HENRY FOWLER, assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), reports on Day 2 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel
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Our members' dedication and bravery have been an inspiration to many — we are now winning the argument for properly funded, state-owned public services, writes RMT general secretary MICK LYNCH
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) joins members of his union on the picket line outside Euston station, June 2023
Assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions HENRY FOWLER reports on day 1 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at Quorn Grange Hotel
MPs and others called for the urgent release of tortured Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, held hostage by Israel and reportedly near death, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector
Capitalism has exploited — and polluted — our natural resources for too long, it’s time we treated our rivers as living beings, writes MIRIUM GAUNTLETT, LIAM SHAW and ROX MIDDLETON
The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP
RMT has been through a challenging year, fighting on several fronts in defence of transport, maritime and energy workers and their jobs, pay and conditions in an increasingly hostile environment.
The ruling class and their government are clearly prepared to use all political and legal means to drive down wages and slash jobs in the face of the cost-of-living crisis; they want workers to pay the price, not their friends in the City.
In the face of Tory attacks, RMT members have displayed magnificent solidarity and commitment to the national rail dispute, and it has been that steadfastness which has stopped the companies and the government from driving on with the imposition of planned cuts and changes to conditions.
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