Sentences with phrase «about trade union leaders»

«This isn't about trade union leaders - this is about dinner ladies and teaching assistants and people in local government who feel as though they've worked hard for 30 years and suddenly are being stung at a late stage in their career - predominantly low - paid women,» he told the Independent on Sunday.

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Leaders of the United Auto Workers union regularly raise concerns about U.S. - China automotive trade.

Socialist and trade - union leaders know all about this kind of thing.

Oh crikey, he's going on about Indian Nabobs, and ruthless industrialists... And in the 20th century it was the trade union leaders «tamed by Lady Thatcher», Sir Peter continues.

Len McCluskey, Frances O'Grady, Emma Burnell, Neal Lawson, Melissa Kite and Richard Seymour: Our panel of experts consider the merits of the Labour leader's speech about his party's relationship with trade unions

But other trade unions were initially concerned at what they regarded as a Unite stitch - up — and Jon Lansman, leader of the pro-Corbyn grassroots campaign group Momentum, put himself forward, complaining about «machine» politics inside Labour.

Mr Miliband said the plans were about «a relationship more with individual trade unionists and less about the relationship with trade union leaders».

Asked about the prospects of union members dominating local Labour parties, she said: «I think it is being slightly phobic about trade unions - why shouldn't a care worker or somebody who works in a warehouse have a say about the leader of the party they support and the party they are paying towards.»

There are about 200,000 Labour Party members and 2.7 m trade unionists and it was put to Ms Harman on the Andrew Marr Show that the change would mean - even if only one in 10 took up the # 3 option - union members having a greater say on choice of leader than full members.

Yesterdays «news» on the Collins review of the Labour Party — trade union link is that Ed Miliband's reform plans are faltering: there's a hiccup in the negotiations between Paul Kenny on behalf of the affiliated unions and the Leader's office, but it's about -LSB-...]