ALEX GORDON, general secretary of the Communist Party of Britain, calls on Britain’s trade unionists to redouble solidarity with the socialist island

Collective bargaining, a single status of worker and the right to take solidarity action key themes of packed Institute of Employment Rights-Campaign for Trade Union Freedom fringe meeting at TUC 2026

The rise of the far right on the one hand and the emergence of a new style of Labour leadership on the other, create similar challenges and opportunities for unions in Scotland and beyond, argues DAVE MOXHAM

If Labour is genuinely committed to supporting working-class students it must act urgently to reverse the funding crisis affecting universities and colleges, JO GRADY tells Christophe Domec

Austerity and the cost-of-living crisis affecting millions of working people cannot be separated from public-sector cuts to fuel the military, argue BOB ORAM and MAGGIE SIMPSON

Public ownership of Great British Railways has enormous potential to improve our railway network, but that can’t happen unless jobs, employee rights and union recognition is at the heart of the transition, argues MARYAM ESLAMDOUST

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

Challenges from the unscrupulous misuse of AI to steal actors’ voice and physical likenesses is being met with a firm union response, writes LYNDA ROOKE

The Labour government must deliver on its commitment to bring back privatised services into the public sector. This not only saves money but also creates accountability and generates wider social benefits, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP

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