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In a historic step backwards, the US limits the right to strike
The Supreme Court ruled against the Teamsters, opening the door to unions being sued for ‘damages’ to a company during – or due to – strike action, report MARK GRUENBERG and JOHN WOJCIK
DOUG NICHOLLS welcomes a turning point at this year’s Congress, where many motions call for a co-ordinated plan to revive British industry, a perspective outlined in his new book
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
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 drift toward militarisation in Europe is not inevitable, left-wing and peace movements can preserve sovereignty and prevent war, says DÁIRE HUGHES MP
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
BY an 8-1 vote, the right-wing-dominated US Supreme Court has curbed the right of US workers to strike by allowing companies to sue unions in state courts whenever they wish for alleged “damage” strikers cause, overruling the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) even if it is already investigating and handling the dispute.
It is no surprise to the labour movement and its allies that a court that, for the first time in history, took away a constitutional right by killing Roe v Wade, would continue its right-wing crusade by beginning to chip away at the sacred right of all US citizens to withhold their labour to make gains or to protect themselves at work.
The only dissenting justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, warned that the ruling moved in the direction of ushering in indentured servitude across the nation.
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