Vote Steve Turner for General Secretary of Unite
If Steve Turner does not win the left within the Labour Party and the TUC will suffer a significant defeat.
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All the left should back Steve Turner for Unite General Secretary
The election of the Unite General Secretary currently underway is a crucial issue for the left in Britain. To maximise the possibility of the left winning the left must unite against the right.
Victory for Birmingham refuse workers
A determined group of workers, with solid support from their union, has achieved a rare victory which is also helping to bring the long period of right-wing dominance in West Midlands Labour to an end.
Support Len McCluskey’s re-election as Unite General Secretary
The fight over who will be the next leader of Unite is important for the direction of the labour movement in Britain and for the leadership of the Labour Party. On both counts Len McCluskey should be supported in his bid to be re-elected as General Secretary.
Support Len McCluskey for Unite General Secretary
Unite the Union is holding an election for its General Secretary in 2017.
As the Tory government heads towards a hard Brexit and tightens austerity, Unite needs a strong leadership that fights to defend people’s jobs and living standards.
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Why the right is attacking the unions
By Jane West
The conflict that erupted between UNITE and the Labour leadership over the union’s decision to sponsor a range of candidates in the current round of Parliamentary has provoked a new round of assault on the union link with Labour.
The decision by Ed Miliband to take the opportunity of the spat to push through changes to the unions’ affiliation to the Party has been cheered on by the Blairites and the right-wing media, for whom an ‘opt-in’ ballot and the elimination of the unions’ 50 per cent of the vote in the London Mayoral selection are just initial steps.