Campaign against the takeover of General Practice surgeries by Operose Health 30 April 2021 / 3 May 2021 by petermurry The Green Party Trade Union Group urges Green Party members and supporters to join the campaign against the takeover of General Practice surgeries by Operose Health, owned by Centene, a US health company. The campaign includes a demonstration outside Operose Health HQ in Central London on Demonstration outside Centene headquarters on Thursday 22nd April 2021 […] Read more »
#KillTheBill on Mayday 30 April 2021 / 3 May 2021 by petermurry Mayday #KillTheBill Protests Mayday #KillTheBill ProtestsUK-wide #KillTheBill protests and actions on the 1 May. This Saturday, tens of thousands of people will be taking to the streets to defend our basic civil rights in a UK-wide day of action. The Tories’ Policing Bill is an attempt to criminalise effective protest and dissent, and to trample […] Read more »
Jonathan Neale speaks to Green Party Trade Union group about his book ‘Fight The Fire: Green New Deals and Global Climate Jobs’ 10 April 2021 / 3 May 2021 by petermurry Jonathan Neale spoke to the Green Party Trade Union Group April monthly meeting about his book, Fight The Fire: Green New Deals and Global Climate Jobs. It is available here or as a free download here. About the author Jonathan Neale is a professional writer. His books include A People’s History of the Vietnam War […] Read more »
Statement: workers demand real democracy 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 […] Read more »
Statement: Oppose the Policing Bill 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 […] Read more »
View: The Green Party must work side by side with trade unions 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 […] Read more »
Green Party Conference votes to step up engagement with unions 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 […] Read more »
Supreme Court decision classifies Uber drivers as workers 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, […] Read more »
Statement: Welcoming Supreme Court decision on Uber workers 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 […] Read more »
View: LGBT+ Rights and the Trade Union Movement – Building on a Historic Allyship 9 February 2021 / 15 February 2021 by matthewhull By Joe Lever (he/him). Originally posted on the LGBTIQA+ Greens Voices page, on the occasion of the TUC’s #HeartUnions Week and as part of their LGBT History Month 2021 series. Trigger Warning: homophobia … It’s difficult to properly dissect modern UK LGBT+ history without at least acknowledging the impact of the Stonewall Riots, from across […] Read more »