JOE BESWICK of the London Renters Union talks to the Morning Star’s new Left on Record programme
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On the occasion of Scottish Labour Party conference, CRAIG ANDERSON of CWU looks to North Ayrshire where Community Wealth Building projects that really benefit the community provide a bold example to all Scottish Labour councils
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The unnecessarily violent police intervention at a Quaker place of worship is a PR disaster and will only serve to deepen the chasm between them and the public. SYMON HILL reports
ANDREW MURRAY wonders whether recent opinion polling and a fresh local authority by-election result in Ilford are an indication that the time is ripe for the left to make inroads
Due to the actions of this government, the challenges facing those with disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, are nigh on insurmountable, argus RUTH HUNT
General secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions GAWAIN LITTLE calls for support and participation in the national partnership organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 general strike
After brutal police crackdowns on pensioners and the forced approval of secret IMF deals, trade unions are finally responding to grassroots pressure and fighting back against savage neoliberal reforms, reports BERT SCHOUWENBURG
Bizarrely, Trump’s latest attacks now include the National Zoo, but his real and racist agenda is to strip everything black from the country’s cultural institutions, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
CWU MEMBERS, like all of us, are facing a cost-of-living crisis caused by an economic system based on the extraction of wealth, a system that enables oil and gas companies such as Shell and BP to post record profits while our members face a 54 per cent increase in their energy bills.
Our members have worked tirelessly throughout the Covid pandemic keeping our country connected and delivering huge quantities of mail on levels never seen before.
Employers need to recognise our members’ role and commitment during this past period and must provide financial stability in upcoming pay negotiations to combat the cost-of-living crisis.
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