Without trade unions, there would be no Labour Party. Without the Labour Party many of the greatest achievements of the trade union movement would never have become enshrined in law. Despite coming under attack in recent years from both the right of the Labour Party and the left of the trade union movement, the link between the Labour Party and the trade unions remains as vital today as it ever has been.
The link ensures that the concerns of more than three million working people belonging to affiliated trade unions remain central to the Labour Party’s programme. Of course the Labour Party will never do everything that trade unionists would like it to do, but it remains the only political party where trade unionists can play an actual role in determining policy and making sure that the concerns of working people are heard.
