IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
For women workers there can be no going back to ‘normal’ after the pandemic
Presenteeism, the blurring of home and work, and domestic violence are emerging as increased
challenges for our movement to address, requiring new union organising tools, says LYNN HENDERSON
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
WOMEN across four nations joined a virtual gathering of the TUC women’s council of the Isles on the morning of February 19.
This long-established annual meeting of women’s committees of the trade-union centres of Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England, saw its first virtual networking event.
The Scottish TUC is the 2021 host, and hopes to be able to hold a physical event in November when the world’s eyes are on Glasgow for COP26.
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