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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The trade union act: a ‘solution’ looking for a problem
Not only have unions adapted to the Tories’ attacks, their industrial action has gotten stronger, writes GREGOR GALL
Theresa Maybots march in front of the GMB bloc at a recent TUC rally in central London
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
SOME 16 months after the Tories’ Trade Union Act 2016 came into force, it is time to look at how it has been operating and see what its impact has been.
The Act’s main components are that a lawful mandate for strike or industrial action must now have a statutory ballot result that has at least a 50 per cent turnout of eligible union members.
In certain “essential” public services, the vote for action must also comprise at least 40 per cent of all those entitled to vote (with non-voters are counted as No votes).
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