Unison director of organising KEVIN LUCAS explains the Organising to Win strategy, its successes to date and key tests on the union’s horizon
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Labour is still a mess over women's rights
Labour Women’s Declaration responds to Labour’s 2024 manifesto
Young workers do want to get involved in Unison, and where that is enabled we see growth in workplace power, argue Unison North West Young Members co-chairs ZAIHERA CHAUDHRY and IAN CAULFIELD
British military spending is among the highest in the world, diverts scarce resources from far better causes and fuels international conflict. It’s time we made different choices, argues LIZ PAYNE
Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST
Animal metaphors are testament to delight in the non-human world and what we hope and wish for human freedom, argue ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT"
Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
WHAT a week it’s been for Labour. The “unimportant” and “not electorally significant” sex and gender issue has hit headlines almost every day — not due to a manufactured “culture war,” but because Labour’s manifesto proposals are confusing and contradictory — much like the comments from Keir Starmer and several shadow frontbenchers.
The muddle of Labour’s policy-making on sex and gender (and the obvious vein of sexism towards women) has been exposed during this election like never before. Labour Women’s Declaration (LWD) has for years warned the party about the risks, including our unheeded calls to ensure policies reflect the evidence.
JK Rowling’s recent intervention — stating Labour had “abandoned” women and she (a former significant donor) would “struggle” to support the party — reflects the anger and disappointment many Labour women feel towards a party that continues to ignore, dismiss and undermine them. (Labour offered to meet Rowling to address her concerns — she said they should meet grassroots women’s groups first).
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