GPTU Report to Green Party AGM – 2023 A year of campaigning, solidarity & strengthening of policy 18 August 2023 / 18 August 2023 by martinfrancis2 August 2023 The Green Party Trade Union Group has continued to grow in 2023, albeit less active than last year. Members have used our resources to back campaigns like the RMT’s to keep ticket offices open and we have proposed a series of worker-friendly policies to Autumn Conference. A summary of our activity so far […] Read more » AGM GPTU Green Party Trade Union Group
Conference Motions recommended for prioritisation by the GPTU 18 August 2023 / 18 August 2023 by martinfrancis2 The First Agenda for Autumn Conference 2023 has been published and all members can take part in deciding which motions they think are the most important (and should therefore be heard first) by taking part in the prioritisation ballot. The deadline for completion is midnight, September 1st. It is important to fill in the ballot completely with those motions you […] Read more » Autumn Conference GPTU Prioritisation Ballot workers rights
Support the St Mungo’s strikers and donate to the hardship fund 15 August 2023 / 21 January 2025 by martinfrancis2 The GPTU members’ meeting last night heard from a Unite speaker as the St Mungo’s strike entered its 11th week. The workers are striking for a 10% pay rise. Their pay has been cut by 25% in real terms since 2010 while the St Mungo’s CEO’s salary has risen by 77% since 2013. The homelessness […] Read more » GPTU St Mungos strike
WE STAND WITH AMAZON WORKERS! 4 August 2023 / 21 January 2025 by martinfrancis2 Workers demand dignity £15 per hour now! Thousands of Amazon workers in Coventry, the UK and internationally have been joining trade unions to demand fair pay and dignity at work, in a massive mobilisation of the trade union movement. The first strike by hundreds of workers took place at Coventry Amazon in January following earlier […] Read more » Amazon GMB Green Party Trade Union Group
32,000 join NEU ahead of February 1st strike 27 January 2023 / 27 January 2023 by martinfrancis2 Since the results of the strike ballot was announced many education workers have joined the NEU reaching 32,000 additional members by yesterday – 91% are teachers. . Rallies and marches are planned in towns and cities across the country. See full list so far HERE. Union Reps report a mood of determination and excitement in […] Read more » education educators NEU strike action
Join our Educators in Struggle Event November 30th 7pm on-line 24 November 2022 / 24 November 2022 by martinfrancis2 Join us at 7pm on Wednesday 30 November as we discuss the growing wave of strike action in the UK’s education system. We’ll hear from Vix Lowthion, secondary school teacher and Green Party Education spokesperson, and the NEU President Louise Atkinson on the crisis in education and how we got to this point. We will […] Read more »
Interview from the UCU front line 24 November 2022 / 24 November 2022 by martinfrancis2 Read more » Green Party Trade Union Group solidarity strike UCU
‘This Crisis Demands Action’ Climate Justice demonstration November 12th 26 October 2022 / 26 October 2022 by martinfrancis2 The COP26 Coalition has called a demonstration on November 12th assembling at noon at the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank. This will be one of many protests across the UK. The Coalition has made the following statement: Global temperatures, rising. Energy bills, rising. Billionaire profits, rising. While people are being forced to choose between […] Read more » climate action Climate Emergency
Event: The return of the workers – Agitating for a just transition 24 September 2022 / 28 September 2022 by matthewhull Join the Trade Union Group in attending this Green Party Autumn Conference 2022 fringe event, hosted by Green European Foundation and Green House Think Tank. Read more » Aviation Conference Green House Green New Deal Green Party Green Party Trade Union Group Just Transition
Event: Supporting unions as a councillor 23 September 2022 / 29 September 2022 by matthewhull Join the Green Party Trade Union Group at Autumn Conference 2022, as we hear from councillors how they have used their positions to support workers in struggle. Read more » Conference Councillors Councils Green Party Trade Union Group London Assembly Strikes
