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'There is now a mood of resistance'
Morning Star editor Ben Chacko speaks to FBU general secretary MATT WRACK about the union's plans to mount a campaign of mass non-compliance against the government's anti-strike Bill
Welsh wanderings showcase fiery destruction, alternative water ways and revive memories of a local mining legend, writes MARK SEDDON
As thousands die in the eastern DRC, a global health emergency is being starved of funds, says S KRISHNASWAMY
MAT COWARD explains how in the 17th century a row over whether to kneel at communion became a battle over religion, class and royal power
Renewed illusions in social democratic reformism are sprouting as a result of Andy Burnham’s rhetoric, but material conditions are already intruding into the debate, argues NICK WRIGHT
Andy Burnham could learn a few lessons from a previous Labour government in the pre-privatisation era on how to tackle water shortages, writes KEITH FLETT
“WE NEED to face up to the fact that if our approach is just protest and then compliance, we will keep complying while they take away every single right we’ve got.”
Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack is insistent that trade unions cannot put their faith in the Tories’ anti-strike Bill being defeated, or overturned by a future Labour government.
They need a plan for how to derail it in practice. As we meet at the start of the May Day weekend, the FBU has just written to the Scottish and Welsh governments asking for meetings on building “a united campaign of resistance” against the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which both devolved administrations have condemned.
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