do you agree with sharon graham?are standing up and pushing back against the terrible experiences they have been having for a very long time. and workers have tried very hard to negotiate with employers, including with the government, to try and get a fair pay deal and unfortunately, employers and this government have failed to listen to those workers and now we are in a position where workers are saying they will put up with that no more. and they are standing together collectively to try and force employers and the government to give them fair pay, it is absolutely right they do that. and as the tuc, we will support those unions are members taking those unions are members taking those actions.— those unions are members taking those actions. ,, ., ., , ., ., those actions. sharon graham in her comments is — those actions. sharon graham in her comments is directing _ those actions. sharon graham in her comments is directing her _ comments is directing her frustration also to the labour party, saying they need to get

the unite union's general secretary sharon graham has told the bbc unions are emerging as the only people standing up for workers — accusing labour of "moving the goalposts" in terms of what it's prepared to do to support them. labour has not backed inflation—matching pay rises, but has said if they were in power the party would join negotiations between employers and unions. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. what do we want, 10%! could the summer of strikes turn into a winter of discontent? at felixstowe port, 900 dock workers are finishing an eight—day walk—out. impacting uk supply chains for food, clothing and essential goods. there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades stack there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades unions, stack at the tuc conference for future strikes to be synchronised, or staggered, to maximise the impact. and sharon graham, the general secretary of the uk's largest union, unite, has called on the labour party i think that if they came out now strongly and said, these profits that are going on, what is happenin

and sharon graham, the general secretary of the uk's largest union, has called on the labour party tond. "look, hang on a second — these abhorrent profits that are going on, what's happening in the cost of living? this is what we think should happen," and then i think they would very much get elected. so from my point of view i think we're doing a labour a favour, actually, by saying, "look, get a spine — stick up for workers". and i tell you right now, i think people want a strong message. the tuc said the 6.5 million union members in the uk need all of the help they can get. it's right that the labour party does stand shoulder—to—shoulder with those workers looking for a fair pay deal, and i've heard that support for that comes from all levels of the labour party. good morning. how are you? the labour leader has said, if elected, the party would play a more active role in negotiations between unions and employers, but he's faced criticism for urging shadow ministers not tojoin picket lines, and more industrial strife is looming. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week in the

sharon graham told the bbc that there is currently no strong voice for workers in parliament — and sheanted a "strong message" from labour. the party has not supported calls for pay rises backed by industrial action, but says if it were in power it would join talks between employers and unions. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. what do we want? 10%! when do we want it? now! could the summer of strikes turn into a winter of discontent? at felixstowe port, 1,900 dock workers are finishing an eight—day walk—out, impacting uk supply chains for food, clothing and essential goods. there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades unions at the tuc conference for future strikes to be synchronised or staggered to maximise the impact. and sharon graham, the general secretary of the uk's largest union, has called on the labour party to make a stronger stand. i think that if they came out now strongly and said, "look, hang on a second — these abhorrent profits that are going on, what's happening in the cost of living? this is what we think should happen," and then i th

and sharon graham, the general secretary of the uk's largest union, has called on the labour party tong on a second, these abhorrent profits "that are going on, what is happening with the cost of living?" so from my point of view i think we are doing a labour a favour by saying, get a spine, stick up for workers, and i tell you right now, people want a strong message. the tuc said 6.5 million union members in the uk need all of the help that they can get. we need the labour party to stand shoulder to shoulder with those workers looking for a fair deal, and with support from all levels of the labour party. the labour party leader has said that if elected the party would play a more active role in negotiations between unions and employers but has faced criticism for urging shadow ministers not tojoin picket lines, and more industrial strikes are learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week in the first of four days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned and criminal barristers are out indefinitely from september five. from september the 5th. remember the

the unite union's general secretary sharon graham has told the bbc unions are emerging as the only peoples" in terms of what it's prepared to do to support them.