Unions

Exclusief: Gelekt concept-statement stelt dat partij 'niet op haar huidige pad kan voortgaan' onder de premier Keir Starmer zal zijn partij niet leiden naar de volgende algemene verkiezingen, hebben Labour-ondersteunende vakbonden voorspeld, in een interventie die dreigt de premier verder te destabiliseren na een reeks schadelijke dagen. De 11 met Labour gelieerde vakbonden – waaronder Unite, Unison en de GMB – worden geacht woensdag een gezamenlijke verklaring af te leggen waarin staat dat de partij "op een bepaald moment" een plan moet opstellen om een nieuwe leider te kiezen. Lees verder...

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...