Unison sinks strike support at London Labour conference
At London Labour Party conference (28-29 January), the Starmerite leadership / machine let a series of leftish motions go through without opposition. The motion where they decided to fight was one supporting strikes and calling on the whole party, including elected representatives, to do so. That motion ( page 7 of motions document ) was defeated by just over 1% – 49.4 to 50.6%. It was defeated because Labour’s biggest affiliated union, Unison, actively opposed it. I haven’t checked the exact figures, but Union's delegation probably represents something like 15% of the conference. If Unison...