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Statement: workers demand real democracy

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 […]

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View: The Green Party must work side by side with trade unions

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 […]

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Green Party Conference votes to step up engagement with unions

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 […]

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Supreme Court decision classifies Uber drivers as workers

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, […]

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Statement: Welcoming Supreme Court decision on Uber workers

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 […]

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