News Views
19 July 2021 / 19 July 2021 by matthewhull
Our written interview with Gerard Coyne, candidate for General Secretary of Unite the Union. Coyne was the union's Regional Secretary in the West Midlands until 2017.
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Our written interview with Steve Turner, candidate for General Secretary of Unite the Union. Turner is currently the union's Assistant General Secretary.
Events News
3 July 2021 / 5 July 2021 by matthewhull
Greens joined NHS workers to demand a 15% pay offer for workers, patient safety, and an end to creeping NHS privatisation.
News
9 May 2021 / 10 May 2021 by matthewhull
The Green Party celebrated significant gains across England in local elections, as more and more voters endorsed the party’s vision. By Monday 10th May, Greens had made net gains of 85 seats on principal authority councils. The party also gained a seat on the London Assembly, with Zack Polanski joining Sian Berry and Caroline Russell […]
Solidarity statements
17 March 2021 / 17 March 2021 by matthewhull
Workers and workers’ organisations have a fine record fighting for democratic rights, from the Chartist movement to the movement for universal suffrage. Now, we are fighting for an electoral system that does not give the party of big business an unfair advantage. in our electoral processes. Significant suffrage campaigners on the left like Sylvia Pankhurst […]
15 March 2021 / 17 March 2021 by matthewhull
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSC) due to be debated and voted on in the House of Commons this week presents perhaps the gravest threat to civil liberties in more than a generation. It must be opposed at all costs, in parliament and on the streets. The Coronavirus Act 2020 gave police wide-ranging […]
Views
12 March 2021 / 17 March 2021 by matthewhull
This article was first published on Bright Green. It was written by Paul Valentine, a non-portfolio officer of the Green Party Trade Union Group. Trade unions, Green Party. Green Party, Trade unions. Four words I have batted around between Green and union activists alike. I have often observed an uncomfortable relationship between the two groups […]
6 March 2021 / 6 March 2021 by matthewhull
Green Party Spring Conference 2021 today voted in support of a motion to emphasise the importance of working closely with trade unions in order to bring about a worker-led just transition. The motion, entitled ‘Winning Over Workers is Crucial to Fighting Climate Change’, was supported by the Green Party Trade Union Group. Conference attendees passed […]
19 February 2021 / 19 February 2021 by matthewhull
The Supreme Court of England & Wales decided unanimously on Friday that drivers engaged by Uber are classified as workers, in the terms set out by the Employment Rights Act 1996. The decision means that Uber drivers are entitled to a wide swathe of employment rights, including a minimum wage, sick leave and annual leave, […]
19 February 2021 / 22 February 2021 by matthewhull
The Green Party Trade Union Group welcomes the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold the Employment Tribunal’s view that Uber drivers are workers in the view of the law, not contractors or self-employed individuals. Uber drivers are owed the basic rights owed to all workers: a minimum wage, union representation, the right to fight for […]
