Join us at the next online meeting of Green Party Trade Union group, at 6pm on Tuesday 23 January. This one is on the theme of international solidarity – how workers can collaborate across borders, disrupt multinationals and work across unions and industries for shared interests. We have a great line up confirmed: James Schnieder, […]
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Motion to unite trade unions on climate action
The Campaign Against Climate Change has circulated a motion that it hopes will unite as much of the trade union movement as possible around a strong call for climate action as a class issue and a trade union issue. This is in response to the disappointing position taken by the TUC. Green Party members may […]
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GPTU Report to Green Party AGM – 2023 A year of campaigning, solidarity & strengthening of policy
August 2023 The Green Party Trade Union Group has continued to grow in 2023, albeit less active than last year. Members have used our resources to back campaigns like the RMT’s to keep ticket offices open and we have proposed a series of worker-friendly policies to Autumn Conference. A summary of our activity so far […]
WE STAND WITH AMAZON WORKERS!
Workers demand dignity £15 per hour now! Thousands of Amazon workers in Coventry, the UK and internationally have been joining trade unions to demand fair pay and dignity at work, in a massive mobilisation of the trade union movement. The first strike by hundreds of workers took place at Coventry Amazon in January following earlier […]
Interview from the UCU front line
Event: The return of the workers – Agitating for a just transition
Join the Trade Union Group in attending this Green Party Autumn Conference 2022 fringe event, hosted by Green European Foundation and Green House Think Tank. […]
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Event: Supporting unions as a councillor
Join the Green Party Trade Union Group at Autumn Conference 2022, as we hear from councillors how they have used their positions to support workers in struggle. […]
Protest called 10 October: stop Truss’ anti-union laws
The Free Our Unions campaign and Earth Strike/Empower the Unions are holding an assembly and protest at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in London to oppose the threat of new anti-trade union laws. […]
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UK Heatwave: How can we safeguard workers?
Ben Gladwin, Warwickshire-based teacher and local NEU officer, highlights the example of schools as workers and unions in the UK increasingly call for climate protections. […]
Trade Union Group calls on Greens to prioritise pro-worker motions at Conference
The Green Party Trade Union Group is calling on all Greens to vote for pro-worker, pro-union motions to the Green Party’s Autumn Conference in October. […]
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