The General Strike exposed the power of the working class — and the limits of its leadership, writes Dr DYLAN MURPHY
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This last year was a fight: the next year will be bigger
Opposing anti-strike laws, rebuilding public transport and fighting for better wages are on the agenda at the annual conference of Northern region TUC in Newcastle, writes TUC regional secretary LIZ BLACKSHAW
PRIORITIES: TUC leader Paul Nowak will be among the speakers
HENRY FOWLER, General Strike 100 national co-ordinator, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations, joining the National Day of Celebration in Barnsley. The event was organised by Unite for a Workers Economy (Unite the Union), the Durham Miners Association, and the National Union of Mineworkers
ADRIAN WEIR charts the intercontinental trade union solidarity with Cuba and its desperate predicament
DIANE ABBOTT looks at the perilous political cul-de-sac Labour finds itself in
DAVE WARD says the Employment Rights Act can be a platform to build back union power — but only if we can agree a common agenda
A new strategy from the Together Alliance links the fight against racism to the wider struggle over austerity and inequality, says BILL GREENSHIELDS
AS dawn breaks over the Tyne, trade unionists from across the region are making their way to the Northern TUC’s annual delegate conference.
If there was ever a time to reflect on the year unions have had, it is here. A huge and warm welcome to all our delegates, supporters and leaders.
Here in the Northern region, our unions have lobbied the government, negotiated with agencies, employers and, most significantly, have faced attacks from the Tories just for asserting their fundamental, internationally protected, right to strike.
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