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Stuart Richards
THE WRITTING IS ON THE WALL: A Unite union campaign poster next to refuse depot in the Tyseley area of Birmingham, July 10 2025
Workers' Rights / 28 March 2026
28 March 2026

Midlands trade unionists are turning challenge into opportunity through collective power and renewed confidence, says STUART RICHARDS

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Features / 26 June 2025
26 June 2025

TUC Midlands marks 20 years of celebrating the 1910 chainmakers’ victory with a festival that connects historical lessons to modern struggles — because working-class history should inspire action, not just nostalgia, writes STUART RICHARDS

Features / 13 May 2024
13 May 2024
STUART RICHARDS explains why 1,500 GMB members at 35 Birmingham schools are going on strike after council bosses failed to tackle the equal pay crisis honestly