Business Secretary Grant Shapps yesterday accused ambulance workers of being outside the bounds of “civilised society”.
Category Archives: Trade Unions
TU Group: TUC speaks out against anti-union laws
Considering the long term attack on unions by the ruling class, claims that new legislation aims to encourage negotiating without accompanying strike action seem to be deliberately misleading, seemingly intended to mislead those who are not observing the reality of the ruling class’s onslaught on the working class.
Members Voice: Hillsborough, The Sun and Merseyside
Our greatest tribute to the victims of Hillsborough would not be to have an apology, or a couple of bizzies jailed. It would be to change the system that allowed it to happen and to remove the system of media that spreads lies and chooses our leaders.
Rolls-Royce workers score ‘top-notch’ pay victory
Rolls Royce workers score great win with Unite backing.
Brighton TUC fringe meeting draws near…
At the TUC Conference in Brighton this September, all the real talk will be happening on the fringe. From 7pm on the evening of Monday 12 September, the Workers Party will be offering three great speakers for the bargain price of £4.89.
Enough is Enough – Break the Link with Labour!
The Workers Party welcomes the emergence of every campaign which genuinely seeks to stand up for working class interests. The five demands of Enough is Enough mirror closely those commitments we made in our Ten Point Programme when we launched the Workers Party of Britain in 2019. In our view, a fundamental and necessary firstContinue reading “Enough is Enough – Break the Link with Labour!”
Join us at TUC Conference 12 September
Join us at TUC Conference 2022 to discuss the future for our trade unions in Starmer’s Labour party. The Workers Party has organised a fringe event on Monday evening at 7pm in a city centre location. We’ll announce the venue nearer to the time to those who purchase a ticket. There’s only space for 70, so be sure to reserve your seat.
Bus drivers to strike in North West
In a matter of days, Arriva bus drivers in the North West will take to the picket line in the second time in less than five years.
GMB Congress underway
Its been an emotional return to face to face congress for members of the GMB this week, the first one since the pandemic. The opening at the weekend saw the traditional banner parade carried out to the stirring rendition of Jerusalem, many delegates clearly emotional as they took time to reflect on the last fewContinue reading “GMB Congress underway”
TU Group statement: FBU, ASLEF and the question of Labour Party affiliation
The Trade Union Group is deeply disappointed by the decisions made by both the Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) at their respective annual general meetings in May 2022 to affirm their affiliations to the Labour Party. The Labour Party is an imperialist, anti-worker, anti-trade union andContinue reading “TU Group statement: FBU, ASLEF and the question of Labour Party affiliation”