In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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'Unison can be a strong force building power in the workplace'
ROGER McKENZIE tells Morning Star editor Ben Chacko why he's standing to succeed Dave Prentis at the head of Britain's biggest public-service union
Roger McKenzie is a candidate for general secretary of Unison
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
ROGER McKENZIE, who is standing to succeed Dave Prentis at the helm of the 1.3 million-strong Unison union, has no doubt that “the government is absolutely intent on making public-service workers pay for its mishandling of the pandemic.”
He is not convinced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement on public-sector pay this week.
“A whole bunch of workers have been told they’re going to get a a pay rise. Great – they deserve that and lots more.
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