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WE ARE ALL IN IT TOGETHER: Students protest in Leeds (above) city centre
by Nana Backland, Merseyside Morning Star Readers & Supporters Group
The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book
In the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s murder, JOHN GREEN wonders whether the government will really get to grips with the root cause of these attacks on our MPs
The new PM’s opening addresses offered hope, council homes and reform — but little detail on how any of it will be delivered, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
LOOK anywhere in the education system — schools, colleges and universities — and you will see signs of education workers fighting back.
As the academic year draws to a close it ends 12 months of extraordinary campaigns waged, and often won, and presages even more action in the year ahead.
School teachers in England, across all unions, have shown a willingness to challenge unacceptable workload and aggressive management.
General Federation of Trade Unions president and bakers’ union general secretary, SARAH WOOLLEY, guides us through the GFTU’s Summer School happening this week at Quorn Grange Hotel
A past confrontation permanently shaped the methods the state will use to protect employers against any claims by their employees, writes MATT WRACK, but unions are readying to face the challenge
JACK DAVIDSON explains the motivation behind the UCU strike action at the University of Sheffield
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY