A California union’s decision to host a meeting about US policy towards Cuba has prompted a congressional probe and renewed attacks on international solidarity, writes CAMERON HARRISON
We have to set out the long-term vision of radical change
RICHARD LEONARD explains how the industrial work of the labour movement is being translated into the political priorities of the Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard
The Baltic state is set to reverse its constitutional prohibition on nuclear weapons and foreign bases as part of accelerated Nato war preparations, warns TOM UNTERRAINER
Long-term underfunding and state neglect, while simultaneously probation services have been undermined, have intensified the prison crises, argues SOLOMON HUGHES
Holyrood incompetence has cost jobs and put the future of Clydeside’s Ferguson Marine shipyard into jeopardy. Its future should have been assured, argues KENNY MACASKILL
With the agitated debate now raging in the media about the early release schemes, Prison Officers Association general secretary STEVE GILLAN gives the view of those who work in the sector
The hounding of the late Jason Arday is an all too familiar experience for many black people. ROGER McKENZIE calls for collective action to combat what can feel like personal isolation
AS the 122nd Scottish Trade Union Congress assembles in Dundee, the conference agenda reads as a guide to all those areas of Scottish society that demand change.
From anti-austerity to anti-racism; from a charter of trade union rights to public-sector pay; from peace in the world to an industrial strategy at home, the STUC’s decisions at the Caird Hall will demonstrate how vital the labour movement remains in our public life.
William Morris famously wrote of “How we live and how we might live.”
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