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11 December 2021 / 20 January 2022 by matthewhull
The Green Party Trade Union Group has today elected a new committee.
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29 November 2021 / 29 November 2021 by matthewhull
Extinction Rebellion is right to challenge business and government for leading the world into ecological catastrophe, but must establish close links with local working class communities.
6 November 2021 / 6 November 2021 by matthewhull
We must empower the unions to fight the climate crisis, writes Green Party Trade Union Group Chair Matthew Hull on the COP26 Coalition's Day of Action.
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23 October 2021 / 24 October 2021 by matthewhull
The Green Party today voted to extend solidarity to the Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) and support their 'Fight for 15' campaign for a £15 minimum wage.
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22 October 2021 / 22 October 2021 by matthewhull
Green Party members came together at their Autumn Conference in support of the private members' bill to stop 'fire and rehire'.
4 October 2021 / 4 October 2021 by matthewhull
The fight for PR needs to go through the unions, writes Usdaw rep Lee Booker.
1 October 2021 / 1 October 2021 by matthewhull
Green Party trade unionists and allies congratulated Carla Denyer & Adrian Ramsay on their election as the next leader of the Green Party of England & Wales.
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30 September 2021 / 30 September 2021 by matthewhull
Greens have backed couriers working for Ocado Zoom in their fight against poverty pay, to be brought in-house and for recognition of their status as workers under the law.
28 September 2021 / 30 September 2021 by matthewhull
Greens across England got out in support of striking Uber drivers, as the App Drivers' & Couriers Union (ADCU) took industrial action for better pay and working conditions.
28 September 2021 / 28 September 2021 by matthewhull
The Green Party Trade Union Group extended its solidarity to BFAWU as it took the momentous decision to disaffiliate from the Labour Party.
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27 September 2021 / 28 September 2021 by matthewhull
A Green Party Trade Union Group statement on Proportional Representation motion at Labour Party conference.
11 September 2021 / 12 September 2021 by matthewhull
The Status of Workers Bill passed the second reading in the House of Lords on Friday with almost unanimous support.
1 September 2021 / 2 September 2021 by matthewhull
Green Party spokespeople and campaigners, including the Green MP Caroline Lucas, backed the non-partisan campaign to ban the practice of 'Fire and Rehire' in the UK.
25 August 2021 / 25 August 2021 by matthewhull
As Sharon Graham was elected General Secretary of Unite the union, the UK's second-largest trade union, Green Party figures congratulated Graham on her victory.
23 August 2021 / 23 August 2021 by matthewhull
Here's why why I think there are particular possibilities for collaboration between our campaign and yourselves as Green trade unionists, that I hope we can explore.
21 August 2021 / 23 August 2021 by matthewhull
On Friday 20th August, the Green Party Trade Union Group welcomed Daniel Randall to speak to us from the Free Our Unions campaign. Daniel is an RMT rep on the London Underground, and a co-organiser of the Free Our Unions campaign. Free Our Unions is a campaign to repeal the UK’s anti-union laws and replace […]
17 August 2021 / 17 August 2021 by matthewhull
Candidates for the Green Party Executive have responded to the Green Party Trade Union Group's questions, setting out why Green Party members should vote for them.
15 August 2021 / 15 August 2021 by matthewhull
The Green Party Trade Union Group's next monthly meeting is at 6pm on Friday 20th August 2021, featuring a guest speaker from Free Our Unions - the grassroots campaign against the anti-union laws.
14 August 2021 / 15 August 2021 by matthewhull
This Green Party leadership election, candidates should be dedicated to linking up with trade unions, writes Green and Usdaw Rep Lee Booker.
3 August 2021 / 15 August 2021 by matthewhull
Figures from across the UK’s Green Parties paid tribute to Noel Lynch, the former London Assembly member and Trade Union Group Chair, who passed away this morning. The Green group of London AMs has led the way, publishing a tribute online, and it is expected that his life will be celebrated when the Assembly meets […]
28 July 2021 / 28 July 2021 by matthewhull
Teachers need a real pay rise - for their sake and for ours.
23 July 2021 / 29 July 2021 by matthewhull
The National Education Union has branded the government's decision to freeze school teachers' pay as "unfair", calling on supporters to write to MPs to demand a raise.
21 July 2021 / 28 July 2021 by matthewhull
NHS unions have slammed the government's proposed 3% pay offer for NHS workers on Agenda for Change contracts.
21 July 2021 / 21 July 2021 by matthewhull
The lack of any pay rise for NHS staff in the government’s announcement today is “an absolute insult” to those who have risked their lives throughout the Covid pandemic, the Green Party has said.
