International solidarity – how workers can collaborate across borders, disrupt multinationals and work across unions and industries for shared interests – January 23rd 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, […] Read more » Amazon Green Party Trade Union Group
Motion to unite trade unions on climate action 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 […] Read more » Campaign Against Climate Change climate action. TUC Green Party Trade Union Group motion
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
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
Interview from the UCU front line 24 November 2022 / 24 November 2022 by martinfrancis2 Read more » Green Party Trade Union Group solidarity strike UCU
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
Protest called 10 October: stop Truss’ anti-union laws 18 September 2022 / 28 September 2022 by matthewhull The Free Our Unions campaign and Earth Strike/Empower the Unions are holding an assembly and protest at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in London to oppose the threat of new anti-trade union laws. Read more » Free Our Unions Green Party Trade Union Group
UK Heatwave: How can we safeguard workers? 12 August 2022 / 12 August 2022 by matthewhull Ben Gladwin, Warwickshire-based teacher and local NEU officer, highlights the example of schools as workers and unions in the UK increasingly call for climate protections. Read more » climate change Climate Emergency Green Party Green Party Trade Union Group Health and Safety Heatwave NEU NHS
Trade Union Group calls on Greens to prioritise pro-worker motions at Conference 11 August 2022 / 11 August 2022 by matthewhull The Green Party Trade Union Group is calling on all Greens to vote for pro-worker, pro-union motions to the Green Party's Autumn Conference in October. Read more » elections Green Party Green Party Trade Union Group
