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
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When it comes to anti-racism, it’s our action that matters
The TUC Anti-Racism Taskforce must be at the forefront of our collective fight for racial justice, says NASUWT leader Dr PATRICK ROACH
A Black Lives Matter protest in London, 2020
As the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war is marked, Teesside campaigners will gather to remember the local men and women who stood against fascism, explains TONY FOX
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
Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
IT’S GREAT to be back at Congress, meeting together for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Congress is our opportunity to demonstrate our solidarity and affirm the power and determination of our trade union movement to change the world of work for good.
And, at a time of the worst cost-of-living crisis for half a century, rising levels of in-work poverty, and attempts to roll back the hard-won rights of workers, our fight for fairness and justice at work is more important than ever.
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Trade unions should be at the heart of the anti-racist push for reparations for the historic legacy and continuing impact of slavery, writes ROGER McKENZIE
ROZ FOYER explains the significance and tradition of today’s St Andrew’s Day March and Rally