Is a low-tax corporate form of work intensification where staff are tracked and assessed to ensure they meet exacting targets good for Britain? What Amazon does today, its competitors seem to do tomorrow. That is why the arrival of Amazon’s futuristic …
Unions’ concerns could delay Keir Starmer’s Labour rules shake-up
Key affiliates feel blindsided by proposals and want vote delayed on changing how leaders are electedKeir Starmer could be forced to delay plans for Labour party reforms amid resistance from key trade unions, who have said they need more time to consul…
New Unite leader skips Labour conference to prioritise work disputes
Sharon Graham is believed to be first in the job to miss annual event but says it is ‘definitely not a snub’The new leader of Unite will miss Labour’s annual conference, saying she needs to prioritise her job of sorting out industrial disputes.Sharon G…
Britain’s workforce is changing – now our unions must catch up | Eve Livingston
Sharon Graham’s election as head of Unite shows workers facing new forms of exploitation need strong, diverse unionsThat the election of Sharon Graham as Unite’s new general secretary this week took many by surprise says much about today’s union moveme…
The Guardian view on Sharon Graham: a new boss reveals the state of the unions | Editorial
Unite’s general secretary is more interested in the industrial struggle than the political one. For workers, that could be a blessingThe surprise election of Sharon Graham to head Britain’s biggest trade union, Unite, is more about the labour movement …
Sharon Graham’s victory puts to bed the Labour right’s hopes of winning Unite | Simon Fletcher
The new leader’s focus on workplace issues resonated with the membership. Politicians should take note“Bad bosses take note.” That was the message of the new general secretary of the Unite trade union, Labour’s largest affiliate. Sharon Graham has stat…
Unite likely to be calmer but more distant with Labour after Graham win
Sharon Graham will become union’s first female general secretary after surprise victory The Unite union is expected to develop a calmer but more distant relationship with the Labour party after the election of the leftwinger Sharon Graham as its first …
Workers sacrificed plenty due to Covid, so let’s reward them with new rights | Owen Jones
Workplace democracy would allow us to come out of the pandemic with a greater sense of control over the futureWith most formal Covid restrictions all but melted away, freedom prevails. Back to the workplace, Tory ministers make demands of our newly lib…
New Unite boss Sharon Graham: doing what it says on the union tin
Highly skilled negotiator is motivated by ‘simple beliefs’ that unions exist to fight bad employersSharon Graham’s victory to replace Len McCluskey and become the first woman to lead Unite, one of Britain’s most powerful trade unions, may have come as …
Home working a key battleground in Unite leadership race
Candidates keen to pitch how they would ensure the union protects workers’ rights during change to working patternsWith phrases such as “second-tier workers”, “keystroke surveillance” and “presenteeism” rolling off their tongues, it is clear the three …