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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For too long, the balance has been tipped in favour of the employers and against the workers, but we can’t wait about for Labour to redress the situation – we must exert pressure on our politicians immediately, writes RMT general secretary MICK LYNCH
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
THE cost-of-living crisis and the grotesque inequality of wealth in our society are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to deep disparities of class and power.
Big businesses, the City and the super-rich wield huge economic and political power.
And working people and small businesses who have carved out a stake in society are seeing that diminish through wage suppression and bumper profits for the super-rich.
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