The government’s Strike (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is “a full-frontal attack on working people and the trade unions they organise within.” say Unison in an article ‘Three things you need to know about the anti-strike bill.’ Since 1980, there have been no less than fourteen employment and trade union acts, restricting and then to a degree, clawing back trade union …
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Delegates at UNISON’s National Delegate Conference have just backed a motion calling on the UK’s biggest union to ‘reject First Past the Post’ and for the adoption of PR for UK general elections. The vote, which saw an overwhelming majority of delegates back the motion, marks a significant moment for the Labour movement, as Unite the Union, the UK’s second …
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More Unison branches have submitted motions on Proportional Representation to the National Delegate Conference than on any other single issue. With a debate about electoral reform taking place across the wider labour movement, Unison now has an opportunity to take a position. Join Stephen Smellie (Unison NEC, personal capacity) and a panel to hear why First Past the Post doesn’t …
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Do you have a question about proportional representation? Join Politics for the Many and Labour for a New Democracy for an informal opportunity to discuss the questions that come up at your branch, and hear from Sam Tarry MP. Please drop by our stall at Unison Conference to find out more about our campaign and get a ticket. Veggie option …
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Politics for the Many is the trade union campaign for political reform. Labour for a New Democracy is the coalition to secure a Labour commitment to Proportional Representation for UK general elections. To build an economy and society that works for all means overhauling the warped electoral system at Westminster that silences millions of working people. Come and visit our …
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