The thousand-plus strong ‘Trade Unionists for a New Party’ meeting on July 21st, addressed by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana just days before their mould-breaking call for a new alternative under the temporary banner of ‘Your Party’, is reconvening on Monday 13th October to discuss the next steps in the fight for working class political representation.

The moves to a new party did suffer a setback in mid-September with public disagreements amplified by the establishment media.  And, while the show is now back on the road with membership opened (at https://in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up) and the founding conference set for the end of November, there is still work to be done, especially in the trade unions.

The July meeting agreed a series of follow-ups to discuss what needs to be done in each individual union to make sure that trade unions and trade unionists are at the core of a new anti-austerity and anti-war party.  

Ten meetings have been held in August and September – again with over a thousand trade unionists registering – with the general format being to work out model motions for union branches tailored to the particular situation in each union, with further meetings planned to assess progress later in the autumn. 

A round-up of the model motions or other action points at each of the union-specific follow-ups is available at https://www.tusc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Model-motions-round-up.pdf .

But Monday’s reconvened meeting will be a chance for an all-union perspective to be debated, including hearing some of the arguments that have taken place in branches on the new party, and with the Independent Alliance group of MPs who are overseeing the formation process of the party invited to explain the progress so far. ■

Trade Unionists for a New Party – recall meeting

What now for the new party project? Time for a trade union-led reset?

Monday 13th October, 6-30pm

Register at https://bit.ly/ReconvenedTU4NewParty

● If you missed the original meeting on July 21st, hosted by Dave Nellist, the former Labour MP (1983-1992) and now the chair of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), you can watch the video at https://youtu.be/fTTmB-itr4U?si=CS3s5DEUioGeUzUg