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MAJOR Labour Party affiliate GMB will push the party to support leaving the European Union if workers’ rights are weakened.
The general union tabled a motion at the TUC Congress this week calling for Britain to quit the EU if David Cameron is successful in “hawking” British workers’ rights, but withdrew it following pressure for consensus.
But it submitted a motion yesterday to Labour conference, which begins at the end of next week, to push the position.
Apart from a bright spark of hope in the victory of the Gaza motion, this year’s conference lacked vision and purpose — we need to urgently reconnect Labour with its roots rather than weakly aping the flag-waving right, argues KIM JOHNSON MP
CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart
Women are a vital part of the labour movement and have much to contribute, but there’s far more to be done to make sure that our sisters’ voices are truly heard, says PHILIPA HARVEY
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP