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Unite at the 2011 Labour party conference

Unite has been affiliated to the Labour party since the union was founded. The Labour party was itself originally established as the political voice of the trade union movement and the Unite plays a full and active part in Labour party affairs at all levels, from the national conference and executive to the constituencies.

Unite interventions at the Labour party conference

• Unite general secertary Len McCluskey's speech moving the contemporary motion on News International at the morning session of the Labour party conference on Tuesday 27 September.
• Unite fringe event - The Economic Alternative: Monday 26 September with speakers including Unite general secretary Len McCluskey, Labour's shadow chancellor Ed Balls MP and Labour shadow cabinet office minister Jon Trickett MP. Read the full text of Unite general secretary’s Len McCluskey’s speech on the economic alternative.
• Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke’s speech on an alternative economic strategy, Monday 26 September.