As the LondonStockExchange occupation began, a dispute over 43 locked-out Sotheby’s art handlers in New York had won the active support of the #OccupyWallStreet movement. Could a similar link emerge in the UK? Video, reporting by Pete Murray
Posts Tagged ‘Unite’
Talks start to avert November strikes
Sep 21st, 2011 by Andy Newman.GMB will attend talks tomorrow with council leaders on the dispute about the future of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) which covers two million workers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. These are the first talks since unions announced plans to ballot members for strike action if Government press ahead with changes to public […]
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RMT and TSSA talking of merger
Jul 23rd, 2011 by Andy Newman.News that rail unions, RMT and TSSA, who between them have about 110000 members are starting talks about a possible future merger is very interesting, and any such move might also drag in the 18000 strong craft union, ASLEF, to create a powerful new transport union.
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Unite hardens its opposition to public spending cuts
May 24th, 2011 by Newsdesk.Unite’s executive last week hardened its policy against government cuts, distancing itself from the Labour front bench “too far, too fast” line, and offering support to councillors who support UNITE’s policy. This shift in Unite policy may prove to serve as a counter-balance to the increasing opposition from the Blairite right to the Leadership policy, […]
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Unite and PCS create alliance against cuts
May 21st, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Two million workers joining together can fend off savage attacks on working people and their families — that’s the message from the conference of the Public and Commercial Services Union, one of the country’s largest public sector unions, and from Unite whose General Secretary, Len McCluskey, yesterday addressed that conference in Brighton. Both unions signed an […]
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McCluskey attacks deceit on pay
May 16th, 2011 by Newsdesk.The callous deceit of the coalition’s claim that ‘we are all in this together’ was unmasked today with a new report showing chief executives earning 145 times the average wage. Unite, the largest union in the country, said that today’s High Pay Commission report revealed that pay disparities between the highest earners and the rest of […]
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Left wins big majority on Unite Executive
Apr 22nd, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Following the election of Len McCluskey, the Left has consolidated its control of the union in elections to its executive. United Left, which promotes a socialist agenda within Unite and backed Len McCluskey, has won forty of the 59 places so far declared on the 65 seat executive. A further four places were won by […]
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The Queen Mother was a union member
Apr 8th, 2011 by Mark Seddon.Yesterday the City of London moved against the fish porters of Billingsgate Market in London, revoking their licences in a move that would be more familiar to mediaeval Knights than it would to twenty first century elected Mayors. The City of London is in itself a feudal hangover, essentially only accountable to itself – which […]
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Labour No to AV is born…
Mar 2nd, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.It looks like those within the Labour Party who want a No to AV vote on May 5th finally have an organisation to take-on Labour Yes. Quietly, Labour No to AV is being born. It has its own website which you can see here and, in addition, literature has been produced by three trade unions opposed […]
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We need a labour movement No to AV Campaign…
Feb 13th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.The current clutch of opinion polls do not make pleasant reading for the No to AV camp. They are showing a clear momentum shift in the direction of a Yes vote with the ComRes poll showing Yes taking a 10% being the latest example of this. Of course, a high percentage of ‘dont know’s’ still exist (ComRes […]
