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Building an ever-stronger movement
The past year has been hard – but our fights aren’t won yet, writes JAY McKENNA, secretary of North West region of the TUC, as its annual conference takes place in Warrington
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BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
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
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
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
AS trade unions in the north-west come together for the regional TUC conference, it’s an opportunity for us to look at what we’ve achieved in the past year and set our course for the challenges ahead.
When conference met back in Liverpool in 2022, the P&O dispute was in its infancy. The cost-of-living crisis was biting, but our response was still developing. It would have been difficult to imagine what would follow as we debated what needed to be done.
Across the region, our trade unions haven’t just shouted loudly about the issues facing members and workers. They’ve acted. Consistently, collectively and resolutely. The outcome has been wins that deserve celebrating and ones on which we can build an ever-stronger movement.
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