Unite the union
What does the Unite election mean for Labour?
Much of the interest in the Unite General Secretary election has been the result of the union’s influence in internal Labour Party politics.
How radical is Sharon Graham’s organising strategy?
General Secretary candidate Sharon Graham heads up the union's Organising Unit.
Unite: Is there an alternative to the Broad Left strategy?
Unite General Secretary election raises questions about organising the rank and file.
Health workers can lead public sector revolt on pay
Government offers "insulting" 3%.
Stop the retreat in the face of Tory attacks
If our “leaders'' won't lead, then grassroots activists need to take initiative and organise.
Vote for Steve Turner – and organise the rank and file
By KD Tait Members of Unite the union have started voting to elect the general secretary of Britain’s most important trade union. The election comes at a critical moment for the labour movement. After the rout of the Corbyn movement, Labour’s leadership is determined to complete the purge of the left’s influence within the party. […]
The politics of the Unite general secretary election
Howard Beckett is the sole candidate not advocating a retreat from the struggle over the political leadership of the Labour Party.
Unite General Secretary Election – for a single left candidate
Four candidates will be on the ballot paper.
General Secretary election: which way forward for Unite?
No candidate is proposing genuine rank and file strategy.
NHS pay fight: unite for 15%!
Cross-union strike committees should be elected to unite the unions behind 15% and prepare coordinated action
Bus strikes can lead fight against fire-and-rehire
The rank and file must take control.
Fight for workers’ control of the lockdown
The teachers' initiative is a model for workers to follow
Optare workers strike against broken pay promise
Companies that cut jobs should be nationalised without compensation to their owners
From hero to zero: how the UK has shown gratitude to their most essential workers during the pandemic
NHS workers campaign for a pay rise.
Unite leaders recommend surrender
Say no to shoddy British Airways deal!
Grassroots Fight for 15% can Win by Escalating Action
Rallies and demonstrations are due to take place across the country, as part of a growing grassroots revolt by nurses and health workers excluded from a recent public sector pay rise
United Left Divided
The divide in Unite's dominant faction deepens.
Thousands march in support of nurses’ fight for 15%
With public support behind them, nurses and health workers can lead the way in fighting for a pay rise for all public sector employees.
Leeds healthworkers join NHS fight for 15%
Hundreds joined the nationwide day of action calling for justice for NHS nurses and health workers excluded from a recent public sector pay rise.
Tower Hamlets Labour declares war on council workers
The Unison branch at Tower Hamlets Council organised a solid three day strike against the unilateral mass sacking of the entire work force.
Why Unite members should oppose Heathrow expansion
The environmental argument against a third runway at Heathrow is clear. Emissions from aviation already rose by thirty-two percent between 2013 and 2018. Currently they account for two percent of global carbon emissions and this amount is projected to triple by 2050 if no action is taken
