Archive: Unite The Union

Miliband: Hated by his brother and the unions. Loved by... Nadine Dorries?

Ed Miliband and wife Justine arrive in Manchester for the party conference.

Ed Miliband was experiencing a strange twist of fate today, as he faced disputes with his brother and trade unionists only to be supported by Tory right-winger Nadine Dorries.

Miliband puts his foot down: 'I won't swap Ed Balls for my brother'

The war for Labour: Unite issues spectacular attack on Miliband

David Miliband walks away from politics - for now

Union wants Labour ready for 2014 election

Anything can happen in the next three years

Labour should "get its act together" and get ready for a general election in 2014, the Unite union's chief has said.

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Westminster disgusted by Olympic 'disobedience' call

Union chief Len McCluskey's call for strikes and "civil disobedience" during the Olympics is attracting widespread condemnation in Westminster.

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McCluskey: Olympics would be good time for civil disobedience

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey tells the Guardian newspaper that employees should consider strike action during the Olympics in the summer

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The war for Labour: Unite issues spectacular attack on Miliband

Labour mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone addresses striking public sector workers last year, as Ed Miliband did during an anti-cuts rally months earlier.

Labour's newfound acceptance of austerity measures has triggered an explosive attack from the general secretary of Unite.

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Unite: Bank workers deserve a strategic voice

The Unite union's national officer Dave Fleming comments on the government's decision to implement the findings of the Vickers report on banking reform in full:

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