Who should the trade union movement be fighting for: pimps or marginalised women, asks ANNA FISHER

This summer’s fire outbreaks highlighted once again the deadly cost of job, equipment and funding cuts to the fire service. Ten years after the Grenfell tragedy, serious lessons still need to be learned, says STEVE WRIGHT

Live music and musical education are both under attack and threaten to impoverish our culture. The Musicians’ Union seeks allies in the fightback, writes NAOMI POHL

DAVE WARD of the Communication Workers Union says unions must step up to meet the challenges of a transformed world of work

Whether it’s dented bike frames or broken ferries, MATT KERR wishes politicians had the same steely staying power of elite engineering instead of chasing disposable self-importance

The Together Alliance is hosting two summits, North and South, to build power and plan action against the scourge of racism peddled by the right. DANIEL KEBEDE urges mass participation

The events of 9/11 reverberated across the United States and then the world. JOHN WIGHT remembers the eerie atmosphere that exposed racial divisions at the heart of Hollywood

TUC president and POA leader STEVE GILLAN speaks to Ben Chacko on the eve of Congress 2026

HOPE VIRGO of campaign Dump the Scales warns MPs voting today they should be alert to the threat legalised assisted death poses to people with eating disorders

ELLEN CLIFFORD of Disabled People Against Cuts takes the Morning Star through the serious deficiencies which leave vulnerable people at lethal risk

Trade union movement - in both Britain and Ireland - has the potential to become an active player in unity debate, argues LOUISE O’REILLY TD* 

The TUC fell for the illusion of a ‘Social Europe’ in 1988 and backed single-market membership. DOUG NICHOLLS argues that dramatic changes in the EU prove the need for an independent economic policy