2023 has been an important year for the #Labour4PR campaign. We've seen probably the biggest grassroots effort influence the National Policy Forum in Labour's history. We've seen the party formally adopt its party programme in preparation for the general election. And we've seen that policy - for the first time - include damning criticism of First Past the Post. Join […]
The Climate & ecological emergency annual meeting will be on Thursday, 7 December 2023, Venue and timings The conference will be online using Zoom from 11am - 4pm. REGISTER HERE Registration deadline - Thursday 30 November Nominations - The deadline for submission of nominations is 5pm, Thursday, 23 November.
The Young Organisers' Network weaves elements of training and development alongside the general principle of a network of solidarity - recognising that many young workers make a start in precarious and low-paid work, it aims to give them a jumpstart on organising skills as well as a space to share what impacts them and the changes they need to overcome […]
UNISON’s National Black Members Self-Organised Group Committee has agreed to hold a National Black Members Self-Organised Group Conference from 1.00pm Friday 19th January to 12.30pm Sunday 21st January 2024.
Forty years ago Margaret Thatcher's government announced its decision to impose a total ban on trade union membership at Government Communication Headquarters, (GCHQ). Staff were ordered to resign their membership or face dismissal - 14 refused to do so and were sacked. For more than 13 years, a small group of GCHQ staff and unions campaigned for the right to […]
We are going to Golders Green because Finchley and Golders Green is a swing seat MVM will target in it General Election campaign this year. Golders Green is on the Northern line Edgware branch via Camden Town and Kings Cross Buses H1 H2 N5 13 83 102 139 183 210 240 245 260 268 460 631 go to Golders Green. […]
Our workers rights are under attack again. Join us at Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham at 12pm on Saturday 27 January. Celebrate our history. Protest against the government. Stand up for your rights. Forty years ago – on 25th Jan 1984 - Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government attacked trade union rights at GCHQ. Union members were told to resign their membership or be […]
We are delighted to announce that the UK 2024 LGBT+ History Month theme is: Medicine – #UnderTheScope The 2024 theme celebrates LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to the field of Medicine and Healthcare both historically and today. We want to showcase the amazing work of LGBT+ staff across the NHS and in other healthcare settings, in providing healthcare, especially during the pandemic. Whilst […]
As temperatures plummet throughout the winter, employers are responsible for providing a working environment that is reasonably practical, safe and without risks to health. Join us for a discussion with Shelly Asquith, TUC Health & Safety Policy Officer, who will discuss what reps can do to ensure their employers assess risks and introduce any necessary prevention or control measures in the workplace.
Keir Starmer kicked off the election year with a speech delivered in Bristol, in which he called out a political system that just isn't working: "Trust in politics is so low, so degraded, that nobody believes you can make a difference any more." What we all know - and what the Labour Party officially recognises - is that the flaws in our First Past […]
