Unions

Esclusiva: una bozza di dichiarazione trapelata afferma che il partito «non può continuare sul suo percorso attuale» sotto il Primo Ministro Keir Starmer non guiderà il suo partito alle prossime elezioni generali, hanno previsto i sindacati a sostegno dei Laburisti, in un intervento che minaccia di destabilizzare ulteriormente il primo ministro dopo alcuni giorni difficili. Gli 11 sindacati affiliati ai Laburisti – tra cui Unite, Unison e GMB – dovrebbero rilasciare mercoledì una dichiarazione congiunta affermando che «a un certo punto» il partito dovrà predisporre un piano per eleggere un nuovo leader. Continua a leggere...

Senior figures express concerns over medical union’s refusal of pay rise that is higher than offer to other NHS staffTrade unions have privately expressed qualms about the forthcoming doctors’ strikes, expressing frustration at the conduct of the talks and the demands of the British Medical Association.The BMA is pushing for a pay rise higher than the 3.5% offered to doctors by the government, with strikes planned for next week. Continue reading...

Leader understood to have spoken to 10 trade unions after party claimed working class voters are turning to themZack Polanski has kicked off a charm offensive designed to convince trade unions to stop funding Labour and throw their weight behind the Green party, as he delivered the first in a series of speeches to union conferences.The Green leader has had “good conversations” with 10 trade unions, including some affiliated to Labour, according to party sources, and is due to address the University and College Union and the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union, not affiliated with Labour, in the coming months. Continue reading...