Letter from Steve McKenzie, Unite Community member The end of the nurses, dispute, could signal the beginning of the end of the strike wave that
Category: Trade Union
By William F. Ward When the newly elected Unite Executive assembled after the elections the result was unpredictable. But no-one could have predicted the toxic
Where next for France’s pensions protests?
Richard Price (Leyton and Wanstead CLP) has been reporting from Béziers, in the South of France, for Labour Outlook on the French pensions protests. We
A number of trade unions have sent an open letter to Keir Starmer over the banning of Jamie Driscoll from the longlist for selection of
By Steve McKenzie, Unite Community branch member What is the best estimate for the membership of UNITE the union? Eight hundred and fifty thousand ballot
Report by David Niven, Carlisle Labour member Bin workers in Allerdale in Cumbria, which covers Workington, Maryport, Keswick and other towns in North West Cumbria,
Resist new anti-Trade Union laws!
Letter from Mark Langabeer (Unite Community member) The latest round of anti-union laws is an attack on the right of workers to take industrial action.
By William F Ward, Unite activist [Editorial note: although we have carried other articles on the recent Unite NEC elections, Left Horizons editors believe it
Ray Goodspeed spoke to Antonia Berelson, a specialist nurse from East Sussex, after the recent Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Congress. They discussed the pay
Asbestos: “Miracle material” – slow killer!
Mike Kennard (former trade union heath and safety rep) examines an appalling threat to health and safety (see sources at end of article) In Britain
