GFTU announce partnership with Banner Theatre
THE General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) has announced a new partnership with workers’ theatre and music company Banner Theatre.
The union group, which represents 600,000 members is working with the troupe to launch their latest project, Battle Lines, at Young Members’ Development Weekend today, linking the historic struggles of the miners’ strike in 1984 to modern conflicts.
It will feature songs and videos from striking Amazon workers and creative union battles in the global south, such as the farmers’ struggle in India, which delivered the biggest general strike in trade union history.
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