Latest news from the Green Party Trade Union Group
9 May 2025 / 13 May 2025 by Jane Baston
Bin workers in Birmingham have been striking for over two months to stop cuts to their pay by the Labour Council and Government-appointed Commissioners. Unite members are facing huge cuts to their wages as the Council downgrades roles – making workers pay for a crisis they have done nothing to cause. Local government has faced […]
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24 January 2025 / 21 January 2025 by Jane Baston
The Green Party Trade Union Group Annual General Meeting heard from two fantastic speakers about the impact of capitalism on workers and what the Green Party has been doing to tackle this. Grace spoke to her recent book, Vulture Capitalism, which investigates how financial interests influence politics and how together workers can fight back. Green […]
22 January 2025 / 22 January 2025 by Jane Baston
Over the last 14 years Conservative cuts to public services have left local authorities scrambling to balance their budget. Labour’s current inaction looks no better. Currently all they’re offering are sticking plasters and no real solutions. With a growing number of Councillors, the Green Party has the opportunity to mount a coordinated challenge to the […]
22 January 2024 / 22 January 2024 by martinfrancis2
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, […]
11 January 2024 / 11 January 2024 by martinfrancis2
The NEU has issued a New Year’s message reiterating its call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza where the relentless Israeli bombardment has killed more than 22,000 Palestinians since 7 October, over 70 per cent of whom are women and children. The NEU is also calling for an end to the raids, demolitions, […]
21 December 2023 / 21 January 2025 by martinfrancis2
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 […]
18 December 2023 / 21 January 2025 by martinfrancis2
Many schools are facing cuts due to lack of funding, rising inflation and huge energy costs. The largest proportion of school budgets is spent on staff: teachers, teaching support staff, nursery nurses, admin and caretakers. All are essential to maintianing the quality of education and the smooth running of the school. In recent years teaching […]
As we look back on Autumn Conference it is worth recalling the positive steps that were made. This is not just a matter of policy motions but the involvement of trade unions in conference itself. The main policy gain was over support for shorter working hours and within that access to a four day week. […]
31 October 2023 / 21 January 2025 by martinfrancis2
The Green Party Trade Union Group are proud to have played our part in supporting the campaign to keep ticket offices open along with thousands of others. It is a victory that shows mass mobilisation and a cogent argument works. Congratulations to the RMT and all its members. The union statement is below: RAIL UNION […]
5 October 2023 / 21 January 2025 by martinfrancis2
5 October 2023 UUK has agreed to reverse the 35% cut made to the industry’s Universities Superannuation Scheme pension and restore what has been lost. In a joint statement, UUK and UCU agree to full benefit restoration to pre-April 2022 levels by Monday 1 April 2024, which is worth between £15 to £17bn, as well as […]