People walk by Victoria Square, Birmingham, September 20, 2023
Birmingham’s striking bin workers and supporters bring waste sites to a standstill
THE next government should introduce a wealth tax to prevent the widespread collapse of council services, the Unison conference heard today.
Moving a composite motion on the nationwide crisis in local government, Glen Williams denounced the cumulative effect of Tory cuts, which are now making “already poor areas with poor people pay more in council tax to receive less services when they have less money.
“We’ve got councils declaring effective bankruptcy, including Birmingham and Nottingham,” he added.
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025
