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Sharon Graham: all power to the workplace
If elected general secretary of Unite, I will lead a union that focuses on the shop floor not Westminster and build up membership by delivering on jobs, pay and conditions
Sharon Graham
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities
It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
TRADE UNIONS are in crisis. Collective bargaining is in decline. Jobs are under threat. Pay and conditions are being cut. We need a co-ordinated fightback and a clear industrial plan for the workplace.
If political rhetoric takes the place of hard industrial work, then the left will face a real existential crisis.
The unions can be lost as surely as Labour has lost the red wall.
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The electorate see no evidence of the government’s promises of change, and the good jobs and decent pay that people are crying out for. Bold action is needed right now, warns SHARON GRAHAM