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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Working class politics, the labour movement and protest
Jan 16th, 2013 by Len McCluskey.This is the full text of Len’s Ralph Miliband lecture at the LSE. For me personally, the three strands of this lecture: working class politics; the labour movement; and protest; are subjects that have been clear defining features of my life – from my upbringing in Liverpool and throughout my adult social and working life. Indeed […]
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McCluskey on course for another 5 years
Jan 11th, 2013 by Jon Lansman.In the week in which Unite branches have received nomination papers for the Unite General Secretary election, it is clear that Len McCluskey is on course to win another five year term and has broad backing right across the union. The much weakened right of the union, who would have mounted a challenge to Len or his […]
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Working class MPs: the path to victory
Oct 4th, 2012 by admin.BY STEVE HART, political director, Unite Parliament doesn’t represent our society and is in danger of becoming out of touch. Following the last General Election just 4% of MPs had experience of manual work, while 55% come from backgrounds in PR, politics or the media. For a country with such a proud working class political […]
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Pay day lending: Unite’s new video
Aug 1st, 2012 by Newsdesk.Excellent new video on loan sharks from Unite, also promoting #Oct30. Nice one.
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Which way for Labour?
Jun 26th, 2012 by Len McCluskey.As the Levenson inquiry is the latest to show, and the MPs expenses scandal proved earlier, we have an out-of-touch, self-satisfied, mutual back-scratching elite who look after themselves while ignoring ordinary people as much as possible. Maybe we could put up with that if this elite took the right decisions on behalf of us. But they don’t. Everything from the […]
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Unite conference agenda: motions threaten cut in Labour funding
Apr 4th, 2012 by Jon Lansman.The preliminary agenda for Unite’s biennial policy conference to be held in late June reveals grassroots pressure for a 20% cut in Labour funding because of the party leadership’s stance on trade union freedoms and strikes against austerity and cuts in public services. A number of similar motions propose that, until the party changes its […]
