Aslef general secretary DAVE CALFE looks at how rail workers and miners stood together against wage cuts 100 years ago – and why the legacy of collective action endures today
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What’s at stake at this STUC Congress
From a ‘just transition’ to support for ‘fair work’, TOM MORRISON gives his round-up of a Congress that faces a Tory government determined to remove yet more power from councils and, of course, the working class
As Africa’s progressives aim to consolidate its anti-colonial programme, VIJAY PRASHAD reports on the US getting a military foothold in Ghana
KERRY FLECK explains how the annual event unites thousands in a celebration of workers’ power, culture and collective resistance
The former Nato chief stirred up dark historical undercurrents with his call to cut welfare for military spending, says SOLOMON HUGHES
The life of a modest Norfolk organiser contrasts with the dramatic rise and disappearance of a controversial figure in US labour, says MARK SEDDON
JACK YOUD explains how Salford City Council has taken on rogue landlords and won, setting an example to the rest of the country
THE 125th STUC Congress currently meeting in Aberdeen has an impressive progressive agenda that will build on the STUC existing strategy document For a People’s Recovery.
The composite on finance and taxation policy focuses on the tough times ahead for our public services.
The Tory government has decreed virtually level funding for Scotland for the three years to 2024, in face of record inflation.
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