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NHS strikers are fighting for all of us
Ambulance staff are out on strike on January 11 and once again they are calling on the entire labour movement and the general public to support them in their struggle to save universal healthcare, 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
EVERY week 500 patients are dying due to a shortage of NHS beds and front-line staff, according to the latest estimates.
The vacancy rate across the NHS professions is now running at 130,000, as exhausted, demoralised staff leave the service for good.
It is simply not possible to deliver safe and effective care and treatment to patients under the conditions the mass staffing exodus creates, and ambulance staff know this better than most.
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