Fertiliser chaos triggered by Gulf conflict could send prices soaring and leave millions facing devastating hunger, writes DYLAN MURPHY
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We must unite to defend collective bargaining
FBU general secretary MATT WRACK argues for Motion 59 – Defend National Collective Bargaining in the Fire and Rescue Service
During the pandemic firefighters have moved the deceased to mortuaries; delivered food, medicines and PPE; driven ambulances; assembled and face-fitted masks; and more besides
A surge in futures activity minutes before news of US–Iran talks has led to questions about insider trading and oversight gaps, writes CJ ATKINS
Washington’s response to a downed jet shows a superpower still reaching for overwhelming force even as its wars repeatedly fail, says NICK WRIGHT
With attacks on industry, healthcare and education intensifying, JAMSHID AHMADI warns of a deliberate drive to cripple Iran and calls for urgent global action
Argentinians commemorated the 50th anniversary of the military dictatorship that left 30,000 people killed or ‘disappeared.’ BERT SCHOUWENBURG reports
In Voices of Scotland YANA PETTICREW looks at the crippling deterioration of working-class art provision and support
FOUR years ago, the Tory-Lib Dem government passed the 2016 Trade Union Act.
Despite important concessions won by our movement, the law brought in draconian restrictions on the rights of workers and their unions.
It was the latest in a long line of attacks from Tory governments — attacks that, for 13 years of government, New Labour kept on the statute books.
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The FBU is demanding 52 weeks of full pay for women firefighters, highlighting the unique health risks they face — and the continuing need to recruit and retain more women if policies like this are still not in place, writes SEONA HART