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1 April 2020
As coronavirus crisis intensifies, class antagonisms deepen
After the pandemic crisis, things will never be the same again. This will be similar to the situation after the two world wars of the 20th century.
1 April 2020
New laws: Unions must be on guard against attacks on workers' interests
Within a few days, Tory ministers managed to get their coronavirus bill through parliament
27 March 2020
The self-employed need 100% of their income, and now!
The government has relented to pressure by bringing in a support scheme for the self-employed
25 March 2020
Union independence must be maintained - a reply to the TUC
There should be no blurring of class lines
11 March 2020
Supermarkets are ruled by profit - unions should control supply limits
Many shop and supermarket shelves are being stripped of hand wash, toilet rolls and some food lines such as dry pasta, as people panic buy and stockpile because of coronavirus, writes Scott Jones, Usdaw union member (personal capacity).
11 March 2020
Stoke council unions beat pay cuts - now let's stop all cuts
Protests and the threat of strike action by council worker unions - GMB, Unite and Unison - have forced Stoke-on-Trent city council to scrap their plans to cut some workers' wages by up to £5,000 a year, writes Andy Bentley, Stoke Socialist Party.
12 February 2020
Trade unions - new decade, new challenges
The unions and their members are facing serious challenges - not least a Boris Johnson-led Tory government with a working majority.
5 February 2020
Grenfell watch: Unions challenge 'mockery of justice'
General union Unite and the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have challenged Grenfell suppliers' scandalous request for immunity from prosecution in exchange for cooperating with the public inquiry
22 January 2020
France striker speaks: real, deep anger needs union strategy
For the moment, the strike relies on the workers' determination - we need to discuss demands to generalise the strike, and a political alternative
8 January 2020
Build union resistance to Tory attacks
Almost the first act of Boris Johnson's new government was to use the Queen's Speech to prepare new anti-trade union legislation. So much for Boris trying to portray himself as pro-worker. This will be a government of and for the rich, against the working class.
11 December 2019
Undervalued gritters to walk out
Carmarthenshire council workers responsible for road gritting will be striking for three days
28 November 2019
Tata announces 1,000 job cuts - Steel unions must fight for every job!
Tata has given its steel workers the worst possible Xmas message
27 November 2019
Resist attacks against free speech on campus
At a time when a general election is taking place, and students are discussing how to fight for free education, affordable student housing, and a decent quality of life after university, serious attacks on democratic rights on campuses across the country are being perpetrated.
30 October 2019
London - 'autumn of discontent'
Independent union United Voices of the World (UVW) has launched an 'autumn of discontent' with strikes by outsourced, low-paid, mainly migrant workers.
9 October 2019
Corbyn promises 'power in the hands of workers' - how can Labour do it?
While the government and the employers are busy gloating at the 'record numbers' of workers in employment, the figures hide a harsh reality for millions.
2 October 2019
Hull: Construction workers' walkout forces employer to back down
The unofficial construction workers' dispute involving the building of a wood chip processing plant at Saltend Chemicals Park, in Hull, has been a struggle to prevent the blacklisting of two senior Unite and GMB union stewards - Paul Tattersfield and Keith Gibson.
25 September 2019
Hull construction workers strike against blacklisting
Workers building a wood chip acetylation (processing) plant in Hull walked off the job in defence of trade union agreements and against blacklisting on 24 September.
18 September 2019
Climate protests: which way forward after 20 September?
How can students and trade unions organise for success?
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