LABOUR SOCIALIST SOCIETIES AND FRIENDS GROUPS Directory Labour Socialist Society and Friends Group directory Labour Socialist Society and

PB 1 Chair of the Socialist Societies Executive Chair of the Socialist Societies James Asser With best wishes We’ve also included information about Labour We’ve also included information important role in Friends Groups, who play an of different communities bringing together the voices messages and in the UK, communicating Labour’s they represent, building links with the communities the campaigning voice of as well as Unions Together, Labour’s affiliated Trade Unions. Socialist Societies are organisations that are affiliated are organisations that are Socialist Societies Party because they share Labour’s to the Labour and They are independently run values and aims. to of interests, from housing cover a wide range is a great part of a Socialist Society equalities. Being campaign Labour members, way to meet like-minded and on issues you care about, locally and nationally events. access exciting training and Welcome to this new directory, which brings directory, which to this new Welcome Socialist about Labour’s information together and Unions. Friends Groups, Societies, Introduction

Labour Socialist Society and Friends Group directory 2 Socialist Societies with a radical commitment among think tanks in being to social justice, to a democratically-constituted protecting the environment membership organisation, and to fostering peace and with almost 7,000 members. reconciliation. Member-led activity includes 70 local Fabian CL offers space for societies, the Scottish Christians to come and Welsh Fabians, the together to help shape the Cooperative Party Fabian Women’s Network political agenda. Affiliated Website: party.coop and the , to the Labour Party and Email: [email protected] which is itself the leading with members in the Twitter: @CoopParty organisation on the left for Commons, the Lords, on Facebook: facebook.com/ young people to debate and local councils and in trade CoopParty influence political ideas. unions and constituency The Co-operative Party is Labour parties, CL makes a separate political party sure the Christian voice is but which has an electoral heard in politics. Through agreement with Labour. lobbying, publications, It is the political voice of public meetings, local the British co-operative branch activities, media movement. Over one billion work and other ways we are Jewish Labour people are members of co- an effective voice for social Movement operatives worldwide which justice. Website: jlm.org.uk globally employ 250 million Email: neilnerva@gmail. people, and generate £1.4 com trillion in turnover while The Jewish community providing the services and inside the Labour infrastructure communities Movement, JLM is an official need to thrive. affiliate of the Labour Party, and campaigns in the UK Friends Group directory Labour Socialist Society and and Israel for the left. Website: fabians.org.uk Email address: info@ fabians.org.uk Twitter: @thefabians Website: Facebook: facebook.com/ christiansontheleft.org.uk fabiansociety Email: info@ The Fabian Society is christiansontheleft.org.uk Britain’s oldest political think Facebook: facebook.com/ tank. Founded in 1884, the pages/Christians-on-the- Society is at the forefront Left/190326847689465 of developing political ideas Christians on the Left is a and public policy on the movement of Christians left. The society is alone

3 LGBT Labour Website: lgbtlabour.org.uk Email: lgbtlabour@ymail. com Twitter: @LGBTLab Facebook: facebook. com/pages/LGBT- Labour/110856622350555 for The Labour Campaign and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Trans* Rights is a Socialist the Society affiliated to Labour Party. Members and include trade unionists members of the Labour Party. Membership is open to any lesbian, gay man, bisexual or trans* person in the Labour movement. Supporting membership is open to others. LGBT Labour campaigns for full legal and social equality for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans* people. We are active in the Labour Party, the Trade Unions and other labour movement organisations. Website: labourpartyirishsociety. wordpress.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LabourIrish Facebook: facebook.com/ labourirish The LPIS is a Socialist Society affiliated to the Labour Party and aims to promote Labour within the Irish community, encouraging Irish people in Britain to support and join the Labour Party. Labour Party Irish Society Facebook: facebook. Facebook: com/pages/Disability- Labour/501448456624514 is an the Labour affiliate of to represent Party. It exists the interests and support of disabled Labour Party members and supporters. We participate and contribute to the Labour Party through affiliation, identify and break down the disabling barriers within society, build links Party between the Labour and the disabled people’s with movement, and work the Labour Party to ensure that all its services and meetings are as accessible as possible. Disability Labour Website: disability labour. org.uk Email: disabilitylabour@ gmail.com Twitter: @DisabilityLab Labour Housing Group Labour Housing Website: labourhousing. co.uk Email: paulre55@hotmail. org.uk Group The Labour Housing by was formed in 1981 housing activists within a the Party and has had the strong influence on development of the Labour Party’s housing policies. Membership includes many Labour members of Parliament, councillors, housing professionals and academics, tenants, Trade Unions and constituency organisations across the country. We have helped to develop and promote relationships between Socialist Societies, to link the development of housing policy with planning, transport, education, economic, regeneration, environmental, health and energy policy development.

Labour Socialist Society and Friends Group directory 4 participates in the and Labour’s Annual Conference. It also has a Parliamentary branch which includes Labour National Union of members of the Education Labour and Socialist Website: Select Committee. SEA’s Clubs scientistsforlabour.org.uk aim has always been to Website: nulsc.info Email: info@ promote a comprehensive, Email: Bates.R4@outlook. scientistsforlabour.org.uk non-selective education com Twitter: @Scientists4Lab service, based on equality Facebook: facebook.com/ Labour Clubs have played of opportunity and life- Scientists4Lab a significant part in the long access to excellent development and sustaining provision, within which We believe that science of the Labour Party. In compulsory education is and technology offer 2015 we are working free, well-resourced and the potential to unlock a with the Party and the organised within a local better future for everyone movement democratic framework. and seek to engage with at every level, providing politicians, party members activists, promoting council and scientists to promote candidates and councillors, evidence-based policies MPs and MEPs, in Scotland, that foster innovation Wales and all parts of and discovery in science, England. We are also technology, engineering and extremely proud of our links mathematics. Socialist Health with a myriad of Socialist Association Societies. Across the Website: sochealth.co.uk country we provide facilities Twitter: @SocialistHealth for community groups, Facebook: facebook.com/ trade unions, local councils, Socialist.Health Friends Group directory Labour Socialist Society and the NHS and of course the Labour Party. We help fund The Socialist Health election campaigns at all Association is a levels, and have volunteers Socialist Educational campaigning membership out in all weathers Association (SEA) organisation. We promote supporting our members Website: health and well-being seeking elected office. scientistsforlabour.org.uk and the eradication of Email: info@ inequalities through the scientistsforlabour.org.uk application of socialist Twitter: @Scientists4Lab principles to society and Facebook: facebook.com/ government. We believe Scientists4Lab that these objectives can The SEA is the Labour best be achieved through Party’s specialist education collective rather than affiliate. As such it individual action.

5 Website: labourstudents. org.uk Email: Michael_rubin@ labour.org.uk Twitter: @LabourStudents Chinese for Labour Website: chineseforlabour. org Email: info@ chineseforlabour.org Twitter: @Chinese4Labour Facebook: facebook.com/ chinese4labour Chinese for Labour was formed in 1999 to promote the interests of Chinese people in the Labour Party and improve the quality of life of the Chinese community in Britain. The Chinese community is the fastest growing non- European ethnic group in the UK. We are affiliated to the Labour Party. range from students to from students range to to academics magistrates above all we are judges, and to uphold the concerned and to restore rule of law the access to to everyone is their right. justice which The Society of Labour The Society of Labour Lawyers Website: societyoflabourlawyers. org.uk Email: warren.drew@ societyoflabourlawyers. org.uk Twitter: @SocLabLaw Facebook: facebook.com/ groups/281249298695187 The Society is the pre- eminent professional association for lawyers on the left of politics and supports the Labour Party in developing legal policy and advising on legal proposals. We provide a forum for our members to discuss, debate and campaign on current political and legal issues and a meeting point for like-minded lawyers from a wide variety of backgrounds and practice areas. We seek to promote change of the legal and justice system to embed the principles of justice and equality in the law and to work for a fairer society. Our members are proud to be members of the Labour Party and seminars, we provide a forum we provide seminars, discussionfor open-minded issues andon environmental solutions. socially-just Website: sera.org.uk Email: melanie.smallman@ sera.org.uk Twitter: @serauk Facebook: facebook.com/ SERAUK At SERA, we are pioneers in bridging the social and environmental movements, to build common solutions to major issues facing the UK today. Our aim is to promote sustainable environmental policies within the Labour Party. We are a membership based organisation. Our members include Labour politicians, businesses, environmental professionals and trade unionists. Through research, publications, parliamentary meetings and The Socialist Environment and Resources Association (SERA) We stand for universal for universal We stand patients’ meeting healthcare at the point of needs, free by taxation use, funded based on and democracy information, freedom of selection election not local decision making, equality based on equality of opportunity, affirmative action, and progressive taxation.

Labour Socialist Society and Friends Group directory 6 Facebook: facebook.com/ in the political process, level of the Labour Party labourstudents BAME Labour empowers – in Parliament, in Europe, its members to campaign in the devolved nations Labour Students is the for a fairer, more equal and and in local government. student wing of the Labour democratic society. And we want to see equal Party, with clubs at colleges BAME Labour works closely representation and an and universities across with the Labour Party equal voice for women the country that campaign because of our shared within the Labour Party for change and deliver values of equality, tolerance – from local constituency the Labour message to and opportunity for all. committees to the Shadow students. From the General BAME Labour welcomes Cabinet table. That’s why we Election to student unions, everything that Labour campaign for change within Labour Students tirelessly in government did to the Party, and why we campaigns for Labour improve the quality of life provide top-quality training values. We hold regular for Britain’s ethnic minority for women who want to national and regional communities but continues stand for Parliament, or get events that bring together to campaign for further more politically active. members to develop and equality, both within the learn new skills, and shape Labour Party and across their politics. Students can society. join for just £1 year.

Association of Labour Councillors Website: labourcouncillors. co.uk Email: councillors@labour. Labour Women’s org.uk BAME Labour Network Twitter: @LabourCllrs Website: bamelabour.org.

Website: lwn.org.uk Friends Group directory Labour Socialist Society and uk The Association of Labour Email: [email protected] Email: bamelabour@ Councillors (ALC) is a Labour Twitter: @ labour.org.uk Party affiliated organisation labourwomensnet Twitter: @Labourbame which represents Labour Facebook: facebook.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/ councillors of England, LabourWomensNetwork bamelabour Wales and Scotland Labour Women’s Network within the Labour Party. BAME Labour seeks to exists to secure the The work of the ALC is empower ethnic minority election of more Labour governed by an executive members within the Labour women to public office at who are directly elected by Party and campaigns for every level and to support Labour councillors from greater representation Labour women to play a each region. The ALC is of ethnic minority full part in the Party. LWN supported by the Labour communities in public wants to see 50:50 equal Party Local Government life. Through encouraging representation at every Officer. increased participation

7 Labour Animal Welfare Labour Animal Welfare (LAWS) Website: labouranimalwelfare society.org.uk Email: walter@burley57. wanadoo.co.uk Labour Animal Welfare is an affilated organisation of the Labour Party which was set up on 30 September 1992 for Labour Party members and supporters. The objectives of the society are to give support to the Labour Party on animal welfare issues, educate, promote and organise discussions on matters concerning animal welfare, influence policy and decision making at all levels of the Labour movement to improve the welfare of animals, and promote our beliefs that human beings have obligations towards other animals. the Labour Movement. LFIG LFIG Movement. the Labour points contact provides levels of the between all of the Party and sections who business community to Labour are sympathetic to co- aims or prepared operate on policy research the in areas of interest to Labour movement. Website: LFIG.org.uk Email Address: [email protected] LFIG is open to members of the Labour Party who operate in industry or financial services or who wish to contribute policy ideas relating to these areas of the economy. LFIG supports the Labour Party by conducting policy studies independently or in co-operation with other socialist societies or groups sympathetic to the aims of Labour Finance and Industry Group the quality of debate about about of debate the quality in the Labour Europe Labour Party, the wider and throughout movement the home the UK. It is in the of pro-Europeans trade union Labour and movement. We believe that Labour in must take a leading role for making the argument continued membership a of the EU but also for progressive reform agenda. Facing the referendum we on our membership, will be active across the and UK, fostering debate support within our CLPs and trade union branches. Labour Movement for Europe Website: labourmovement. eu Email: info@ labourmovement.eu Twitter: @labour4europe Facebook: facebook.com/ The Labour Movement for Europe is a socialist society whose aim is to improve Website: younglabour.org. uk Email: younglabour@ labour.org.uk Twitter: @YoungLabourUK home Young Labour is the of progressive young people, and makes up the next generation of the Labour Party. Getting involved with Young to Labour is a great way and get involved in politics meet like-minded people who share your values. This is your opportunity to get together, get involved and get active in all aspects of the Party’s organisation – from influencing policy to campaigning and ultimately winning for Labour. Young Labour

Labour Socialist Society and Friends Group directory 8 LABOUR FRIENDS engaged in British politics promote and support our GROUPS and to further develop the communities across the links between the Labour United Kingdom. Africans for Labour Party and India. The Caribbean community Name: Africans for Labour has made a big contribution Email address: Labour Friends of in the UK in many diverse africansforlabour@ymail. France areas from public life to com Email: lea.renoux@gmail. business, sports and the Africans For Labour aims com arts. to engage and influence Facebook: facebook.com/ As a world biodiversity senior politicians in the pages/Labour-Friends-of- hotspot the Caribbean Labour Party to adopt France/145866098853196 undoubtedly has the policies that address issues Labour Friends of France natural resources as well that affect Africans living aims to bring together as the talent to become a in the UK. We engage with parliamentarians, other global economic player. LFC issues that are of real representatives and activists is committed to working concern to Africans here and all those interested with the Caribbean from and on the continent which in strengthening relations the UK in partnership could be dealt through the between the Labour Party - journeying for further Labour Party, for example and the Parti Socialiste. together on issues unemployment and health We share experiences and like climate change, poverty amongst Africans. We seek ideas, reach out to the and inequality. to promote Labour within French community living in the African community the UK and campaign for and encourage equality the Labour Party and the to ensure women are PS so that we help each encouraged and supported other to win in forthcoming to play leading roles in our elections both at home and society. Membership to abroad. Africans for Labour is open Friends Group directory Labour Socialist Society and to anyone that supports our Labour Friends of work. Labour Friends of Italy Caribbean Website: labour-italy.org. Email: labourfriendsof Indians for Labour uk [email protected] Website: indians4labour. Email: [email protected] facebook.com/pages/ org Twitter: @labouritaly Labour-Friends Email: info@ Facebook: facebook.com/ -of-the-Caribbean/ indians4labour.org groups/190839023619 147702315279123 Twitter: @Indians_Labour Labour Friends of Italy is Labour Friends of the Indians for Labour is a an organisation of Labour Caribbean (LFC) is platform for British Indians members and supporters committed to working who support the Labour which aims to promote in partnership with Party. We aim to get the Labour values and policies other organisations to British Indian community within the Italian community

9 Labour Friends of Labour Friends of East Palestine & Middle Website: lfpme.org lfpm. Email address: info: org Twitter: @lfpme Facebook: www.facebook. com/LFPME Achieving justice for the Palestinians remains one of the most pressing international issues of our time. LFPME supports and complements the humanitarian effort for Palestine by raising the key issues, detrimental to the realisation of peace in the Middle East, at the highest political levels in the UK and Europe. We raise awareness of the situation in Palestine, participate in political conferences, undertake speaking engagements, produce briefings and promotional material, campaign on key issues, host cultural events, and encourage MPs to visit Palestine to witness the reality of the situation. brings together Nigerian together brings Party members Labour to promote and supporters and policies Labour values Nigerian within the in the UK. community Labour Friends of Nigeria Email: corporationhouse@ talk21.com Labour Friends of Nigeria Labour Friends of Labour Friends Germany Website: labourfriendsofgermany. org Email address: info@ labourfriendsofgermany. org Twitter: @LabFriendsGer Facebook: facebook.com/ LabourFriendsOfGermany Labour Friends of Germany aims at building links between the Labour Party and the Social-Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). We also want to facilitate mutual understanding among the people of the UK and Germany. The history of the Labour movements in both Germany and Britain is closely aligned. It is with our countries’ special relationship in mind, and the need to explore ideas between us that are the motivation to put the structures in place that will continue to share ideas, activists and ultimately resources between Labour and the SPD. Labour Friends of USA Labour Friends of Email: labourfriendsusa@ gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/ LabourFriendsUSA Twitter: @ LabourFriendUSA The goal behind this is to political organisation foster stronger political and personal ties between members of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom and Democratic politics in the United States. Founded in 2012, Labour Friends of USA hopes to build closer ties between Democratic politics in the US and Labour MPs in UK. Through friendship and communication both sides will learn more about one a deeper and foster another connection beneficial for years to come. in the UK. We encourage UK. We encourage in the of Italians the involvement Labour Party and within the for a create opportunities of better understanding Italian politics.

Labour Socialist Society and Friends Group directory 10 Labour Friends of Muslim Friends of Poland Labour Website: labour-lfp.eu Email: [email protected]

Labour Friends of Iraq Labour Friends of Muslim Friends of Labour Website: Poland is a membership brings together Muslim labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk organisation open to all Labour Party members LFIQ includes those Labour Party members and and supporters to promote who opposed and those supporters. Our main aim Labour values and who supported military is to encourage the Polish policies within the Muslim action but are united in community in the UK to be community in the UK. supporting Iraq’s struggle actively involved with the for democracy and labour Labour Party. We are here Labour Friends of the rights. We will encourage to help local parties and Czech Republic support for the Iraqi candidates in reaching out Website: labourfriends Federation of Trade Unions to Polish communities up ofczechrepublic.co.uk and the labour interest and down the country. Email: tanweer27@gmail. through fact-finding trips, com publications, seminars, Labour Friends of Labour Friends of the fundraising, speaker tours, Bangladesh Czech Republic was regular electronic bulletins Website: labourfriendsof launched in Westminster in and on our website. We bangladesh.org.uk 2012. We aim to improve will encourage mutually Email: nasim.ali@camden. communication between beneficial cultural, social, gov.uk the Labour Party and political and economic Twitter: @lfofbangladesh the people of the Czech links with progressive Iraqi Republic and help develop Labour Friends of organisations. the relationship between Bangladesh exists to our party and the Czech promote the Labour Party Social Democratic Party. Labour Friends of and Labour values within Pakistan Most recently we have the British Bangladeshi Friends Group directory Labour Socialist Society and Website: helped organise visits community. We are setting labourfriendsofpakistan. of young members of up LFB branches across org.uk our sister party to assist the country and will ensure Email: info@ with the General Election that our supporters help labourfriendsofpakistan. campaign in a marginal their Labour constituencies. org.uk constituency. We are also We also want to help more happy to facilitate visits by Labour Friends of Pakistan members of the British Labour Party members to aims to get the British Bangladeshi community the Czech Republic. The Pakistani community to get involved in local and Chair of Labour Friends of engaged in British politics national government. the Czech Republic is Mike and to further develop the Gapes. links between the Labour Party and Pakistan.

11 13 Labour Friends of Ukraine Website: lfu.org.uk Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LabourUkraine Labour Friends of Ukraine exists to strengthen relations between Britain and Ukraine, supporting those striving for peace, tackling corruption and taking the country further down the road towards EU and Nato membership. We foster constructive and informed discussion within the Labour movement. established to promote to promote established understanding closer Central between Britain, Caucasian Asian and Republics. are to Our objectives Labour promote the Party amongst Central Asian and Caucasian communities, strengthen bilateral relations between Britain and the Republics, arrange fundraising events, conferences and seminars, organise a variety of social and cultural events, promote good governance in the region, and inform Labour Party politicians of the latest political developments in the region. Labour Friends of Caucasus and Central Asia Website: labourfriends. com Labour friends of Caucasus and Central Asia was Labour Friends of Somalia Email: [email protected] Somali Friends of Labour was set up to address the unique problems that British Somalis face, while introducing the community to Labour values. Congolese for Labour Email: jeankaseki@yahoo. co.uk Congolese for Labour was set up to increase to political awareness and mobilise support within the Congolese community and for the Labour Party build links for intergartion with the mainstream British society. The aims of this organisation are also to promote and support the Congolese community at home and abroad. community activists, local activists, community We politicians. and national Party is the feel the Labour for everyone right platform because of its to take part and social ethics, policies justice principles. Website: ucfl.org.uk/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ucfl_uk Facebook: UCFL UCFL We are a grassroots community movement that aims to encourage everyone, regardless of their ethnic origin, background or social standing, to get involved in politics and have their say. Our members include United Communities for Labour incorporating Kurds for Labour Labour Friends of Friends Labour Turkey Email: [email protected] of Turkey Labour Friends European is a UK and Labour Party Parliamentary group and community-led aiming to promote Anglo- LfT Euro-Turkey relations. believes in Turkey’s rich its and diverse culture and integrity. The group works towards strengthening democratic values and economic and cultural the ties between Britain, rest of Europe and Turkey. Turkey’s full membership to European Union is a key priority for LfT.

Labour Socialist Society and Friends Group directory 12 Sikhs For Labour support Labour black Website: sikhs4labour. women of African & org.uk Caribbean origins who Email: sikhs4labour@ wish to stand for Party and gmail.com Labour Friends of public office. We provide Twitter: @sikhs4labour Israel practical support, advice Facebook: facebook.com/ Website: lfi.org.uk and information as well sikhs4labour Email address: mail@lfi. as referring them to or org.uk providing relevant training, Sikhs4Labour is a national Twitter: @_LFI meetings, lectures classes, organisation which is the Facebook: facebook.com/ seminars or conferences. voice of the Sikh community groups/2222088133 We ensure that increased within the Labour Party. numbers of black women The UK has the largest are represented on population of Sikhs outside promotes a negotiated party bodies and are of India and Sikhs have a two state solution for two elected to public office longstanding relationship peoples; with Israel safe, in local government, with the Labour Party. secure and recognised within its borders, living Greater London and S4L see themselves as one alongside a democratic, Welsh Assembly, Scottish, of the conduits between the independent Palestinian Westminster and European Sikh community and Party state. We foster close links Parliaments. LBWN fights decision makers, advising with progressive Israelis to eliminate racism and them on Sikh issues and and Palestinians. LFI seeks discrimination in all its concerns. We are also to strengthen relations forms and supports Black committed to increasing the between Britain and Israel women in their struggle level of Sikh representation and we work closely with against racism both in the with in the House of the Israeli Labour Party and UK and abroad. Commons and in the House other left wing and centrist of Lords, providing guidance politicians, trade unions, and mentoring to potential progressive groups and Labour Socialist Society and Friends Group directory Labour Socialist Society and candidates. Furthermore, individuals, encouraging S4L campaigns to recruit strong bilateral economic, Sikhs to the party and political and cultural ties. campaigns for Labour. It Tamils for Labour also enables Sikhs to be Website: tamilsforlabour. recognised within Labour Labour Black Women’s org.uk policies and respects the Network Email: dominic@ 50:50 gender balance. Website: facebook.com/ groups/488880817789753 tamilsforlabour.org.uk Email: lbwn2014@yahoo. Twitter: @TamilsforLabour com Facebook: facebook.com/ Twitter: @LabBlackWomen Tamils4Labour

Labour Black Women’s TfLabour is working to Network (LBWN) aims to promote Labour Party encourage, assist and values amoungst 400,000

12 13 15 E-mail: LabourSocialWorkGroup@ gmail.com Website: laboursocialworkgroup. com Facebook: facebook.com/ LabourSocialWorkGroup Twitter: @LabSWGroup The Labour Social Work group is a campaigning membership organisation. to We seek to contribute and the improved wellbeing of the life chances for some most vulnerable members of society, by strengthening the place of socialist principles within social work policy and practice and within the broader social care services. We work towards achieving these aims through collective action in local groups and through participation in national policy debates both within and outside the Labour Party Labour Social Work Social Labour Group Email: labourmentalhealth@ gmail.com Twitter: @labour_mh Facebook: facebook.com/ labourmentalhealth We are a voluntary organisation of Labour activists dedicated to breaking the sitgma associated with mental health and campaigning for policies to improve mental health services Labour Campaign for Labour Campaign Mental Health Tamil people in the UK and the UK and people in Tamil to empowering committed generation into the younger the Party.

Labour Socialist Society and Friends Group directory 14 UNIONS TOGETHER IS THE CAMPAIGNING VOICE OF THE 14 TRADE UNIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE LABOUR PARTY. TOGETHER, THE 14 AFFILIATED TRADE UNIONS BRING THE VOICES OF ALMOST 3 MILLION UNION MEMBERS TO THE HEART OF THE LABOUR PARTY.

In communities across the country, Labour and trade union members campaign together on issues that matter to all of us. From saving our NHS, to defending jobs, to speaking up for our rights at work – together, the labour movement is stronger when we are campaigning together.

We campaign for the Labour Party because we believe that hard-working people are better off with a Labour Government. And we campaign within the Labour Party because we want to help make sure that Labour stands up for the needs of our members.

OUR UNIONS Together, we bring the voices of 3 million working people to the heart of the Labour Party.

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