Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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Job security, respect and pay are Usdaw’s priorities
Retail staff have a crucial role in our communities and that role must be valued, says Usdaw general secretary PADDY LILLIS
Shop workers are being abused for trying to enforce social distancing guidelines
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
IT IS staggering that so many people think it is OK to abuse, threaten and assault workers in the middle of a pandemic and the greatest national crisis most of us have ever experienced.
Usdaw’s survey of shopworkers during the coronavirus emergency found that abuse of shopworkers had doubled as compared with last year.
Many of our members identified that the main triggers are enforcing safety measures like social distancing, limiting the number of customers in-store and the wearing of face coverings.
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