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ALL HANDS TO THE PUMPS: Usdaw general secretary and Labour Unions chair Joanne Thomas at the Co-operative Party Conference in London, November 2025.
Workers' Rights / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026

JOANNE THOMAS welcomes the Employment Rights Act as an instrument for the much-needed revitalisation of trade union membership and activism

USDAW General Secretary and Labour Unions Chair Joanne Thomas speaks during the Co-operative Party Conference at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in central London, November 15, 2025
Workers' Rights / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

JOANNE THOMAS argues that unions’ political voice remains vital to winning stronger rights and protections for working people

LABOUR MUST DELIVER: Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaking at Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) conference, pledging to improve the lives of retail workers, April 2024
TUC Congress 2025 / 8 September 2025
8 September 2025

Making sure this Labour government delivers on decent jobs, strong workplace rights and well-funded public services will defeat the easy answers to real frustrations peddled by the far right, writes JOANNE THOMAS