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Rebuild labour movement culture to change Britain, GFTU leader Gawain Little urges
GFTU general secretary Gawain Little. Photo: Khatun & Will Killington

GENERAL Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) general secretary Gawain Little called for a union-led “politics of mass mobilisation” today to deliver real change for Britain.

In his address to the GFTU biennial conference, Mr Little highlighted the “class, culture, community” theme, calling for the movement to “combine our workplace struggles with a massive movement for change that links unions, community organisations and progressive campaigns.”

He highlighted the GFTU’s successful rollout of a growing range of trade union education courses.

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