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We need to stay united in our struggles to roll back almost a decade of austerity
MARK SERWOTKA outlines the battles ahead for his union and the wider movement
PCS members outside the driving test centre in Barnet, north London, at the start of a 48 hour strike over their pay and conditions in December 2017
While Iranians take to the streets en masse to protest sky-high inflation, Trump and Netanyahu are threatening military intervention. The Iranian population is trapped between a repressive regime, a suffocating economic war from the outside, and a history of dark alliances, argues MARC VANDEPITTE
Unison Scotland’s BRENDA AITCHISON says her union won’t tolerate further cuts to public services
The Danish Communist Party’s Lotte Rortoft-Madsen assesses the fallout from US threats to annex the huge Arctic island
Trump threatens war and punitive tariffs to recapture Iranian resources – just as in 1953, when the CIA overthrew Mossadegh and US corporations immediately seized 40% of the oil, says SEVIM DAGDELEN
Once derided by Farage as a ‘fraud,’ Jenrick has defected to Reform, bringing experience and political ruthlessness to the populist right — and raising the unsettling prospect of a Farage-led movement with a seasoned operative pulling the strings, says ANDREW MURRAY
EVERY May Day gives the trade union movement an opportunity to reflect — reflect on our successes and look forward to the battles ahead.
My union has been through a difficult period with attacks on the check-off system which was designed by government to put our existence in jeopardy.
Fortunately through our collective resolve and determination, we have reorganised ourselves and are now on a footing where we can mount a serious campaign if necessary over pay.
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