FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 29 - Caught on Camera

Labour’s largest union donor Unite refuses to endorse party’s election manifesto

Move came as a shock to members of Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet, including David Lammy who said he was ‘surprised’

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

Labour signs off election manifesto but Unite refuses to endorse it

Document approved at ‘clause V’ meeting despite union’s reservations about issues including fire and rehire

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

Hundreds of staff at two airports set to strike in pay row

The union said it has no option but to move towards initiating industrial action ballots ahead of the summer holiday rush

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024

Labour saved from ‘summer vacuum’ but Tories hope to exploit weak spots

Fears that the party faced an awkward wait before an autumn poll are over, yet the Tories aim to undermine it on areas like defence

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024

Both feted and gilded, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are two sides of the same rotten politics

After three days of the election campaign, it’s clear the PM will change – our rotten political system won’t, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024

Greenwich council repair workers to strike next week over pay dispute

Nearly 150 Greenwich Council workers are set to launch strike action next week over plans to slash their wages by almost a third.

Evening Standard · May 24, 2024

Unite vows 'full steam ahead' on strike action as union rejects Cosla pay offer

UNITE the union has rejected the latest offer for local government workers from Cosla.

The National (Scotland) · May 24, 2024

Morrisons workers strike at two warehouses amid pensions row

Unite union says workers are being ‘fleeced’ by supermarket’s changes to pension contribution rules

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024

Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ‘just transition’ to cleaner energy

Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024

Two Scottish nuclear naval bases facing strike action over pay dispute

A UNION has confirmed industrial action is looming at two nuclear naval bases in Scotland as its members will be balloted over a pay dispute ...

The National (Scotland) · May 20, 2024