As tens of thousands return to the streets for the first national Palestine march of 2026, this movement refuses to be sidelined or silenced, says PETER LEARY
THE history of trades councils is long and peppered throughout with incredible acts of steel and determination.
An organised working class, campaigning and agitating locally, has resulted in better workplace deals and outcomes for the communities in which the businesses operate and draw on their labour.
Over the years, these campaigns have led to improvements in workplace welfare, health and safety, local housing, transport, education and, of course, pay.
Four decades on, the Wapping dispute stands as both a heroic act of resistance and a decisive moment in the long campaign to break trade union power. Lord JOHN HENDY KC looks back on the events of 1986
Solidarity is needed for the longest strike in NHS history, argues HENRY FOWLER of Strike Map
KEVIN COURTNEY of Stand Up to Racism and JOHN PAGE of the Ella Baker School of Organising announce a joint project aiming to unite trade unions and social movements in creating new narratives to fight the divisive rhetoric of the far right
This ‘Big Meet’ our focus is building the next ‘Megapicket,’ say HENRY FOWLER and GAWAIN LITTLE of the General Federation of Trade Unions



