In July I pointed out that a number of right wing groups had put forward proposals for a further tightening the law regarding the trade unions. The employers group, the CBI, had suggested changes to trade union recognition law and a further limitation on our immunity when balloting for industrial action. From the lunatic fringe […]
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Unite: Firmly on the Left
Jun 3rd, 2010 by Jon Lansman.Unite’s Policy Conference, meeting this week in Manchester, is its first since the amalgamation of the TGWU and Amicus. Although the media present Unite under the leadership of Tony Woodley and Derek Simpson, and especially in the context of the British Airways dispute, as part of the Awkward Squad, this is the first occasion when […]