Report: Almost Half of Female Transport Workers Suffer Sexual Assault at Work
Polly Smythe
A new survey reveals the shocking extent of sexual violence experienced by bus and taxi drivers. Polly Smythe reports.
Tag: unite the union
Analysis: Trade Unions Left a Political Vacuum. Now They’re Playing Catch-Up to Fight Off Reform
Polly Smythe
Nigel Farage is only pretending to be a champion of the working class, but pointing out that he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing won't cut it. Polly Smythe reports on how trade unions ceded ground to Reform - and how they're now planning to fight.
Opinion: Workplace Struggles and Plans for Government Must Go Hand in Hand
James Meadway
Unite’s new general secretary Sharon Graham has promised to prioritise industrial struggle over internal Labour politics. This is a good thing, argues James Meadway – but the post-Corbyn left shouldn't altogether turn its back on aspirations of running the country.
Analysis: Forget Party Politics. For Unite’s New Boss, Organising Is the Top Priority
Conrad Landin
Sharon Graham's shock victory in the Unite leadership election signals the union is moving away from party politics to embrace workplace organising - a move that could truly transform labour relations in Britain.
Opinion: Unite’s Leadership Race is About More Than Just the Labour Party
Karl Lieberman
If the right win control of Unite the Union, there will no doubt be a huge impact on the Labour party. But there’s arguably an even more important question to consider: what happens to the radical potential of workers if trade unions refuse to provide an outlet for it?
Report: ‘You’re Just Another Number’: Bus Drivers Are Dying From Covid-19
Sophie K Rosa
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the absence of safe working conditions for UK buses drivers. Now, alongside unions, they are demanding that they are finally given the rights and respect they deserve. Sophie K Rosa reports.
‘We’ve reached a tipping point’: Why Fast Food Workers Are Going on Strike
Joe Hayns
On Thursday 4 October fast food workers across the country are coordinating walkouts in what promises to be the first multi-workforce, national-scale hospitality industry strike in a generation. Joe Hayns caught up with some of the strikers and organisers to find out why.
What Kind of Party Should Labour Be?
Aaron Bastani
As Momentum’s Jon Lansman joins Unite the Union’s Jennie Formby in the race to become Labour’s next general secretary, what’s at stake isn’t policy or support for Jeremy Corbyn, but competing visions of how Labour should do politics.