working with Labour’s elected representatives

Because the Labour Party has its roots in the union movement, the vast majority of Labour’s elected representatives are active members of trade unions.

In Parliament, Brussels, Scotland and Wales, and in local councils across the country, trade unions take part in deciding who Labour’s candidates for election will be. Unions campaign for Labour candidates to be elected and, if they are successful, unions organise together with Labour representatives to ensure that union values are at the core of Labour politics.

Labour’s affiliated unions work closely with the elected representatives who are their members. Also, unions work collectively to organise Trade Union Groups to act as a bridge between Labour’s representatives and the union movement.

In Parliament - Trade Union Group of MPs

Chair: Tony Lloyd MP Unite (Amicus Section)
Secretary: Frank Doran MP GMB
Vice Chairs: Judy Mallaber MP UNISON
Lindsay Hoyle MP Unite (Amicus Section)
Ian Stewart MP Unite (T&G Section)
Treasurer: Bill Olner MP Unite (Amicus Section)

House of Commons
Westminster SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3000

In the European Parliament - Trade Union Group of MEPs

Chair: Peter Skinner MEP Unite (Amicus Section)
Convenor: Stephen Hughes MEP GMB

Stephen Hughes’ office:
Room 4/38 County Hall, Durham DH1 5UR
Tel: 0191 384 9371
Email: stephen-hughes@btconnect.com

Brussels office:
Tel: 00 322 284 5408
Email: sthughes@europarl.eu.int

In the Scottish Parliament - Trade Union Group of MSPs

Convenor: Cathy Peattie MSP

Holyrood, Edinburgh EH99 1SP
Tel: 0131 348 5746/7
Fax: 0131 348 5750
Email: cathy.peattie.msp@scottish.parliament.uk
www.cathypeattiemsp.org.uk 

In the Welsh Assembly - Labour Party Group of AMs

Contact: Janice Gregory AM

National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF99 1NA
Tel: 029 2089 8752

Email: janice.gregory@wales.gov.uk