THE Tories’ Trade Union Bill directly attacks unions because they form a “key part of the struggle against austerity,” a packed-out conference heard yesterday.
Speaking to hundreds of trade union delegates in Glasgow, STUC deputy general secretary Dave Moxham presented evidence showing that the public supports the right to strike in principle.
In particular, a majority oppose the Bill’s green light for using agency workers to break strike action.
ANN HENDERSON looks at the centenary of the foundation of the STUC women’s committee, and the challenges facing women in the trade unions today
To govern again, we must first earn back the confidence of the people who founded our movement
As delegates meet in Brighton this week, Unison faces pressing questions about pay, organising, workers’ rights and political representation, explains ANDY CHAFFER
Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER


