Now at 115,000 members and in some polls level with Labour in terms of public support, CHRIS JARVIS looks at the factors behind the rapid rise of the Greens, internal and external
Why we’re calling for a three-day weekend
There’s never been a better time for reclaiming our lives from the domination of employers, says UCU leader JO GRADY
More free time for workers is a traditional trade union demand
Witnessing a war of words at a meeting on tackling militarism at The World Transformed, BEN COWLES spoke to a union rep who is organising against war from inside the arms industry itself, to hear about worker-led solutions to ending weapons production
FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ, ROGER D HARRIS and JOHN PERRY contrast Trump’s warships and F-35 fighters threatening Venezuela with the $20bn bailout for Milei’s collapsed economy, all enabled by a highly ideological IMF
KAY GREEN explains how the Middle East and colonialism were explored at at last weekend’s FiLiA conference
ROS SITWELL reports from Europe’s largest feminist conference – hosted this year in Brighton
Morning Star campaigns manager CALVIN TUCKER gives an update on the drive to raise £95,000 to see the people’s paper keep fighting the good fight against the rich and powerful
IMPROVING the pay and conditions of our members is often thought to be the bread and butter of trade unionism.
That isn’t wrong. As a general secretary, most of my job day to day is focused on fighting for the security and dignity of members at work.
But freedom from work has long been a crucial cause for trade unions, too.
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