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
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Posties don’t want to strike this Christmas – but we are facing the fight of our lives
Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson and those like him have driven workers to this action — and if we don't all fight back, the 500-year-old postal service we rely on will not be the only institution broken up for a quick buck, writes DAVE WARD
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
While public outrage has focused on the abuse committed within Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit, key questions remain unresolved, says JOHN GREEN
In the second part of her critique of Wes Streeting’s TenYear Plan for Health, HELEN MERCER looks at the central planks of this privatisation blueprint
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A call from the World Peace Council to the peace movements of the world
POSTAL workers are taking their 18th day of strike action today — and they do so with a heavy heart.
The CWU did what it could to avert a Christmas Eve strike. We offered to suspend these strikes and establish a period of calm until January 16, if Royal Mail would adopt a joint agreement incorporating its promise of no compulsory redundancies.
Royal Mail had dismissed our offer within hours — showing it was never serious about saving Christmas. It made these strikes inevitable and its attitude means more strikes will take place in the new year.
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