As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR
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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
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
As antisemitism grows, the labour movement must recommit to defence of minorities while navigating the complexities of Gaza and global politics, argues NICK WRIGHT
When a computer program can outperform your human doctor, should you switch, ask ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
When only wealthier families can afford nursery, childcare becomes a class divide - financially and developmentally. REBECCA CARTER reports
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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