Israel and the US talk as if they’ve won a victory, but the reality is that world opinion has turned decisively against the Israeli regime, says RAMZY BAROUD
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Putting strikes on the map
With 7,000 strikes and counting, ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER, co-founders of Strike Map, look back on the last two years and forward to the year ahead
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HUGH LANNING says there is no path to peace without dismantling Israel’s control over Palestinian land, lives and resources
IT WAS the height of Covid, meeting for a coffee or a pint was forbidden, let alone holding mass rallies or meetings. The TV was full of statements about key workers but we saw a gap.
Where was the link between the key workers in our schools, hospitals and supermarkets and the workers’ movement in this country?
This is how we started. We decided we were going to remind people that it was only through struggle that we gain the rights we take for granted.
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As Birmingham’s refuse workers fight brutal pay cuts, Strike Map rallies mass solidarity, with unions, activists, and workers converging to defy scab labour and police intimidation. The message to Labour? Back workers or face rebellion, writes HENRY FOWLER and ROBERT POOLE
Five years ago, on May Day 2020, as the initial shockwaves of the pandemic rippled through our society, #RedForKeyWorkers launched. To mark International Workers’ Day this year, the need to honour and fight for those who keep our society running is more urgent than ever, write ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER