Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER
Now is the time to fight
Our members' dedication and bravery have been an inspiration to many — we are now winning the argument for properly funded, state-owned public services, writes RMT general secretary MICK LYNCH
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) joins members of his union on the picket line outside Euston station, June 2023
A judge in a German court ruled that the ban activity imposed on renowned Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah was unlawful, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
At the very moment Britain faces poverty, housing and climate crises requiring radical solutions, the liberal press promotes ideologically narrow books while marginalising authors who offer the most accurate understanding of change, writes IAN SINCLAIR
From Gaza protest bans to proscribing Palestine Action, political elites are showing a crisis of confidence as they abandon Roy Jenkins’s apologetic approach for Suella Braverman’s aggressive ‘hate march’ rhetoric, writes PAUL DONOVAN
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the legal case behind this weekend’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival and the lessons for today
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
The summer of 1950 saw Labour abandon further nationalisation while escalating Korean War spending from £2.3m to £4.7m, as the government meekly accepted capitalism’s licence and became Washington’s yes-man, writes JOHN ELLISON
RMT has been through a challenging year, fighting on several fronts in defence of transport, maritime and energy workers and their jobs, pay and conditions in an increasingly hostile environment.
The ruling class and their government are clearly prepared to use all political and legal means to drive down wages and slash jobs in the face of the cost-of-living crisis; they want workers to pay the price, not their friends in the City.
In the face of Tory attacks, RMT members have displayed magnificent solidarity and commitment to the national rail dispute, and it has been that steadfastness which has stopped the companies and the government from driving on with the imposition of planned cuts and changes to conditions.
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