About this episode
Simon Dubbins discusses the changing relationship between unions and the Labour party ahead of a leadership race.
Simon Dubbins is the Head of International at Unite the union, and came by the JOE studios to speak to us before the leadership race for General Secretary in one of Britain's biggest unions. He speaks to Laura and Andy about the union's changing relationship with the Labour party, the shift in member's politics, and how to reignite the ties between the Labour party and the workers' movement Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Laura, Andy
Guest: Simon Dubbins
Topics covered
- unions
- Labour party
- politics
- workers' movement
- leadership race
Keywords
- unions
- Labour party
- Simon Dubbins
- politics
- workers' movement
- leadership race
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Unite the union, Labour party
Places: Britain
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