The selection of a new General Secretary for Unite the union in 2021 is a hugely significant event for the whole labour movement. Unite has
Category: Trade Union Archive
In many editorials in Left Horizons, we have argued that the labour and trade union movement is sharply divided between those at the top and
By John McInally One hundred years ago this month, the British working class were given a sharp lesson on the nature and role of the
By John Bryan – Camberwell and Peckham CLP – retired ex-building worker and blacklisted trade unionist. International Workers’ Memorial Day (April 28th) was started in
By David Niven, PCS – Defra NW & Cumbria Branch In response to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s November announcement of a public sector pay freeze to
GMB press release British Gas doesn’t give a toss for either customers or staff and that being is shown today by the mass sackings of
By a delegate to NEU conference This following is the text of a second emergency resolution, as amended, passed at the NEU conference by a
By a conference delegate The following is the text of an emergency motion, as amended, passed by 97% of the vote by conference today: Conference
By Richard Mellor in California Janitors, members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 87 in San Francisco, struck on March 24th. The workers
Press release from GMB today: GMB Union will call for meeting with Asda to discuss potential £500 million compensation GMB, the union for Asda workers, has
