There are two stories here. The first is that Unite the Union’s strategy of taking trade unions into the community was launched yesterday in a particularly tangible way with the opening of the first Unite Community Centre. The second is that it represents a collaborative enterprise between Len McCluskey and Lutfur Rahman, independent Mayor of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Len McCluskey’
Len McCluskey & Lutfur Rahman uniting the community of East End battleground
May 14th, 2013 by Jon Lansman.
Why the unions need to steer the political mainstream to the left, not abandon it
Apr 30th, 2013 by Andy Newman.Like thousands of Labour activists I have been busy in last few weeks campaigning in the county council elections. I have been out leafleting in the small towns of Chippenham, Corsham and Devizes, where the party is seeking to consolidate the good progress made in last year’s Police and Crime Commissioner elections. At the grassroots, Labour Party [...]
Ed needs to work out where disunity comes from, and let the party decide its direction
Apr 25th, 2013 by Jon Lansman.It is true that “Len McCluskey does not speak for the Labour Party” as Ed Miliband’s spokesperson put it last night. Nor (anymore) do Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson, Alan Milburn, David Blunkett, John Reid, or Tessa Jowell, who have between them been subjecting Ed to persistent attacks, without regard to the impending local elections. But the unnamed shadow [...]
McCluskey wins strong mandate for second term at Unite’s helm
Apr 13th, 2013 by Conrad Landin.Len McCluskey, the leader of Britain’s largest trade union, has won a convincing victory in his battle for re-election. McCluskey was opposed by Jerry Hicks in the election for general secretary of Unite, which represents 1.4 million workers in a variety of sectors. He was first elected for a five-year term in 2010, with this [...]
Time for Unite members to get their votes in
Mar 25th, 2013 by Newsdesk.Most Unite members should now have received their ballot papers for the election of General Secretary. If your ballot paper has not arrived by 3 April, please call 0800 783 3856 (UK) or 0818 333 155 (ROI) to get a replacement. You must post your vote for Len McCluskey, to arrive no later than 12 April [...]
Len McCluskey: the Left needs you
Mar 5th, 2013 by Jon Lansman.There are two ways to look at Len McCluskey and his campaign for another five years as General Secretary of Unite. One is to look at his record within Unite and the TGWU before it, and at his future plans for the direction of Britain’s biggest union. What will he do for his members? And [...]
Stop negative campaigning in the Unite General Secretary election
Mar 1st, 2013 by Matt Willgress.Jerry Hicks’ campaign for Unite General Secretary seems to involve campaigning on the line that Len McCluskey has not been vocal or organised enough in the struggle against austerity; a position which is totally untenable when tested by a quick look at the current General Secretaries’ record and stated public positions. In reality, Unite’s message [...]
It’s time to get the vote out for Len
Feb 25th, 2013 by Tony Burke.Len McCluskey has secured almost 1100 nominations in his campaign to be re-elected Unite General Secretary. The nominations come from every region of Unite and from every one of Unite’s sectors. I am pleased that many nominations came from Unite’s manufacturing section, in branches, workplaces and chapels – ranging from aerospace, defence, automotive’s, IT, print [...]
Don’t be derailed by Progress confrontation
Feb 6th, 2013 by Ben Folley and Calum Sherwood.This week, former General Secretary of the CWU Alan Johnson has issued an unabashed attack on trade union influence within the Labour Party in an interview with Progress, part of an increasingly confrontational and destructive approach to dictating Labour Party policy from the Blairite wing. Jacqui Smith’s now regular articles, including hers on Osborne’s welfare trap before the [...]
Why the left is supporting Len McCluskey for General Secretary
Jan 25th, 2013 by Martin Mayer.United Left, which holds a strong majority on UNITE’s executive council, is backing a general secretary election to give Len McCluskey a new five year mandate. This will give us time to complete the merger (of Amicus and the TGWU) and make UNITE “fit for purpose“. It also delays the next general secretary election some two years after the general election [...]
