LOUISE RAW talks to Sabby Dhalu, Kevin Courtney and Steve Wright about why we should all join next weekend’s march against the far right in London
Latest editorial
The Health and Care Bill needs to be stopped
NHS staff are rising up against a Tory move to open up our health service to privatisation. Join them, support them — or lose the NHS for good, writes HELEN O'CONNOR
DIANE ABBOTT says the socialist island has played an outsized role in the fight against racism worldwide — we must stand by it as Trump tries to choke it to death
GAWAIN LITTLE looks at the causes of the far-right resurgence and explains how the General Federation of Trade Unions is helping to combat it
As delegates from the north-east, Yorkshire & Humber meet this weekend in Durham, TUC regional secretary DAVE PIKE speaks to Ben Chacko about the challenges ahead
Prison Officers’ Association general secretary and TUC president STEVE GILLAN looks at what’s missing from the Employment Rights Act, and why we need further legislation
Militarism and war cannot be separated from ‘bread and butter issues,’ argues MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS — opposing them is central to trade unionism
UNIONS across the NHS are at various stages of balloting for strike action. GMB is running a full legal strike ballot and we are urging our members to check their post and vote for industrial action before December 15.
Why is militant action necessary in the NHS? It’s necessary because it is clearer than ever before that the Tories are intent on selling off our NHS for good.
The Health and Care Bill should be called “the privatisation Bill” — if it is implemented, the NHS as we know it will be gone within the next decade or so. The opening up of the NHS to privatisation has been a disaster for both patients and staff. The Bill is now on the third reading and set to become law; this will give the government unparalleled powers to degrade staff roles, outsource more NHS core care services and reduce services.
Similar stories
In the second part of her critique of Wes Streeting’s TenYear Plan for Health, HELEN MERCER looks at the central planks of this privatisation blueprint
LUKE FLETCHER outlines Plaid Cymru bold plans for wide-ranging policy consultations with trade unions in Wales
'These figures should be a wake-up call'