I will be back in Durham, joining the picket lines on the first day of industrial action and I know the whole of our union will give their support and solidarity to Durham members as they have to...
Today is World Day for Decent Work, when the International Trade Union Confederation marks the day in support of decent work for all people of working age across the globe. This year’s theme is...
We’ll continue to fight for and alongside striking staff in Derby to win them the pay deal they deserve. And I want to see Durham teaching assistants voting for strike action too, so we can show...
Politics is not an exercise in wish fulfilment. Actions are what matters. Poverty can't be willed into extinction merely by asking for it. Nor fairness introduced to the economy through platitudes....
It’s 80y years since one of the pivotal moments in modern British history: key to the anti-fascist struggle; ky to how our country held firm against the rising tide of hate stalking Europe ; key to...
Theresa May entered Downing Street three months ago promising to do things differently. She was going to stand up for working people. She was going to be on the side of ordinary families. It’s a...
As we enter conference season, the Labour Party - and Jeremy Corbyn with his renewed mandate - has an opportunity to show those in the country and the party who are skeptical about his leadership...
UNISON has repeatedly called for an independent and thorough investigation into what really happened at the “Battle of Orgreave” during the miners’ strike. The official version of events – put...
This week I’ve been at Brighton with unions from across the country at the TUC, but I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to speak to and on behalf of Derby teaching assistants and other school...
The blame for the social care crisis must be laid at the government’s door. Ministers must get tougher with enforcing the law so firms aren’t able to cheat their staff. More money must be put into...