The newly elected general secretary of the Aslef train drivers’ union speaks to Ben Chacko about union wins, a welcome shift in approach to the rail sector and what still needs to be done
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What the CWU asks of Scottish Labour
An alternative economic model run by and for local communities has already gained a foothold in some areas of Scotland — now we need the Community Wealth Building project to spread, writes CRAIG ANDERSON
FIGHT FOR THE ALTERNATIVE: CWU members outside the Scottish Parliament building, December 15, 2022
CHRIS NINEHAM, who along with Ben Jamal, is one of the activists facing trial over a Gaza demo last year, talks to Ben Chacko about the state’s increasing use of force against peaceful protest, and the significance of increasing imperial aggression around the globe
Higher growth removes the risks of being swamped by debt and interest payments and should be the way forward for British economy, argues DIANE ABBOTT
While advocating the aubergine or eggplant’s case for a space on your windowsill or patio, MAT COWARD suggest prayers might be required too
May elections will soon be upon us and SABBY DHALU calls for a maximum mobilisation, across Britain, to defeat Reform UK and the right at the ballot box
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to CHRIS SMALLS, who helped set up the Amazon Labor Union, on how weak leadership debilitates union activism and dilutes their purpose
THE rising cost of living and the wages and earnings crisis is pushing more and more people into financial uncertainty, with many households facing the very real prospect of having to choose between eating or heating. Some won’t even have that choice as they face absolute poverty.
This unacceptable state of affairs is increasingly on display for all to see in an economy owned and run by corporate interests, as wealth created by workers flows to the already wealthy or is extracted by external investors.
Like so many workers across Britain, our members in the CWU are having to take industrial action over falling pay and attacks on their terms and conditions. Our members are currently in the fight of their lives to ensure our 500-year-old postal service isn’t chopped up, sold off and turned into a gig-economy shell of the industry we have all cherished and relied on.
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