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
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NHS privatisation — why we must unite to oppose it
Now is the time to unite outsourced workers’ demands to become NHS employees, on NHS pay and conditions, with the fight to stop the privatisation of our health service altogether, writes HELEN O’CONNOR
NHS workers get official praise and commemorative portraits - but the government is continuing to destroy the foundations of our public health service
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
THE pillaging of NHS funds and the demoralisation of hospital workers by the private sector is commonplace throughout the NHS.
Increasingly the private sector is becoming more embedded in our NHS as services are separated off and tendered out to the lowest bidder.
The special relationship with the NHS facilities contract manager who is as hostile to the presence of active unions, as the private company is the entrance ticket to the NHS goldmine.
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