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Response to Labour minimum wage plan
Left Unity says Labour’s plan to link the minimum wage to earnings is not enough, and is calling for the minimum wage to rise to a living wage Read more »
Strike ballot plan is ‘double standard’
Left Unity has condemned Tory plans to introduce turnout thresholds for strike ballots as a 'double standard' Read more »
Call for ban on zero-hours contracts
“On a zero-hours contract, workers face the uncertainty of getting up every morning, not knowing whether or not they will be called in to work.” Read more »
Clarkson must be sacked
Left Unity is calling for the BBC to sack Jeremy Clarkson after the latest in a long line of incidents of racism. Read more »
Ken Loach supports Ritzy cinema strike
Ken Loach, the award-winning film director and one of the founders of Left Unity, is supporting a strike by workers at the Ritzy cinema in South London Read more »
Labour’s rent cap plan doesn’t go far enough
Ed Miliband’s plan to cap private rents is welcome but does not go far enough, the Left Unity party says. Read more »
Dole queues will spill into the streets under new Tory scheme
The government’s ‘Help to Work’ scheme, which comes into force today, will mean “the return of dole queues reaching down the street”, Left Unity is warning. Read more »
New left party stands first candidates
The dozen candidates are standing in May’s local elections in five local areas Read more »
Labour needs principles, not six-figure strategist
“Here’s a strategy Labour could use and we’ll give it to them for free: say you will end austerity and reverse all the cuts” Read more »
Vote Green to beat racism – Left Unity backs Peter Cranie in European election
In a joint announcement today, the North West region of Left Unity has offered a public endorsement of the lead Green candidate Peter Cranie for the European Elections. Read more »
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