On Wednesday, the SKWAWKBOX published an exclusive interview with Sakina Sheikh, one of two main left candidates in the contest to replace Heidi Alexander as the candidate and then MP […]
After the March Certification Officer hearing into his complaint that the Unite General Secretary election that he lost last year should never have been held, right-winger Gerard Coyne tweeted to […]
The RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) is widely recognised as one of the more radical – and rapidly growing – unions in the UK. In 2004, […]
Earlier today, the SKWAWKBOX covered the decision of the Certification Officer to throw out, as unreasonable, former Unite challenger Gerard Coyne’s ill-judged attempt to annul the General Secretary election […]
No official confirmation of the decision is yet available, but strong rumours are emerging that the Certification Officer – retired judge Jeffrey Burke QC – has thrown out Gerard Coyne’s […]
Unite’s acting regional director Howard Beckett has often been at loggerheads with councils in the region – in particular Birmingham City Council for its treatment of refuse collectors during last […]
Ursuline Catholic Primary School in Sefton, to the north of Liverpool, has been at the centre of controversy of the last few weeks after the school put up a banner […]
Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones has announced that he is standing down in the autumn. This should open the door for a left-wing leader to take over and begin […]
SKWAWKBOX readers interested in union matters – or the impact Unite in particular has had on the ‘Corbyn project’ – will have followed the attempt by right-wing challenger Gerard Coyne […]
One unwanted side-effect of the battle between Julie Morgan and Carolyn Harris for the new position of Welsh Labour deputy leader has been the suspension of three officials of the […]