Community the union Articles

Working people today are struggling. Families have suffered during the longest economic crisis in living memory. They’ve been battered by the ravages of austerity. Living standards have faced an unprecedented squeeze – wages have fallen behind inflation for 37 out of...

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 stated mission of our trade union is to empower working people and create better communities. We know that one of the most effective ways to improve the lives of our members is to work to elect a Labour government. We are proud to be proactive supporters of the...

Andrew Adonis opened the Progress political weekend at Stoke Rochford Hall by saying it was important not to be complacent and that the Labour party faced an almighty political battle. In terms of what Labour had to do to win in 2015, Adonis was at pains to highlight...