ALAN SIMPSON offers a few pointers on dealing with the ongoing, Trump-led destruction of the norms of a rules-based international order established post-WWII
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The Morning Star publishes an edited transcript of a speech by NICOLAS MADURO GUERRA, a Venezuelan MP and son of Venezuelan President Maduro. The speech was given at the recent Voices from Venezuela event marking two months since Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores on January 3
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Gloucestershire’s phlebotomists have brought their historic strike to a close after almost a year of action, leaving a legacy of determination – and a clear lesson about the power of solidarity in the face of anti-union laws and austerity, says FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch is on characteristically bullish form when asked about the Tory government’s widely condemned anti-strike Bill, which passed its final hurdles in the Commons on Monday night.
“I think everyone outside of Grant Shapps’s head is uncomfortable with this legislation. I’m not sure employers like it, and even business organisations don’t understand how it’s going to work.”
The Business Secretary claims the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which is expected to face stiff opposition in the House of Lords, is a “proportionate” response to the biggest strike wave to sweep Britain in decades.
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