John Hannett Articles

Grown-up trade unionism delivers for workers, argues John Hannett As leader of one of the few trade unions increasing its membership, John Hannett is a man worth listening to. Usdaw has added 110,000 members to its ranks over the last decade, bucking the trend for...

This week is Respect for Shopworkers Week which, at the start of the very busy Christmas shopping period, aims to remind shoppers that retail staff are real people who do not deserve to be abused, threatened or assaulted. Usdaw is the union that represents shopworkers...

As the TUC meets in Bournemouth, Stephen Bush discovers that the early history of the trade unions may offer the best route to their future The trade unions did not just found the Labour party. They built the modern world. In 1868, when the Trades Union Congress first...

The Progress business breakout session, entitled Osborne’s Not Working: How do we get Britain back to work?, was an example of real progress and commitment that Labour has to becoming the natural party of business. Chaired by Seema Malhotra, the chair of the Labour...