This week is HeartUnions week, a yearly opportunity organised by the TUC to celebrate the power of collective action and the vital role trade unions play in improving working lives across the UK. Let’s also take a moment to reflect on how those same principles that strengthen workplaces can strengthen democracy, particularly as we are about to see major changes …
Continue readingA New Year brings with it new supporters of electoral reform including business leaders and The Economist. Here are the top lines and stories from the UK, Parliament and trade unions. How our voting system affects jobs, pay, and investment Topping the list of things that trade unions tell us they want to talk about are ‘industrial issues’ such as …
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