Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has little to do with self-determination and far more to do with strategy, offering Israel a potential military foothold near Yemen, says JE ROSENBERG
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Job security, respect and pay are Usdaw’s priorities
Retail staff have a crucial role in our communities and that role must be valued, says Usdaw general secretary PADDY LILLIS
Shop workers are being abused for trying to enforce social distancing guidelines
Statement of the Tudeh Party of Iran
From Chartists and Suffragettes to Irish republicans and today’s Palestine activists, the treatment of hunger strikers exposes a consistent pattern in how the British state represses those it deems political prisoners, says KEITH FLETT
In the aftermath of the illegal US operation against Venezuela, a deliberate misinformation campaign has been waged to sow doubt about the survival of the country’s revolution, warns MANOLO DE LOS SANTOS
A statement from the Parti Communiste Francais
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines our laws concerning the treatment of animals and their rights
IT IS staggering that so many people think it is OK to abuse, threaten and assault workers in the middle of a pandemic and the greatest national crisis most of us have ever experienced.
Usdaw’s survey of shopworkers during the coronavirus emergency found that abuse of shopworkers had doubled as compared with last year.
Many of our members identified that the main triggers are enforcing safety measures like social distancing, limiting the number of customers in-store and the wearing of face coverings.
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