As we face the challenges of the 2020s, all parts of the labour and trade union movement must pull together. We need to listen to the working-class communities we exist to serve. We need to show humility, reflect – and then pick ourselves up and prepare for the battles ahead.
Union organisers still face obstacles including hostile employers, union-busting and blacklisting. In the UK every worker deserves a great job. But we all know that this is far from being the case.
Collective bargaining is under attack by employers and some governments in Europe. The European trade union federation IndustriAll Europe has launched a campaign to show the power of collective bargaining.
Trade unions fought for an eight-hour day in the 19th century and a two-day weekend in the 20th. In the 21st, it’s time to take the next step and win a four-day week with fair pay for all.
The revised version of the Code is the latest step in the government’s corporate governance reforms that started in July 2016 with the Prime Minister saying that she was going to put workers on company boards.