No, McCluskey is not preparing to quit
Unite general secretary is ‘going nowhere’ There has been (yet more) fake news put out by right-wing media claiming that Unite general secretary Len McCluskey is planning to retire next […]
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Video 2/4: McCluskey hilariously – and movingly – takes down ‘Labour guardian’ Tom Watson
In the second of four videos featuring Unite leader Len McCluskey’s inspiring speech to a packed Labour gathering in Liverpool, McCluskey hilariously takes down grandstanding deputy leader Tom Watson On […]
Birmingham council failure forces unions to go to court to resolve bin dispute
Court action begins today in the dispute between unions and Birmingham City Council over the council’s continued failure to correct its actions after Acas mediation talks break down Unite and […]
Excl: Labour group chief whip resigns in protest at BCC abuse of unions
Chief Whip of Birmingham City Council’s controlling Labour group resigns in protest at the council’s anti-union behaviour Kerry Jenkins, the Chief Whip of Birmingham City Council’s (BCC) Labour group – […]
Breaking: WMids Labour refers Birmingham council leader/deputy to NEC over care-worker and bin disputes
The SKWAWKBOX has covered at length the abysmal behaviour of Birmingham City Council (BCC) – over a period of a year and a half and still ongoing – toward its […]
Excl: leak shows Birmingham’s ‘Labour’ council trying to use Thatcher law v bin strike – and its excuse beggars belief
Dispute over Birmingham’s refuse collection services takes bizarre turn as council stretches credulity in attempt to use Thatcher-era anti-union laws to block strike over discriminatory payments The twists and turns […]
Unite responds strongly to ‘malicious’ smear by ‘Another Europe’ – as AE-activist posts about hanging Corbyn aide
Last month, Labour MP Melanie Onn received death threats after writing that she would oppose another referendum in order to respect the views of her constituents. It seems that such […]
Breaking: Unite plans 10 strike days as Birmingham bin dispute escalates
Last week the SKWAWKBOX covered the breakdown of talks between Birmingham City Council (BCC) and the Unite and Unison unions, over the council’s failure to engage meaningfully with the unions’ […]
Birmingham bin strike to ‘escalate’ after council’s lack of meaningful response
Birmingham City Council (BCC) triggered a lengthy dispute with Unite and Unison members of its refuse collection force by making an extra payment to GMB members who did not participate […]
Universally DISCreditED – one of UK’s most deprived areas plans for Labour govt and benefits justice
Huyton in the Knowsley borough on Merseyside hosted PCS chief Mark Serwotka, Unite’s Sheila Coleman, Unison’s Paula Barker and others for an important seminar on the government’s consciously cruel Universal […]