The newly elected general secretary of the Aslef train drivers’ union speaks to Ben Chacko about union wins, a welcome shift in approach to the rail sector and what still needs to be done
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In a speech to the party conference, outgoing TUC president MATT WRACK celebrates Labour’s return to power, arguing the movement must now push for a radical shift in Britain’s power balance away from the billionaire class
Matt Wrack, General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, speaks to the media, next to the Grenfell Memorial Wall in west London, following the publication of the final report by the long-running Grenfell Tower Inquiry, which has presented findings on how the west London tower block came to be in a condition which allowed the flames to spread so quickly, claiming the lives of 72 people, September 4, 2024
CHRIS NINEHAM, who along with Ben Jamal, is one of the activists facing trial over a Gaza demo last year, talks to Ben Chacko about the state’s increasing use of force against peaceful protest, and the significance of increasing imperial aggression around the globe
Higher growth removes the risks of being swamped by debt and interest payments and should be the way forward for British economy, argues DIANE ABBOTT
While advocating the aubergine or eggplant’s case for a space on your windowsill or patio, MAT COWARD suggest prayers might be required too
May elections will soon be upon us and SABBY DHALU calls for a maximum mobilisation, across Britain, to defeat Reform UK and the right at the ballot box
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to CHRIS SMALLS, who helped set up the Amazon Labor Union, on how weak leadership debilitates union activism and dilutes their purpose
I AM very proud to be speaking today as the outgoing president of the Trades Union Congress, representing 5.5 million workers.
And it gives me great pleasure to say that I am the first TUC president to address this conference under a Labour government in 15 years.
The last time that happened, in 2009, Gordon Brown was the prime minister, David James was keeping goal for England, and, most iconically, Lady Gaga had just made her first arrival into the UK Top 10.
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