Statements of solidarity from the Green Party Trade Union Group
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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
27 July 2022 / 28 July 2022 by matthewhull
We urge trade unionists and socialists to join the Green Party and be in a party that understands solidarity and the importance of workplace collective action.
12 April 2022 / 21 January 2025 by martinfrancis2
The Green Party of England and Wales has a long-standing policy to replace Ofsted and so we welcome the launch at the National Education Union Conference this week of a petition to do exactly that. Ofsted is the source of much stress for education workers and closely tied to high-stakes testing that distorts the curriculum […]
8 April 2022 / 11 April 2022 by matthewhull
The Green Party Trade Union Group on Friday expressed its solidarity with UCU members at Richmond upon Thames College, who are fighting against management plans to fire workers and rehire them on worse pay, terms, and conditions.
18 March 2022 / 19 March 2022 by matthewhull
The Green Party Trade Union Group expresses our disgust at the dismissal on Thursday of approximately 800 seafarers by P&O Ferries. We stand in solidarity with the workers and their union, RMT.
23 October 2021 / 24 October 2021 by matthewhull
The Green Party today voted to extend solidarity to the Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) and support their 'Fight for 15' campaign for a £15 minimum wage.
22 October 2021 / 22 October 2021 by matthewhull
Green Party members came together at their Autumn Conference in support of the private members' bill to stop 'fire and rehire'.
