A California union’s decision to host a meeting about US policy towards Cuba has prompted a congressional probe and renewed attacks on international solidarity, writes CAMERON HARRISON
Preparing for Power: how will the next Labour government restore our rights at work?
SAM TOBIN speaks to Institute of Employment Rights director Carolyn Jones and John Hendy QC about shifting the balance of power between employer and employee
Shadow chancellor John McDonell (left) at the launch of the IER's Manifesto for Labour Law with director Carolyn Jones and Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack
The Baltic state is set to reverse its constitutional prohibition on nuclear weapons and foreign bases as part of accelerated Nato war preparations, warns TOM UNTERRAINER
Long-term underfunding and state neglect, while simultaneously probation services have been undermined, have intensified the prison crises, argues SOLOMON HUGHES
Holyrood incompetence has cost jobs and put the future of Clydeside’s Ferguson Marine shipyard into jeopardy. Its future should have been assured, argues KENNY MACASKILL
With the agitated debate now raging in the media about the early release schemes, Prison Officers Association general secretary STEVE GILLAN gives the view of those who work in the sector
The hounding of the late Jason Arday is an all too familiar experience for many black people. ROGER McKENZIE calls for collective action to combat what can feel like personal isolation
AS THOUSANDS take to the streets tomorrow to again demand a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s pay, it is tempting to think what we might be doing if last year's election had gone differently.
Labour outperformed all expectations, denied the Tories a widely expected majority and came closer to government than anyone thought possible — though, as Jeremy Corbyn would tell you, not close enough.
If the campaign was just a few weeks longer, we might be marching today celebrating, rather than demanding, a new deal for workers.
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