BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
There's no 'pride' in workplace prejudice
50 years on from the Stonewall Riots, our LGBT+ friends and comrades still face violence and harassment, writes FRANCES O’GRADY
Lesbians protest for legal equality in 1974 - but there's a long way to go as TUC research shows LGBT+ workers face higher levels of sexual harassment at work
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
The Tricontinental Institute for Social Research explores the factors that are bringing today’s highly educated but often underemployed young people out onto the streets, from Chile, to Algeria, to Nepal
The nation’s leading second-hand socialist bookseller that has been running strong for 33 years is changing hands and expanding its vision — now is the time to get involved, buy, donate and support, writes ANDREW MURRAY
TODAY, it’s easy to think that Pride is just a party. But we know that Pride has always been political, because the fight for justice and equality is political. And trade unions were part of Pride long before big corporates jumped on board.
TUC research published in May shows that nearly seven in 10 LGBT people have experienced sexual harassment at work.
These stories need to be told. Eighteen months after the #MeToo movement kicked off — shining a much-needed light into the dark corners of many toxic workplaces — the voices of LGBT+ people haven’t been heard clearly enough.
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Women are a vital part of the labour movement and have much to contribute, but there’s far more to be done to make sure that our sisters’ voices are truly heard, says PHILIPA HARVEY
RMT senior assistant general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY highlights the priorities for the union’s meeting taking place in York
