Always red / Len McCluskey and Ricky Tomlinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCluskey, Len, author.

Tomlinson, Ricky, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employees.

Labor union members.

Labor union members--Great Britain--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : OR Books, [2021]

Summary:

"Len tells his story as only he can: forthright, confident and witty. What emerges is a hard-hitting assessment of dramatic times, and a message of hope for the future." -- Jeremy Corbyn Len McCluskey is the standout trade unionist of his era. Head of the giant Unite union for more than a decade, he is a unique and powerful figure on the political stage. In this major autobiography, McCluskey throws back the curtains on life at the top of the Labour movement--with explosive revelations about his dealings with Keir Starmer, the behind-the-scenes battles of the Corbyn era, his secret Brexit negotiations with Theresa May's government, the spectacular bust-up with his former friend Tom Watson, and his tortuous relationship with Ed Miliband. McCluskey is no run-of-the-mill trade unionist. Fiercely political, unflinchingly left wing, he is a true workers' leader. His politics were formed in Liverpool at a time of dock strikes, the Beatles, and the May 1968 revolution in Paris. An eyewitness to the Hillsborough tragedy, he recounts in harrowing detail searching for his son. Witty and sharp, McCluskey delivers a powerful intervention, issuing a manifesto for the future of trade unionism and urging the left not to lose sight of class politics. A central player in a tumultuous period of British political history, McCluskey's account is an essential--and entertaining--record of our times.

Contents:

Front Cover

Back Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Ricky Tomlinson

Introduction

PART ONE FROM CRADLE TO BRAVE

1 A Liverpool Upbringing

2 The Docks

3 Militancy and Misery

4 The Praetorian Guards

5 Family

6 Anfield, Heysel and Hillsborough

7 Betrayal

8 Cool Britannia

9 Come Together

10 Uniting Unite

PART TWO FROM FALKIRK TO FINSBURY PARK

11 Dealing with Miliband

12 Falkirk

13 The Road to Defeat

14 The Rise of Jeremy Corbyn

15 Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire

16 The Chicken Coup

17 A Close Call

18 Within Touching Distance of Power

19 Labour's Antisemitism Crisis

20 A Slow-Motion Car Crash

21 The Brexit Election

22 New Management

23 'Fighting Back' Trade Unionism

Acknowledgements

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68219-340-3