Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
The unions must gear up and go on the offensive
It may be years before we can vote for a Labour leader, writes ANDY BAIN — instead, the organised working class must unite with anti-poverty groups, peace campaigners and others to fight the Tories today
Union march
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
The money tap to anti-Cuban agitators will never be shut off under Trump
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
DESPITE Sir Keir Starmer’s appearance at the TUC online event on September 14, most trade-union members and leaders will have realised by now that it is they that will have to take the lead in the struggle ahead.
Saving jobs, creating new ones and holding back unemployment will be the main challenge confronting millions of workers. The Covid-19 crisis will leave us fighting on several fronts.
Many trade-union members and others losing their jobs will also be threatened with eviction and the repossession of their homes. This is a trade-union issue — and there are others that are not limited to the workplace.
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