There is a great deal that can and should be said about child poverty, the misery, and the hopelessness it causes. Growth in child poverty is the consequence of many of this governments…Read more…
100% support
Birmingham refuse workers, Unite members, who have been striking to protect jobs and pay, visited the Unite delegation to the TUC. They received a standing ovation and a commitment of 100 per cent…Read more…
Trading away the UK
“Can we trust the Tories on trade?” Well the easy answer is – no we can’t! The Tories once spoke about new trade deals ‘putting rocket boosters’ under the UK economy after Brexit. In…Read more…
‘Abdication of responsibility’
Squabbling Tories have no Brexit plan and are risking catastrophe for Britain, Len McCluskey told TUC delegates yesterday (September 10). Speaking at congress’ annual conference in Brighton,…Read more…
‘Where greed can lead’
Speaking in support of a motion on the Grenfell tower disaster, Unite delegate Jim Kelly today (September 11) paid tribute to all who were tragically killed in the fire, including the many trade…Read more…
Invest in public health call
Highlighting the importance of health visiting and school nursing, Unite delegate and health visitor Joyce Still today (September 11) spoke in support of motion 60 on investment in the future. …Read more…
Courage
Courage can be contagious, Michelle Obama once observed. She was right — we saw it over the summer when Jeremy Corbyn stepped over the smears piled up around him by the Tories, the media and,…Read more…
‘Blood on our hands’
Speaking in support of composite 11 on mental health funding, Unite delegate and mental health nurse Ann Crozier today (September 11) highlighted how mental health services are needed now more than…Read more…
Time for action
Tackling the housing crisis that continues to envelope our communities has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. For ‘generation rent’ who face living in insecure homes and…Read more…
‘Until the deal’s done’
We must fight for a Brexit that puts jobs and workers first, argued Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner on the first day of the TUC conference in Brighton yesterday (September 10). …Read more…