Thousands of people gathered at the annual Durham Miners' Gala
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Birmingham’s striking bin workers and supporters bring waste sites to a standstill
LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer was not flavour of the month at the Big Meeting in Durham at the weekend.
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary Alan Mardghum said it was an absolute disgrace that the Labour leader had punished MPs for standing on picket lines in support of striking workers.
“I stand in solidarity with every worker in dispute,” Mr Mardghum said — “and not just with workers in dispute — I stand in solidarity with Jeremy Corbyn and Ken Loach!”
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’
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025
