted o…Read more…
TUC Statement On EU Referendum & Statement to PLP by Jeremy Corbyn and Hilary Benn.
Congress notes that there will be a referendum on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union at some time in the next two years, possibly before the 2016 Congress. Over the years, Congress…Read more…
Protect The Right To Strike!
Download ‘Protect The Right To Strike’ by John Hendy QC and Prof. Keith Ewing published by CTUF and IER…Read more…
TUC Congress 2015
I am just about to board a train for Brighton as a UNISON delegate to this year’s TUC Congress.
There is a delegation meeting at 3pm then Congress opens at 4pm.
This is the third time I have been to Congress as a delegate.
I suspect that this yea…Read more…
IG Metall: Statement On Refugees
The giant German metalworkers union IG Metal have issued this statement on the refugee crisis now engulfing the EU. It is certainly well worth reading and an impressive statement of solidarity with…Read more…
“Future of Trade Unions and the Labour Party”
Last Thursday I was asked to speak to Shacklewell Labour Branch, Hackney North CLP on trade unions and the party by my blogging comrade, Dave Osler.
There was a little bit of a mix up with the room booking in the local community centre and we e…Read more…
Poland: Stop sackings and union busting!
“Maciek Konopka has been sacked from his job at Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) in Gdansk. Why? Ostensibly because he’s a committed and active trade union leader. It’s the latest in a line of union-busting actions by management including intimida…Read more…
UK car output up – and down
By David Bailey, Professor of Industry at Aston Business School After its best first half year in ages, UK car and engine manufacturing took something of a hit last month, as annual summer shutdowns…Read more…
Steelworkers Gear Up For Lock Out
Rallies and marches have been planned from 19 to 21 August at ArcelorMittal facilities in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana as the United Steelworkers prepare for a major…Read more…
Tory Party March & Rally, October 4th
Sunday 4 October – “No to austerity, yes to workers’ rights” On Sunday 4 October, the Conservative party will open their annual conference in Manchester. After five years of austerity, falling…Read more…
TUC National Rally & March on the Tory Conference 4 October 2015
“Sunday 4 October – “No to austerity, yes to workers’ rights””On Sunday 4 October, the Conservative party will open their annual conference in Manchester. After five years of austerity, falling living standards, pay freezes and huge cuts to public services, a new parliament won’t offer a…Read more…
Why trade unionists are saying #YesWeKhan
This post was published yesterday on Left Foot Forward.
“Sadiq Khan’s mayoral manifesto shows his commitment to helping working people
While there are a number of good candidates standing to be the Labour Mayoral Candidate in 2016, there is one outs…Read more…