BEN CHACKO reports on fears at TUC Congress that the provisions in the legislation are liable to be watered down even further
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The ideals and the vision to deliver
Aslef leader MICK WHELAN welcomes the news that Sir Keir Starmer has been elected leader of the Labour Party
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer
CHRIS HOOFE calls for support for GMB’s Potters’ Pledge campaign, aimed at making sure the historic pottery industry based in Stoke-on-Trent is supported over cheap, low-quality imports and counterfeits
Investing the £75 billion slated for defence spending on a green new deal, healthcare and education would create jobs and help communities far more than weapons spending, argues UCU general secretary JO GRADY
Speaking to the Morning Star’s Ceren Sagir, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists LAURA DAVISON outlines the threats to journalism from Palestine to Britain, and the unique challenges confronting the industry through the rise of AI
We must organise broad-based counterprotests and celebratory local community events to rebuild class consciousness and challenge the far-right’s divisive lies, writes KEVIN COURTNEY, ahead of this Saturday’s big demo in London
Artists should not be consigned to a life of precarious working – they deserve dignity and proper workers’ rights, argues ZITA HOLBOURNE
SIR KEIR and his deputy, Angela Rayner, are ready to rebuild Labour as an electoral force in Britain.
They have the ideals, the vision, the organisational expertise and the determination to deliver for all the people of this country.
The result of the general election in December was a low point for the party, but Keir and Angela understand what needs to be done to win back the hearts, the minds, and, yes, the votes of those who turned their backs on Labour.
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