In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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Let’s drive all profit out of social care
Unison has found that millions of pounds that should be invested in vital care services are being siphoned off by private equity groups — this has to end, warns JESS TURNER
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
WALES TUC Congress is a great opportunity for trade unionists to set out how we want to transform people’s livelihoods over the next two years.
In Unison Cymru Wales, we’ll be directing our efforts to winning agreement from Congress for a public campaign to remove all profit from social care. We think a vigorous, energetic campaign led by the TUC, with rallies up and down Wales and local organising groups, would encourage Welsh government to be bolder in its vision for a national care service for Wales.
There is a crisis in the care sector and it is the exploitation of thousands of women who make up the workforce. They are trapped in in-work poverty. They’re dedicated professionals, providing essential care yet earning a pittance and many are forced to rely on benefits to survive.
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